Arch Capital Group Ltd. on Monday posted a 57.4% rise in first-quarter profit, driven by strong underwriting and higher investment income.

Insured natural catastrophe losses continue to be driven by hail damage during severe convective storm outbreaks, highlighting the need to mitigate and prevent such damage.

Risk Strategies Co. on Monday named Marshall Heron, a former Insurance Group of America LLC executive, as national real estate practice leader.

AF Group, a Lansing, Michigan-based insurer that provides workers compensation and specialty insurance, said Monday that it has appointed Kriss Barronton chief operating officer, a newly created role.

Insured losses caused by natural catastrophes reached at least $17 billion for the first quarter of 2024 and were slightly above the average of $16 billion, according to a report Monday from Aon PLC.

Marsh LLC Monday announced an additional $25 million layer of capacity to its existing $100 million Cyber ECHO facility.

Arizona agriculture officials are fighting a lawsuit filed by a Tucson restaurateur over a new mandate that will require eggs sold in stores to come from cage-free hens starting in 2025 and would raise the cost of doing business, according to the Arizona Daily Star.

The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board partially reversed on Friday a trial judge’s ruling that denied additional medical benefits to an injured worker who initially failed to disclose prior injuries.

Willis Towers Watson PLC said Monday it has hired former Marsh LLC financial institutions leader Alex deLaricheliere as strategy and execution leader within the financial institutions and professional services industry division of Corporate Risk and Broking, North America.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday relieved Kinsale Insurance Co. of defending the organizer of a drag racing event against suits over a fatal accident that occurred in October 2021.

A New York appellate court on Thursday reversed the denial of a workers compensation claim filed by a former New York City court officer who alleged he became sick or injured due to his cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The Ohio Industrial Commission must revisit a case brought by the widow of a deceased worker who sought compensation for her husband’s loss of use of his extremities due to an industrial accident, an appellate court ruled Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday its final rule designed to protect agricultural employees in the workplace.