A crew member fell asleep with a 55-foot trawler operating on autopilot before it crashed onto rocks on the Maine coast last weekend, the fishing vessel’s owner said. The four crew members aboard the Tara Lynn II were rescued. But …
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed into law a change in workers’ compensation coverage for volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel. The new law (A-5909/S-4267) amends current workers’ compensation law to add that a response to …
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) announced the removal of certain fees associated with insurance licensing forms and faster review times for pending applications. “Accelerating our review time for pending license applications and removing unnecessary fees will help PID better serve …
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $118 billion in 2023, according to Aon’s annual Climate and Catastrophe Insight report. That number represented 31% of the total economic loss caused by 398 global natural disaster events. While 2022 saw the …
ALKEME announced the acquisition of Mogul Wealth Strategies, a multi-line independent insurance agency and wealth management firm located in Frisco, Texas and serving the entire United States. Founded in 1996, Mogul Wealth Strategies has been serving businesses and high-net-worth individuals …
A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a …
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of American Heritage Agency, Inc., a well-established insurance agency that has been serving the Hays community in Kansas since 1999. This marks Inszone’s entry into the Kansas market. American Heritage Agency, Inc. has been …
The odds are rising that California and the West will be struck by a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a social media post. The …
As Young Risk Professionals looks towards continued growth in 2024, the networking organization has announced the appointment of Taylor Jones, Michelle Khajeh, and Holly Ragsdale as board members to the national leadership team. These elections reflect the organization’s commitment to …
Wallace & Turner, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, named Mary Jo Leventhal director of operations and business development. Leventhal has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Wallace & Turner, she was a commercial lines …
