Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has to create a detransition clinic for transgender patients later this year and keep a list of “potential” gender affirming care patients, according to new details released Monday by the Texas Attorney General’s Office. According …

Insurance broker WTW announced the launch of its AI Workforce Transformation solution which helps companies focus AI where it is expected to deliver productivity and growth gains through redesigned work, jobs and strong employee adoption. Addressing the imperative facing CEOs …

Ohio State University agreed Wednesday to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims from hundreds of former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university. The school has fought lawsuits in …

Hannah Ray J Childs propelled her kayak into a rapid on Iowa’s Maquoketa River on a recent afternoon and dipped her paddle in the water to swing the front of her boat into the air. She loves to spend her …

This edition of International People Moves details claims appointments at Aon and Canopius. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Promotes Navas as Chief Claims Officer for EMEA Insurance broker Aon plc has appointed José María Navas as …

The artist who painted a giant mural on a building in downtown Dallas of life-sized swimming whales has filed a $25 million lawsuit against soccer’s international governing body and others, saying they illegally painted over his work to promote the …

Markets/Coverages: Fidelis Partnership Forms PVT Consortium for Rising Capacity Demand The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-based managing general agent, announced the launch of the TFP PVT Consortium, which brings together leading Lloyd’s syndicates to deploy meaningful new capacity into the …

The US Department of Agriculture is racing to contain the deadly New World screwworm after a case was detected in Texas, where a broader outbreak could threaten an already-small domestic cattle herd. The flesh-eating parasite was confirmed on Wednesday in …

Shepherd Insurance has continued its expansion in southwest Florida, this time with the acquisition of Responsive Insurance, an agency with offices in Estero and Naples, the company said this week. Matt Nance, owner of Responsive, and his team will stay …

The Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s office is offering a reward of as much as $10,000 for information leading to the culprit behind a vehicle fire, one of several suspicious fires in Cedartown in recent months. After local firefighters subdued the vehicle …

After a chemical leak at the Ames Goldsmith plant in Kanawha County killed two workers and injured dozens more last month, federal investigators quickly arrived in West Virginia to begin piecing together what went wrong. Now, the federal agency tasked …

Colorado Gov. Jared Governor Polis signed a bill into law that proponents say will lower the price of homeowners insurance in Colorado, Polis signed SB26-155, called Increase Access Homeowner’s Insurance Enterprise, designed to make it more affordable for residents to …

The US and its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners issued what they said was an unprecedented joint notice warning about attempts by Chinese spies to use websites such as LinkedIn to recruit assets. “China’s military intelligence services are using an increasingly …

Allianz SE is in advanced talks to buy Caravela Seguros after submitting an offer for the Portuguese insurer, according to people familiar with the matter. Allianz is currently discussing a potential acquisition of Caravela Seguros with company shareholders, said the …

Year over year, average U.S. commercial premium renewals for May increased in all lines except workers’ compensation, according to the Ivans Index. However, month over month, commercial auto, business owners policy, general liability, and umbrella saw a decrease, while commercial …

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced it has been successfully acquired by Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (HHH) for approximately $2.1 billion. The all-cash acquisition of Vantage anchors HHH’s strategy to transform itself into a diversified holding company, …

The first officer on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport last month told safety investigators that he warned his captain that the aircraft was “slow and a little …

A bipartisan pair of U.S. House lawmakers released draft legislation on Thursday that would prohibit states from regulating the development of artificial intelligence models, a move praised by tech firms but criticized by consumer rights advocacy groups. The draft legislation, …

The moment a cyber incident hits, the nature of the insurance relationship becomes clear. A policy is only as valuable as the team behind it, and the right claims partner can make an otherwise stressful situation manageable, guiding your client …

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said it launched its new TrustedChoice.com agency locator to help consumers find and connect with local independent agents. Available to all Big “I” member agencies, the all-new agency locator …