People Moves: Miller Taps Howden’s Cumberland for Newly Created Role of Chief Broking Officer; HDI Global Promotes Tikhonov to Head of Marine Global Risk
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance broker Miller and insurer HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Appoints Howden’s Cumberland for New Role of Chief Broking Officer Miller, the London-based independent …
Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers
A recently discovered data breach may impact more than one million customers of Farmers Insurance, warned a recent notification to Maine’s Attorney General. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers Group, Inc. (its attorney-in fact), and their subsidiaries and affiliates provided notice of …
AM Best Upgrades Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation to “A” Rating
AM Best upgraded Baton Rouge based regional workers’ compensation insurer, Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company’s Financial Strength and Credit Ratings from A – (Excellent) to A (Excellent). Stonetrust offers workers’ compensation coverage and services to more than 5,000 policyholders in Louisiana …
Northwestern Settles Hazing Scandal Lawsuit With Former Football Coach
Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced Thursday. “Though I maintain Northwestern had no legal basis …
Emergency Recordings Show Chaos of Deadly Texas Floods
Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on where or how. Top emergency leaders were asleep or out …
Freight Railroads Fail to Join Federal Safety Program After Ohio Derailment
Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent …
People Moves: AIG Appoints HP’s Hallworth Chief Digital Officer; FM Names Long CIO
American International Group Inc., headquartered in New York City, named Scott Hallworth as chief digital officer, effective September 1. Hallworth will be responsible for leading AIG’s digital, data and GenAI strategy. Based in New York City, he will become a …
20 Years After Katrina, Hurricane Risks to Gulf Coast Rising, Scientist Warns
The Gulf Coast of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes, a scientist has warned in a new study, 20 years after Katrina devastated New Orleans and hundreds of miles of coastline. Mark Bove, a meteorologist with the German …
Florida Payroll Ops Head Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Avoid Taxes, Workers’ Comp
The manager of an off-the-books construction-worker payroll operation in Naples, Florida, pleaded guilty last week to a scheme that prosecutors said defrauded the U.S. government of $4 million and swindled insurers out of workers’ compensation premiums. Alexis Garcia, manager of …
TransUnion: Aggressive Shopping Continues for Home, Auto Coverage
More and more consumers are looking for lower prices to protect their investments as the costs of owning both properties and vehicles continue to rise. According to the Q3 2025 Insurance Personal Lines Trends and Perspectives report from TransUnion, customers …
California Bill Would Require Restaurants to Disclose Food Allergens on Menus
Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts. Consuming even a tiny amount could send him to the emergency room. “Eating out is definitely really dangerous. It’s something that …
21 Hospitalized After Bus Carrying Junior High Football Team Crashes Near Pittsburgh
A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people on board to the hospital, officials said. Twenty-five Aliquippa Junior High students and three adults were headed to …
Musk, X Corp to Settle $500M Lawsuit Over Twitter Firings
Elon Musk and his social media company X Corp have reached a tentative agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by former Twitter employees who said they were owed $500 million in severance pay. Attorneys for X Corp and the former …
North Carolina Supreme Court Says Bars’ COVID Lawsuits Against State Can Continue
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that shuttered their doors and, in their view, treated …
NHTSA Probes More Than 1.4 Million Honda Vehicles Over Engine Failure
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening a probe into more than 1.4 million Honda 7267.T vehicles sold in the United States over concerns that connecting rod bearing failures in their engines could lead to complete engine failure. In …
Tour Bus Rollover Kills 5 on Highway in Western New York
A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people aboard crashed and rolled on its side Friday on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said. The driver apparently became distracted, …
Ransomware Hack Hits Orange Telecom, Data Published on Dark Web
A criminal hacking gang has stolen business customer data from French telecommunications company Orange SA and posted it online, according to people familiar with the matter. The breach, which Orange disclosed and reported to national authorities at the end of …
Kazakhstan Presses on With $4 Billion Sulfur Fine on Oil Majors
Kazakhstan’s environmental-protection ministry told oil majors operating in the country they have 40 days to pay a multibillion-dollar fine for sulfur pollution, a blow to the producers who claimed victory in the case weeks ago. At the start of August, …
Aging US Railroad Bridges Are Self-Inspected and Findings Are Kept Secret
The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State University. Long after the flames died out, Michelle Emmons, …
Australia Has Banned 3 ‘Forever Chemicals’ – but Europe Wants to Ban all 14,000
Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re considered harmful due to their …