MMA Alleges Broker Patriot Poached 11 Surety Team Members June 9, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Marsh & McLennan Agency has filed suit against brokerage Patriot Growth Insurance Services and eight former members of a surety...
Supreme Court Bolsters SEC’s Power to Recoup Illegal Gains June 9, 2026 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court reinforced the Securities and Exchange Commission’s power to recover illegal profits in a case that centered...
Climate Change, Pollution Push Oceans to Tipping Point, UN Report Says June 9, 2026 By Todd Woody A new United Nations assessment of ocean health documents a “deepening crisis” as climate change, pollution, overfishing, and biodiversity loss...
D&O Market Expected to Tighten Under Pressure, Says AM Best June 8, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Analysts at insurance rating firm AM Best said there are “warning signs” for the directors & offers liability market, leading...
Mastercard, American Eagle Boost Pride Month Spending Despite Backlash June 8, 2026 By Jeff Green US companies are spending more on LGBTQ causes and Pride Month events this June, a notable turnaround after years of...
Trump Approves $700 Million in Bid to Revive Coal Industry June 8, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Josh Wingrove President Donald Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the...
Merck to Settle Bulk of Gardasil Suits for About $50 Million June 8, 2026 By Jef Feeley Merck & Co. says it will settle a spate of lawsuits that blame the drugmaker’s blockbuster Gardasil cancer vaccine for...
Hedge Funds Are Expanding Desks Designed to Profit From Natural-Catastrophe Risk June 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik When Mitesh Parikh, a headhunter at UK recruiter Selby Jennings, started looking for an ILS modeler for a large US...
Paramount to Face Legal Challenge From States on Warner Deal June 8, 2026 By Josh Sisco, Leah Nylen and Erik Larson The top lawyers for several states are drafting a legal challenge to Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion deal to buy...
US Races to Contain Deadly Screwworm Threat to Cattle Supply June 5, 2026 By Ilena Peng and Joe Lovinger The US Department of Agriculture is racing to contain the deadly New World screwworm after a case was detected in...