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Alera Group Acquires Texas-Based HealthSure

Alera Group, a national insurance and financial services firm, announced today the acquisition of Texas-based HealthSure. Founded in 1998 by Barry Couch, HealthSure serves rural healthcare organizations as an independent agency specializing in risk consulting and insurance solutions. In alignment …

US Cyber Agency Warns of Compromise at Sisense Data Firm

The US lead agency for federal cybersecurity is warning that Sisense Inc., a data analytics company, has suffered a compromise that could expose customer credentials and cryptographic secrets. Sisense provides AI-driven analytics to thousands of customers, according to the company’s …

Florida’s Slide Insurance Secures $210 Million Catastrophe Bond

Tampa-based Slide Insurance announced it has finalized pricing for its $210 million Purple Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bond. The largest cat bond sponsored by Slide to date, Purple Re Ltd. provides 40% more in fully collateralized reinsurance than the …

EPA Sets US’s First Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS

About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House officials said. The Environmental Protection Agency finalized an enforceable 4 parts per …

Carnival Puts Miami Headquarters Up for Sale as Florida Real Estate Soars

Carnival Corp. has listed for sale its sprawling headquarters on the outskirts of Miami, seeking to cash in on real estate the cruise giant has owned for roughly three decades. The company is now looking to downsize to about 300,000 …

People Moves: Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political Risk Team

Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political Risk Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Richard Chu as managing director, Credit, Bond & Political Risk, Global Specialties. Effective immediately, …

People Moves: Miller Promoted to Lloyd’s Americas CEO as Watkins Exits

Lloyd’s said Dawn Miller has been named chief commercial officer and CEO of Lloyd’s Americas. Miller, who joined Lloyd’s in 2022 and oversees its global network as commercial director, will assume her expanded role on Sept. 1, based in New …

Markets/Coverages: AXA XL’s Bermuda Professional Lines Team Enhances D&O Policy

AXA XL’s Bermuda Professional Lines Team has launched a new lead difference-in-conditions (DIC) directors and officers liability policy. “AXA XL is one of the largest D&O insurers in the North American market and it was time to update our form …

Vintage Ferrari Owners’ Favorite Mechanic Charged With Theft, Fraud

Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals, brag about buying $30,000 artworks or frequent the George V Hotel in Paris and Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. But this was the life Donnie Callaway portrayed via social media to …

US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting

It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 …

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