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Swift-moving floodwater destroyed or heavily damaged 135 homes in Kerr County, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday from Kerrville after taking a helicopter survey of affected areas and receiving a briefing by state and area officials. Water that surged over the …

It’s no surprise given the penetration of artificial intelligence into lives and businesses that it appears insurers are gearing up to exclude AI risk in some of their commercial liability policies. Three ISO exclusions have garnered more interest from carriers, …

A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who accused it of misusing their books to train its …

Europe’s status as the planet’s fastest-warming continent is becoming a serious drag on its economic prospects. The region, where temperatures are rising at a pace that’s roughly twice the global average, can no longer afford to ignore the economic impact …

Amgen reached a $74 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the biotechnology company of waiting too long to disclose that it might owe the Internal Revenue Service $10.7 billion for underreporting six years of taxes. A preliminary settlement of the …

Applicants hoping to become insurance agents in Georgia may soon be able to start work even if they don’t ace the license exam. The state Office of Commissioner of Insurance will hold a hearing next week on proposed changes to …

WVU Health Systems knew for years that employees were stealing highly addictive drugs. A federal settlement shows the medical system didn’t take enough steps to report and stop the problem. Between 2017 and 2024, drugs were disappearing inside the WVU …

The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the Trump administration has opened in its battle against the Ivy League school. Justice …

In America’s EV stronghold, another type of vehicle is rapidly gaining ground. Hybrids accounted for almost one in every four automobiles registered in California in the second quarter, according to newly released data from the California New Car Dealers Association. …

Arizona vehicle thefts continued to fall in the first half of 2026, down 24% in year-to-year thefts compared with the first half of 2025, the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority reported. AATA reported that for the first six months of 2026, …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Greensburg, Pennsylvania-based W.N. Tuscano Agency, Inc. Tuscano is a managing general agency (MGA) and wholesale insurance broker …

Texas and Louisiana are facing a dangerous combination of stormy weather and extreme temperatures as Tropical Storm Bertha sweeps across the Gulf Coast during a heat wave. Bertha is expected to bring a life-threatening storm surge and as much as …

This edition of International People Moves details cyber appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Tokio Marine. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Names Spurgeon as Global Head of Cyber Reinsurance Liberty Mutual Reinsurance Group (LM …

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc., the new parent company of Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., announced that Marc Grandisson has been named executive chairman of Vantage, effective immediately. At the same time, David Gansberg was appointed as CEO designate – a role …

New Jersey’s high court has ruled that Allstate Insurance has a right to a jury trial for its fraud and conspiracy claims brought against more than 30 medical providers under the state’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) and the Anti-Racketeering …

Insurance broker Marsh reported consolidated revenue of $7.4 billion during the second quarter, an increase of 6% over Q2 2025, or 5% on an underlying (organic) basis. Q2 operating income increased 4% to $1.9 billion, while net income attributable to …

Independent insurance broking and employee benefits network Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) launched Duty of Care Zone, a dedicated resource designed to help multinational organizations build coordinated, gap-free strategies to ensure globally mobile workforces are supported and compliant. The launch comes …

Mychal Walker, owner of an insurance agency in Duluth, Georgia, has been named president of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals. He succeeds Susan Rider. Walker is president of The Walker Agency, a retirement planning firm, and is …

Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted shipping through two of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. The …

In the early morning hours of June 17, 2024, the Buffalo Fire Department (BFD) responded to the scene of a fire at 223 Allen Street, a restaurant/bar known as The Old Pink. The building was engulfed in flames and was …