MAPFRE Re Gets Regulatory Approval to Open India Branch Office
MAPFRE Re announced it has obtained regulatory approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) of India to open its newest branch office in Gujarat. MAPFRE Re said its relationship with the Indian insurance market dates back over a …
Former New Jersey Attorney General Platkin Opens Law Office
Matthew J. Platkin, who served as New Jersey’s attorney general from 2022 to 2026, has opened a law office along with three other attorneys who served with him in that office. Platkin vows to focus on complex civil and public …
China Orders Cereulide Tests as Nestle, Danone Face Recalls
China’s market regulator has ordered infant formula makers to test for cereulide, a toxin that has triggered precautionary recalls worldwide by some of the largest food companies. Producers must strictly enforce controls on raw materials and product releases, the State …
Nestlé Runs 24 Hours to Avert Formula Shortages After Recall
Nestlé SA is ramping up production of infant formula to avert a shortage, after a contamination crisis led the Swiss foodmaker and rival producers Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis to recall hundreds of batches. Five Nestlé factories in France, Spain, …
Forest Service Gets Pushback on Plan to Use Controlled Burns in Green Mountains
The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to conduct controlled burning over the next 15 years in Vermont near popular recreation spots Lake Dunmore and Silver Lake has faced public opposition during a comment period that ends this week. The project, called …
Viewpoint: East London Faces Risks of Extreme Flooding – But Resilience Can Be Built
More than 1,000 properties flooded in London in 2021, resulting in insurance losses of more than £281 million. Record-breaking floods continue to hit the UK. In the capital, 13% of properties have been classed as having a high or medium …
Odido Telecom Says Customer Data Compromised in Cyberattack
Dutch telecommunications group Odido said it was hit with a cyberattack that compromised customer data, though services have remained operational. The mobile network, owned by buyout firms Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus, said Thursday in a statement that it contained …
Owner of Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Is Said to Plan $250 Million India IPO
Girnar Insurance Brokers Pvt., which operates insurance tech startup InsuranceDekho, is weighing an initial public offering in Mumbai that could raise as much as $250 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The Gurugram-based insurance aggregator has held recent …
Judge Awards Applied Systems Preliminary Injunction Against Comulate
Applied Systems has been awarded a preliminary injunction against competitor Comulate, who Applied has accused of making a fake insurance agency to access its software platform and steal trade secrets. The competitors in the insurance technology market have traded litigation, …
Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for ‘Decades’
US President Donald Trump is shrinking the Environmental Protection Agency more quickly and aggressively than ever before, culminating in this week’s move to rescind the crucial “endangerment finding” underpinning key regulations of planet-warming pollution. And unlike Trump’s first term, the …
Palo Alto Chose Not to Tie China to Hacking Campaign on Retaliation Fear: Sources
Palo Alto Networks opted not to tie China to a global cyberespionage campaign the firm exposed last week over concerns that the cybersecurity company or its clients could face retaliation from Beijing, according to two people familiar with the matter. …
People Moves: Aon Appoints Peiser CEO of Risk Capital; Liberty Mutual Announces Leadership Transition in Global Risk Solutions
Aon announced the appointment of Joe Peiser as CEO of Risk Capital. Peiser first joined Aon in 2021 as commercial risk leader for North America before being appointed to Global CEO of Commercial Risk in 2023. In his new Risk …
Florida Engineers: Winds Under 110 mph Simply Do Not Damage Concrete Tiles
With tile roofs popular across Florida, and with questionable claims about roof damage raising concerns in insurance and engineering circles, two Florida consulting engineers have offered this guide to aid engineers, attorneys, adjusters and property owners in examining wind damage …
Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate
Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill 5928, which passed 48-1, is being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick …
People Moves: Gavlick Named IICF Northeast Chair; Lawley Grows Benefits Division
IICF Northeast Announces Gavlick of Jencap Group as Board Chair The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities through grants and volunteer service, named Sarah Gavlick, executive vice president, Carrier Relations and Client Distribution at …
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol …
Former Pitt Women’s Basketball Players’ Lawsuit Alleges Abusive Coaching
Six former players on the women’s basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh have sued coach Tory Verdi and the school over what they call abusive coaching methods and say their efforts to seek help were ignored. “These players aren’t …
California Attorney General Investigating Eaton Fire Emergency Response
The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into to the emergency response to the Eaton Fire, one of two large and devastating blazes that hit Los Angeles in January 2025. The investigation will seek to determine whether there was …
Gun Accessory Company to Pay $1.75 Million to Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims
The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and stop selling the device in New York, state Attorney …
People Moves: Smart AutoCare Names Murphy President
Smart AutoCare, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, appointed Christopher Murphy as president. Murphy has over 20 years of executive leadership experience and a strong record of operational excellence across the automotive and technology sectors. He joins Smart AutoCare from OptionSoft Technologies, …
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