January 30, 2024
The last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui’s historic town of Lahaina in August was identified as a 70-year-old woman whose husband, sister and several other relatives also died in the fire. Maui police said …
January 30, 2024
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — An historic Connecticut church’s soaring steeple and roof collapsed on Thursday, leaving a gaping hole in the top of the building and the front reduced to a heap of rubble. No deaths or injuries were …
January 29, 2024
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Metairie, Louisiana-based Forest Insurance Facilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Forest Insurance Facilities is a …
January 29, 2024
A fast-moving atmospheric river coming off the Pacific Ocean will drench northern and central California on Wednesday and then head for the the southern half of the state. Northwest California will likely get the worst of the storm, with as …
January 29, 2024
Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced an insurance facility that covers the leakage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities. The insurance facility, designed by Howden and led by SCOR’s syndicate at Lloyd’s, provides …
January 29, 2024
BevCap Management, a provider of risk management solutions, announced the promotion of Matthew Bossier, ARM to the position of President, Property & Casualty. In his new role, Bossier will be responsible for leading and overseeing the strategic direction of the …
January 29, 2024
When the COVID-19 virus spread across the country three years ago, dozens of state legislatures approved statutes that granted health care providers immunity from legal actions brought by people who claimed to have been injured by COVID treatments. “Absent wanton, …
January 29, 2024
When disaster hits in the US, the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency delivered $3.25 billion to nearly 1.4 million households recovering from damaging floods and fires. …
January 29, 2024
It’s the final two days to take this year’s Agency Salary Survey. ALL retail agency owners, principals, producers, CSRs — the entire agency — should participate and be a part of the industry’s favorite salary survey. The survey takes about …
January 29, 2024
The White House artificial intelligence council is meeting Monday, three months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to reduce the risks AI poses. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, who will convene the council …