A key Florida Senate committee this week advanced a bill that would allow surplus lines carriers to take over coverage of second homes from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Reaction by agents and brokers was mixed. The issue of having the …
The state of Connecticut is suing 28 chemical manufacturers that it alleges are responsible for “knowingly contaminating” the state’s waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has filed two …
California small business owners in are decidedly against three proposals or potential ballot initiatives they believe could impact their operations. A poll from the National Federation of Independent Business asked respondents four questions that are being considered in the Legislature …
An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of its guides started a wildfire in 2019, the U.S. attorney’s office for Alaska said in a statement. Court documents said …
Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules, Weber’s company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter its entire flock of egg-laying hens — 550,000 birds — to prevent …
Record fourth quarter 2023 net income of $3.3 billion, a huge increase over net income of about $1.3 billion during the same period a year ago, ended what Chubb CEO Evan G. Greenberg called a “blowout year.” Last year was …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready has been re-appointed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the Chair for the American Indian and Alaska Native Liaison Committee in 2024. He was also named Vice-Chair of the Health …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Washington, Iowa-based Horak Insurance, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Horak Insurance is a retail property/casualty insurance agency serving commercial and personal lines clients as well as farms in …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Carbon Underwriting, Canopius Group and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) . A summary of these new hires follows here. Carbon Underwriting Appoints Head of Specialty Carbon Underwriting Ltd., the London-based, managing …
Global regulators, aviation security specialists and manufacturers failed to reach an agreement on a quick technical fix to the problem of GPS spoofing near war zones at a meeting on Thursday [Jan. 25], instead calling for better training of pilots …
