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London-listed specialty insurer Beazley said on Wednesday shareholders approved Swiss group Zurich Insurance’s 8.1 billion pound ($10.94 billion) all-cash takeover, with 99.9% votes in favor at a meeting held earlier in the day. The acquisition, which follows a series of …
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When I talk with our agents that serve middle market clients, the same themes consistently emerge: middle market businesses are optimistic, but they’re also fatigued and looking for more than traditional risk transfer from their insurance partners. Many owners are …
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Bobbie Goldie to Oversee Nationwide’s Private Company Management Liability, Cyber Liability Teams Nationwide is tapping insurance industry veteran Bobbie Goldie to oversee the insurance and financial services company’s private company management liability and cyber liability teams. She’ll assume that role …
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Providing its annual report of hail-related claims, State Farm said that it paid out $5.6 billion nationally for such claims in 2025, and $1.4 billion in Texas alone. The giant insurer’s report on hail claims includes a list of the …
Susanne Sclafane
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Roblox Corp. has reached settlements with attorneys general in three states over child-safety protections. As part of the deals, the video game company pledged to curb dangerous interactions on its platform, according to statements from the offices of the attorneys …
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A California man pleaded guilty to a wrong-way crash that killed a sheriff’s recruit and injured more than two dozen other recruits. Nicholas Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty this week to a fatal wrong-way crash that resulted in the death of …
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Two bills that are getting bipartisan support aimed at reducing wildfire risk in California are quickly making their way through state Legislature. Senate Bill 894 and Senate Bill 1297, which both address wildfire risk reduction in the state, passed through …
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Eighty percent of insurance chief risk officers rank cyber among their top five risks, according to a new report from EY and the Institute of International Finance. That was up 14 percentage points year over year. The third annual EY–IIF …
Allen Laman
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Sullivan & Cromwell, a premier Wall Street law firm, apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court filing with inaccurate citations and other errors generated by artificial intelligence. In a letter dated April 18, Andrew Dietderich, co-head of the …
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The former chief executive and chief financial officer of iLearningEngines, which provided AI-driven business automation technology, were indicted on charges they defrauded investors and lenders by fabricating “virtually all” of the now-bankrupt company’s customer relationships and revenue. Former CEO Puthugramam …
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2 months ago
FedEx Express will pay $280,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. In the lawsuit, the EEOC charged that in February 2023, FedEx failed to …
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World Insurance Associates LLC reports that it acquired the business of Baldon Insurance Group of Patchogue, New York. Terms of the January 1, 2026 transaction were not disclosed. Baldon, which was established in 2000, is a Long Island independent agency …
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against two California-based online kratom retailers for deceptively marketing and selling synthetic kratom products and adulterated products that are up to 96% 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”). According to the lawsuit, that is nearly fifty …
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Pekin Insurance announced that John Colvert has joined the organization as Vice President – Sales & Marketing. Colvert brings more than two decades of leadership experience across Property & Casualty insurance and life and financial services. He most recently served …
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Not long ago, Nebraska’s growth was quite literally a national cover story. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts soared through the air wearing skis and goggles on the Olympic-themed March 2018 cover of Site Selection, an economic development industry magazine. The cartoon …
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A Travis County district judge has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale of natural smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, until at least April 28. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business …
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2 months ago
Rideshare giant Uber is liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked if he could “keep her” with him, a jury …
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the City of Poway alleging it violated the California Environmental Quality Act by failing to respond to discoveries of burials of ancestral human remains and cultural resources during the construction of a luxury …
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor have been let go after officers’ hot pursuits reportedly turned into cold cash from fleeing suspects’ auto insurance companies. News sites around the state reported that an internal investigation found the officers, …
2 months ago
As artificial intelligence and automation become faster and more precise, insurance industry leaders are finding that the differentiator isn’t just better technology but how the people behind the technology are using it. That’s according to experts at InsurTech New York’s …
Elizabeth Blosfield