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US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s Efforts to Ban DEI
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to a move by President Donald Trump's administration to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies...
Nationwide Acquires Surety, Fidelity Renewal Rights From Main Street America
Allstate CEO Wilson Takes on Affordability Issue During Earnings Call
WTW Reports Q4 Organic Revenue Growth of 6%; Data Center Clients Boost Business
Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 US Deaths Per Year
Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Sexual Assault Case
International & Reinsurance News
Tainted Baby Milk Hits Billionaire Family’s Powerful Dairy Empire
For the secretive billionaire Besnier family, the recent recall of potentially dangerous infant formula made by its nearly century-old firm brings an uncomfortable feeling of...
Danone Recalls More Infant Formula in Europe
Leading South Korean Insurers Explore India Entry, Sources Say
WTW Reports Q4 Organic Revenue Growth of 6%; Data Center Clients Boost Business
EU Needs Smart-Car Data Security Rules And Can Learn From China, Group Says
Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint on US-Iran Tensions
East News
Trump Demands $1 Billion From Harvard as Prolonged Standoff Appears to Deepen
President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought...
Concrete Firm Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation That Led to Worker’s Death
Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River
Fire at Pennsylvania Hospital Forces Evacuation of Dozens of Patients
Insurance Ad During Super Bowl Aims to Win Over Frustrated New York Fans
Man Charged in Organized Cargo Theft of Snow Crab, Blueberries, Cologne
Midwest News
McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance Announces Sales Territory Realignment
McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance announced a strategic realignment of sales territories within its in-house team designed to enhance services, improve regional coverage, and...
Starbucks Wins Dismissal of Missouri Lawsuit Over DEI Policies
Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins
Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells
Ohio Couple Sentenced for Arson in $2M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Hotel Management Company Sued for Discrimination at Illinois Property
Texas / South Central News
Louisiana Agency to Pay $1.2M Refund for Illegal Overcharging on Surety Premiums
A Louisiana insurance agency has been ordered to pay $1.2 million in premium refunds for overcharging fraudulent fees on commercial surety bond policies. The Louisiana...
Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana
People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker
Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash
Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge
Texas Grid Shows How Batteries Can Help Avoid Winter Blackouts
Southeast News
Florida’s Commercial Clearinghouse Bill Stirring Up Concerns for Brokers, Regulators
A bill moving steadily through the Florida Legislature has suddenly ignited a storm of controversy, with some insurance agents and brokers worried it could benefit one large...
Florida Bill Would Allow High School Class in Place of CSR Ed Requirements
Inside the Toxic Legacy of Georgia-Based Mulitbillion-Dollar Carpet Empire
Ken Griffin, Steve Ross Team Up to Lure More CEOs to Florida
Alabama, NC Public Safety Officers Investigated in ‘Chop Shop,’ Disability Fraud
Florida Senate President Says No Major Insurance Changes This Year
West News
California Attorney General Files Suit Against Companies for Ghost Gun Coding
A lawsuit that targets companies that distribute computer code that facilitates the illegal manufacture of 3D printed ghost guns was filed by California Attorney General Rob...
California Produce Company Fined $6M for Farmworker Wage Violations
EPA Outlines Trump Plan to Speed up Rebuilding of Homes Destroyed in LA Wildfires
Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Sexual Assault Case
Assignment of Benefits Bill Passes Washington Senate
People Moves: Trucordia Names Reid as Vice President on M&A Team