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The death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and all those missing have been found, authorities said. More than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain fell over a span of hours on …

The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking an order that would bar the White House from pursuing what the ABA called a campaign of intimidation against major law firms. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in …

John Hamer, president of Rodgers Wade Manufacturing in Paris, Texas, makes store fixtures for big retailers like Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty. He sources many of the goods from China, which until recently meant he paid 70% in …

India’s deadliest plane crash in more than decade is set to send shock waves through the aviation insurance industry and trigger one of the country’s costliest claims, estimated at around $475 million. “This aviation insurance claim could be one of …

Newly posted data from Florida regulators show that, in the last three years, the number of personal property insurance policies in the state has risen only slightly while direct premium written and average premiums have climbed significantly. The first-quarter 2025 …

ZestyAI has announced a four-year extension of its partnership with the California FAIR Plan. The Golden State’s insurer of last resort has tapped ZestyAI’s Z-FIRE wildfire risk model for risk assessment since 2021. That model leverages AI-driven analysis of more …

MoneyGram agreed to pay a $250,000 fine to settle a New York state lawsuit over its remittance transfers, two months after the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew from the civil case. The accord announced on Monday by New York …

“Don’t say this is going to be the worst fire season,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo jokingly told State Forester and Fire Warden Kacey KC at a June 10 wildfire briefing in Carson City. “You say that every year.” KC smiled …

Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, appointed Steve Bennett as its senior director of climate and catastrophe science. In this new position, Bennett will build and lead a team focused on identifying ways Mercury and its policyholders can be …

Not one but two class action lawsuits have been filed against Erie Insurance even as the insurer continues to investigate its cybersecurity incident. One lawsuit was filed by an Illinois customer, Neil Plascencia; the other by Amy Haas, a former …

Wafa Assurance has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Egypt’s Delta Insurance from its current owner Egypt Kuwait Holding Company, as it targets an expansion of its operations in the Egyptian market, it said on Monday. Wafa Assurance, a …

For the first time ever, parts of Alaska are under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term. It’s not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in what many consider the …

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he intends to whittle down or phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and last week he gave a rough timeline for that: “after hurricane season.” “We want to wean off of FEMA, and …

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure. Officials …

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities accusing them of harming the state’s coast over a period of …

Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and territories for its $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits against the drugmaker and its owners, members of the Sackler family. A framework for …

Artemis Insurance, the parent brand of Texan Insurance, Ozark Insurance, and Marek Insurance, announced the acquisition of Baton Rouge-based Tyner Jeter Insurance. Formerly part of McInnis Tyner Agency since 1972, the team launched Tyner Jeter Insurance in August 2012. Earlier …

A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners’ constitutional rights but was shielded from punishment under qualified immunity because of his government role, according to the …

A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit …

Everest announced its international insurance division has launched a unified specialties business, bringing together its offerings across marine, aviation, energy & construction, cyber, and industry practices. Paul Trueman has been appointed to lead the new unit, as head of Specialty …