Pennsylvania health officials on Wednesday reported the state’s sixth measles-associated death this year as the outbreak continued to spread. The state has emerged as the epicenter of the outbreak, accounting for a substantial share of infections reported nationwide. The state …

Aon plc, the re/insurance broker, announced the successful renewal of the Aon Client Treaty (ACT) facility. From Jan. 1, 2027, the facility will enable 35% co-insurance on eligible business placed through Aon’s Global Broking Centre and on facultative reinsurance placed …

From hacked supermarket fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web software, companies worldwide are facing a wave of cyber threats executives say AI is accelerating and making more sophisticated. The …

European airlines suffered a second wave of bomb threats on Thursday that indiscriminately targeted companies from low-cost operator Wizz Air Holdings Plc to Finnish flag carrier Finnair Oyj, throwing air travel into disarray across a region already grappling with a …

Storms, high winds, fire hazards and equipment failure are many of the typical risks involved with the solar power industry. For the Dagda solar farm in rural Latvia, there’s now another one: drones. The owner of the farm, Sunly, has …

In one form or another during periods of some kind of marketplace softening, public insurance companies will insist underwriting discipline is being maintained. The insurer, they will say, won’t chase rate. For AIG, that means stepping back from guidance it …

A Florida appeals court has blocked, at least for now, a lower court’s order that would have required the release of financial records that Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance and two other carriers have said are trade secrets protected by …

Lockheed Martin has agreed to pay nearly $30 million to settle claims by President Donald Trump’s administration that the defense contractor discriminated against white workers through its workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, according to two federal agencies. The …

A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño …

Kenji Swepson joined global insurer Allianz Commercial as the west zone distribution leader and wholesale strategic relationship leader. Based in Los Angeles, Swepson reports to John Gambale, chief distribution officer, Americas, and is responsible for driving client and broker relationships …

A Kuna, Idaho, man was sentenced to a stint in jail and probation for insurance fraud involving a claim for a whitewater raft that he did not own. Justin Moss filed a claim for more than $17,000 from Progressive Insurance …

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants acquired E. Broox Randall & Sons Inc. in Los Angeles. The acquisition expands EPIC’s Private Client practice and commercial insurance operations in Southern California. Randall Insurance was founded in 1922 by E. Broox Randall and …

The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved decreases in workers’ compensation rates for employers starting January 1, 2027. The voluntary market loss costs will decrease -4.9% overall, while assigned risk plan rates will go down -5.8% overall. The changes reflect the …

Third quarter 2026 underwriting income in American International Group’s (AIG) General Insurance segment decreased nearly 30% compared with the prior year, to $564 million. Insurance financial results for Q3 included catastrophe losses of $283 million, and increase over the $100 …

President Donald Trump pledged to provide more federal aid to Texas flood victims after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s initial request to help individuals recovering from widespread floods in July. The flooding swept through portions of southwest …

Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice, L.L.C., a private in-home health care provider to clients throughout central Michigan, will pay $41,137 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Most Americans don’t want artificial intelligence making decisions about their medical care and insurance, according to a new Pew Research Center report. While Americans are generally open to AI use in healthcare for tasks like translating, 60% of the 3,488 …

Specialty Program Group has added Victoria “Vicky” Dearing as senior vice president of SPG ExecuPro, the Eecutive & Professional Liability solution within SPG Wholesale. Dearing brings more than 45 years of insurance industry experience, including over three decades specializing in …

Matthew Allen has joined Brown & Riding‘s national management & professional liability practice. Allen has over 15 years of industry experience and specializes in D&O, EPL, fiduciary, and crime coverage for private and nonprofit organizations, and professional and cyber liability …

Erie Insurance President and CEO Tim NeCastro, who announced in February that he would be retiring at the end of the year, stepped down today. The company statement said NeCastro “has decided to conclude his tenure with Erie earlier than …