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Wildfire warnings were issued across the Mediterranean, as temperatures soar to 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece. Italian authorities are already tackling a blaze near the town of Bernalda in Basilicata [Italy], while Greece has drafted in …

An Alabama law firm wasted little time in filing a proposed class-action lawsuit against Aflac Inc., claiming the supplemental insurance giant knew the risks of a cyberattack and failed to protect policyholders’ private information. “Defendant disregarded the rights of Plaintiff …

Assets designed to help fight climate change may soon risk losing access to insurance unless they’re adequately shielded from extreme weather events. Roughly 46% of Europe’s total renewable generation capacity will be at “critical risk” from the fallout of climate …

Two Florida men, one a former life insurance broker, have been indicted in what prosecutors describe as a scheme to steal more than $100 million from a nonprofit that managed funds for people with disabilities and special needs. Federal authorities …

A Colorado dance hall operator must pay $100,000 to former employees to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit ‘Murica LLC, operator of the Western-themed Starlite Station bar and dance hall in Greeley, Colorado, and its owners were ordered to …

Indianapolis-based MJ Companies, an insurance agency and financial consulting firm, named Craig Reavis vice president for business and community development. The company also signed a lease for new office space at the upscale Nashville Yards mixed-use development district near downtown. …

Coalition today introduced Coalition Re’s Helios platform, a new tool that allows cedants to view real-time cyber risk exposures in their portfolios and manage them more effectively. With the Helios platform, information previously provided to cedents only via a summary …

San Francisco-based COVU, Inc. announced it has acquired Ford Insurance Agency, a 100+ year-old, family-owned business based in Eliot, Maine. Operated by the Lonsinger family, Ford Insurance Agency provides commercial and personal lines coverage. This marks COVU’s fourth acquisition in …

As we reach the midpoint of 2025, now is a perfect time to reflect on some of the key trends that have defined the first half of the year while also looking ahead at what to expect in the back …

A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was abandoned in the middle of the pacific — about 360 miles from land — after a blaze. It was carrying about 3,000 vehicles …

The body of the last person missing from a boat that capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a sudden and powerful weekend thunderstorm was found Monday, bringing the death toll to eight. Ten people were on board the 27-foot …

Chicago’s city council voted to give its police chief the green light to enforce temporary curfews for minors in a bid to curb violence that has typically ramped up during the summer months, prompting Mayor Brandon Johnson to vow to …

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Texas Senate, sharply rebuked Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday for vetoing his top legislative priority — a ban on all THC products — and dug in his heels against the governor’s …

Acrisure Re named Danny Souza, senior vice president, as leader of Acrisure Re’s new West Coast office in San Francisco, California. He will continue to report to Marc Piccione, partner and managing director of the New York office. Souza joined …

World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of five entities with locations across Louisiana on March 1, 2025. The agencies are Insurance Unlimited of Louisiana, LLC (“IU”), Erwin Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Erwin”), Burke & Burke Insurance Marketing Inc. …

Erie Insurance reports that it has made progress in reconnecting several business systems and applications as it continues to recover from a network outage that is now 17 days old. The insurer said the network and system outage it initiated …

Adaptive Insurance, a provider of parametric insurance solutions, has partnered with specialty insurer Tokio Marine HCC on GridProtect—an insurance product for short-term power outages. The flagship product from Adaptive, which says it is building an AI-driven platform to businesses create …

While cyclists on Pennsylvania roads must make “reasonable efforts” to not impede the flow of traffic, the law does not mandate that they always and immediately pull off the road to let faster traffic pass, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently …

Being able to predict the environmental risks that follow a major natural disaster represents an untapped business opportunity for the insurance sector, according to the head of reinsurance firm Swiss Re AG’s China unit. Risks associated with catastrophes such as …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and AEGIS London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of Directors Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based property, casualty, and …