Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream shop recently opened around the corner from …

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached an agreement with Compass Restoration Services, a Ludlow-based asbestos and lead abatement company, to resolve allegations that the company violated the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and its asbestos regulations. State officials allege …

2024 marked the 7th straight year of double-digit growth for the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, but the top 25 players no longer command 70 percent of the pie, according to a new report. AM Best’s latest report on …

The US will defend American companies from digital and environmental regulations taking effect in the European Union that may unfairly target them, according to the new US ambassador to the EU. Concerns include the digital services and the digital markets …

Patricia Lamela was driving back to the Galician town of Larouco in northwest Spain when she got the call. It was Aug. 13, just before 7 p.m., and a neighbor told her there was a fire in the forest. Lamela, …

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a drought watch is being expanded by 30 counties, bringing the total to 50 counties under a watch across the state. Governor Kathy Hochul said the action was taken after consulting …

The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced it will host the third annual Oklahoma Insurance Day on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel. This event aims to bring together key players in the insurance sector to discuss …

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of property and casualty insurance for Christian ministries, has launched a new brand – Brotherhood Works – to unify and expand the company’s suite of existing products and services designed to support ministry staff …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice reached a $10,000 settlement with Homeworks Construction Inc. to resolve alleged lead paint renovation violations in South Bend, Indiana. EPA alleged that beginning in 2018, Homeworks Construction performed renovations …

Rhode Island is on the road to requiring that all school buses have video systems to help monitor traffic violations and keep students, aides, and bus drivers safe. Governor Dan McKee ceremonially signed the legislation (S0568A/H5421Aaa) into law at Pleasant …

US developers are racing to cash in on the nation’s natural-gas export boom while they still can. The massive US buildout of terminals that process and ship liquefied natural gas, or LNG, has transformed the nation into the world’s top …

U.S. financial regulators voted on Wednesday to disband two committees charged with monitoring financial risks brought on by climate change, ending a multi-year Biden administration effort to embed climate threats into financial regulations. The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a multi-regulator …

U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday requested the Federal Trade Commission “investigate and hold Microsoft responsible” for its role in a string of high-profile cybersecurity incidents in recent years, saying the company’s approach to security “continues to threaten U.S. …

An early look by AM Best at the financial results of the U.S. property/casualty industry revealed insurers recorded an estimated $11.2 billion in net underwriting income in the first half of 2025. Last year after the first six months, the …

At a church parking lot near Los Angeles, two hazmat-suit-clad workers vacuumed and wiped most of the contents of Elle Schneider’s house. Surrounded by stacked plastic bins of books and clothes, they opened up the drawers of a squat wooden …

Tampa-based Ryze Claim Solutions has named Walter Leddy chief executive officer, effective immediately. Leddy previously was CEO of U.S. field services for Davies, an adjusting and insurance services firm. Leddy, who holds a master’s in business administration from the University …

Pinnacol Assurance subsidiary EverPeak Insurance has acquired Method Insurance, a workers’ compensation managing general agent based in Nashville. The move is in response to brokers who require a seamless solution for diverse client bases, and will complement EverPeak’s subsidiary Attune, …

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that critics pejoratively call “Cop …

The chairman of a French parliamentary committee investigating TikTok’s psychological effects on minors said on Thursday that he had asked for a criminal probe into TikTok’s possible responsibility for “endangering the lives” of its young users. The committee, launched in …

Duffy Insurance Agencies in Lynn, Massachusetts announced it has acquired the Sartori Insurance, a family-run agency that has served the Lexington, Massachusetts community for more than 50 years. The Sartori team will continue to operate from the agency’s Lexington office …