DUAL Europe, the managing general agent and unit of insurance intermediary Howden, announced the launch of its cargo insurance business, effective from Sept. 1, 2025. This marks a strategic expansion of DUAL Europe’s marine proposition, following the successful rollout of …

Insurance solutions—more broadly referred to as risk transfer—that are parametric in design have become a common point of conversation between insurance buyers and their risk advisors when discussing protection options. These alternative risk transfer products are widely viewed as complementing …

A newly released report suggests that nearly 90 percent of fleets believe claims service needs to improve, sparking a turning point for the commercial insurance industry. AI native insurer Nirvana released its 2025 Claims Experience Report surveying commercial fleet decision-makers …

Greening disease, caused by bacteria transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, has infected nearly 48% of Brazil’s citrus belt, according to new data from industry-funded research group Fundecitrus on Wednesday. Such infections have increased for an eighth year in Brazil, …

Survivors of major natural disasters in the U.S. are having to wait longer to get aid from the federal government, according to a new Associated Press analysis of decades of data. On average, it took less than two weeks for …

Coupang, the e-commerce company often called the Amazon of South Korea, won the dismissal on Wednesday of a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders during and after its 2021 initial public offering, Wall Street’s largest by a foreign company in 6-1/2 …

Wall Street’s top regulator on Wednesday criticized two recent European laws on companies’ disclosures of their environmental, social and governance impacts, underscoring the shift in U.S. financial regulation since President Donald Trump took office. In an address to an event …

More than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water. The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mississippi shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and no …

California lawmakers have reached an initial agreement to shore up the state’s wildfire utility fund. The agreement is expected be filed into legislative text on Wednesday after lawmakers suspended a Tuesday deadline, according to people familiar with the negotiations who …

East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, will pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the …

THC products will remain largely legal in Texas, but will be banned for minors and further regulated under a new executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday. Abbott directs the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Alcoholic …

In a three-way deal involving carriers, underwriters, holding companies and more, catastrophe-focused managing general underwriter SageSure announced it will acquire the managing general agent for Florida-based Olympus Insurance Co. At the same time, the parent company for SageSure’s carrier partners …

A North Carolina firefighter who was shot while answering a fire alarm call is recovering, while a suspect is in jail. The Associated Press and local media reported that the fireman was shot last week in Ellerbe. One fire truck …

Agency network Renaissance said it has become the first of its kind to deliver an exclusive suite of artificial intelligence solutions built specifically for independent insurance agents. “Independent insurance agents face unique challenges that demand tailored solutions. Harnessing artificial intelligence …

When news broke last Wednesday afternoon of a last-minute push to pass new, stricter regulations for consumable hemp products, the employees at Austin Vape & Smoke sprung into action. Zaquiri Hensen, a manager at the South Austin store, said he …

French prosecutors stepped up an investigation into Royal Philips NV for potentially causing danger to human health with breathing devices, tasking a magistrate with deeper probing powers to lead the case. Paris prosecutors said on Monday that the decision to …

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp says ongoing litigation from massive wildfires in 2020 that exposed the company to billions of dollars in damages is jeopardizing its ability to continue providing power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Oregon. In an …

Brokerage Lockton announced new leadership appointments within its U.S. casualty business. Peter Rapciewicz has been named U.S. casualty leader, and Jessica Cullen appointed head of excess casualty and operations. Rapciewicz will oversee the strategic direction and growth of Lockton’s casualty …

Starting in January, workers’ compensation insurance rates for Florida businesses could drop by an average of 7%. The National Council on Compensation Insurance last week recommended an average rate decrease of 6.9% for the voluntary market, effective Jan. 1. If …

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there’s no need to do projections of the potential effects of ending vaccine mandates for children, as Governor Ron DeSantis pushes to make his state the first one to scrap immunization requirements. “We don’t …