A 2020 Granite State law removing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims is not retroactive, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled. The state’s high court found that applying the 2020 law retroactively violates the state’s constitution which …

Los Angeles County officials voted this week to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move allows the L.A. County Board of …

Plymouth Rock Names Foxx Chief of Agency Marketing for Mass. and NH Plymouth Rock Assurance, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, appointed James Foxx as chief of agency marketing for Massachusetts and New Hampshire within the company’s independent agency group. Foxx oversees …

The Texas Department of Insurance recently published an informal draft of rules that would implement a new law requiring all personal auto and residential property insurance policies to include a binding appraisal provision. The draft outlines appraisal timelines, appraiser and …

Marsh McLennan reports consolidated revenue during the third quarter of $6.4 billion, an increase of 11% over Q3 2024, or 4% on an underlying (organic) basis, down from 5% during Q3 2024. John Doyle, president and CEO, described the Q3 …

As many as 22 states face the risk for severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging wind gusts over the next several days, meteorologists say. A front over the Central/Southern Rockies is expected to move northeastward, producing showers and thunderstorms over parts …

Two weeks into the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program, one of the insurance industry’s trade associations is once again calling for a reauthorization. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) on Oct. 16 issued a statement directed …

Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature have announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom of” the July flooding that killed more than 130 people, including 25 young girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic. Lt. …

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver English proficiency rules. The U.S. Transportation Department had warned California, Washington state, and New Mexico in August …

The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on Oct. 14 on behalf of Director …

Britain targeted Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 44 shadow fleet tankers on Wednesday in what it described as a new bid to tighten energy sanctions and choke off Kremlin revenues. Lukoil and Rosneft were designated under …

The Mutual Group, LLC announced Tom Troy as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 5, 2026. Troy has over 30 years of experience at several major insurance carriers, including senior leadership roles at some of the largest and most well respected …

A Swiss court has given fresh hope to Credit Suisse bondholders who sought damages after their investments were wiped out when UBS Group AG rescued the bank in a government-brokered deal over two years ago. The complainants, some 3,000 investors, …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance brokers Miller and Aon in the UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Taps Menn From Intact/RSA as Head of France Miller, the London-based independent specialist …

USDA slaps down Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller over New World Screwworm Kate McGee and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune October 14, 2025 Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is trading barbs with the Trump Administration over its response to a …

Stellantis STLAM.MI announced a $13 billion investment in the U.S. on Tuesday, a move it said will bring five new models to the market and add 5,000 jobs in plants across the Midwest over the next four years. The plan, …

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced it has acquired a new wholesale team from Lockton. SRG said the move further strengthens SRG’s London market capability and expands its specialist proposition across its existing subsidiaries Miles Smith, CBC …

Alliant Insurance Services acquired Texas Insurance Agency in Laredo, one of the U.S.’s busiest international trade ports, specializing in cross-border trucking risk and insurance; as well as McAfee Insurance Agency in Mabank, a leading insurance service provider in East Texas. …

The UK is making it easier for flood defense projects to access public funds as climate change increases the risk to homes. On Tuesday, the government announced changes to the way that funds are allocated to protect homes from river, …

More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds from Washington if they gave low- and middle-income patients the financial relief and …