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A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday. At least one person was killed and numerous homes were damaged Saturday night …

A powerful band of thunderstorms threatening softball-sized hail, tornadoes and dangerous winds are menacing Dallas and the US South, grounding hundreds of flights and knocking out power to thousands. As of 3:45 p.m. local time, 278 flights were canceled at …

Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Georgia, fire scientists said. Researchers blame a number of …

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “Commercial Auto, Telematics & Fleet Risks” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for commercial auto carriers, fleet underwriters, risk managers, brokers and more. This event features vendors …

Lockton revealed new details this week of its future global headquarters located in Leawood, Kansas. The insurance brokerage will be based in a twelve-story building that will serve as the centerpiece of a 34-acre project. Lockton first announced the headquarters …

A small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said. North Dakota state Rep. Liz Conmy, of Fargo, was killed in the crash, …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at managing general agents Banyan Risk and CFC. A summary of these new hires follows here. MGA Banyan Risk Taps Ex-SiriusPoint CEO Malloy as Executive MD Banyan Risk Ltd., a specialty managing …

Sofidel America Corp., an international manufacturer of paper products with a plant in Inola, Oklahoma, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Novatae Risk Group, the wholesale insurance business of World Insurance Associates, announced that J. Clay Kadlic has joined the company as its new vice president of strategic partnerships. In this role, Kadlic will lead the development and execution of strategic …

Ki, the algorithmically powered Lloyd’s digital-follow platform, announced it has added capacity to its platform, allowing brokers to access larger line sizes across six Lloyd’s syndicates. Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) will become Ki’s fifth capacity partner, utilizing Ki’s technology to …

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is touting its success in growing the insurance agent workforce in the state. Over the last three years, the state has made entry for new insurance agents into the insurance industry faster, while also encouraging …

Bridge Specialty Group has started a personal lines digital marketplace built on insurance technology provider Cogitate’s DigitalEdge platform. The digital platform is designed to streamline agent quoting, enhance underwriting efficiency, and support scalable expansion of carrier access. As one of …

Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil, crossed the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data showed on Tuesday, becoming the first Japan-linked crude tanker to do so since the Iran war began. Before the U.S.-Iran conflict …

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has negotiated a 10% increase in average rates for dwelling insurance, for rental and non-owner-occupied properties, over the next two years. The North Carolina Rate Bureau, representing property insurers, last fall had filed for a 68% …

Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the launch of Risk Companion, the next iteration of its digital solutions suite designed to help clients effectively and efficiently manage unique risks. Risk Companion is enabled by an AI-powered analytics engine that …

NEWSWISE — The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The fault is overdue for an earthquake that could cause extensive damage to such …

Quarterly earnings reporting may soon become optional for U.S. firms—yet the vast majority of companies are unlikely to take advantage of lighter requirements as it could hurt valuations, investors and market participants say. A plan to move from quarterly to …

As the Iran war disrupts global flows of oil and gas and energy prices skyrocket, the Drin River, which descends through the mountains of northern Albania, is acting as a kind of shield. Swelled by winter rains and snowmelt, and …

Executive Summary: Rapidly shifting war-risk conditions are exposing structural weaknesses in delegated authority underwriting, according to Alex Babin, CEO of Hercules Systems, who notes that many underwriters still rely on delayed, inconsistent bordereaux data. While AI is accelerating data extraction, …

WTW appointed Spike Lipkin as chief AI officer and Gordon Wintrob as head of AI acceleration. These new enterprise appointments will scale Newfront’s AI-native approach and innovative capabilities across WTW. Working in close partnership with WTW’s technology function and businesses, …