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German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that claimed toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam made by the company contaminated their water supplies.

Elvis Presley’s granddaughter is shaking up plans to sell the late singer’s stately home by a company that claims it owns the property.

Specialist insurance provider CFC Group Ltd. Tuesday said former Marsh LLC executive Kate Della Mora has been named to the newly created role of CEO, CFC Canada.

An Illinois roofing contractor has agreed to pay $365,576 in penalties stemming from a workplace safety citation after the U.S. Department of Labor moved to seize his company’s assets.

Business Insurance on Tuesday announced the finalists for the 2024 U.S. Insurance Awards program.

Directors and officers liability insurance rates may stabilize as the abundant capacity that has entered the market over the past three years counterbalances increased securities class-action filings and claims, experts say.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Travelers Cos. Inc. erred when it refused to defend a computer networking products reseller against a suit lodged by Cisco Systems Inc. and a related unit.

An artificial intelligence company that admits on its website that it can “clone any voice” is being sued by two voiceover actors for allegedly doing just that.

A trial judge correctly determined that ride-share company Lyft Inc. has no legal duty to conduct criminal background checks on passengers, the decision stemming from an incident in which a driver was stabbed by a rider with a criminal record, the California Court of Appeal ruled Friday.

Munich Re Specialty, a unit of Munich Reinsurance Co., Monday named former Homesite Underwriting Managers LLC executive Claudia Carnevale head of U.S. programs.

A bill introduced Thursday in the New York Senate would amend the state’s insurance law to allow insurers to offer standalone business interruption insurance that is not tied to physical damage.

A worker who died in a vehicle accident whose estate was barred from suing because of workers compensation exclusive remedy still should have been considered an insured in his company’s uninsured motorist policy, allowing the estate to pursue a claim in federal court, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants Friday said Steve Gaches has been named managing principal of EPIC’s entertainment and sports division.

Ohio lawmakers Wednesday introduced a bill that would help first responders suffering from “psych conditions.”