Rank-and-file US Securities and Exchange Commission workers have returned to face the paperwork that piled up during the longest government shutdown in US history, and supervisors say the order of the day is “triage.” Deal first with the tasks still …

For years, I’ve warned that Florida’s legal climate was out of control — driven not by consumers or local businesses, but by a handful of billboard trial lawyers who made fortunes exploiting loopholes in our laws. Their tactics fueled one …

A race is on among energy companies to build a major fuel pipeline to the U.S. West Coast, a potentially lucrative prize as the planned closure of two California refineries threatens to send gasoline prices in the isolated market soaring. …

A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female and minority troopers. The verdict confirmed Tuesday by a Suffolk Superior Court clerk came in a lawsuit accusing the agency’s …

XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, appointed Chris Ornce as a senior vice president in its workers’ compensation division. With over 15 years in the industry, Ornce has a reputation for building and growing agency distribution channels. Most recently, …

The Hartford Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift has convened a group of corporate and community leaders in greater Hartford to develop a unifying vision for the city. According to the announcement from the namesake insurer based in the city, the …

World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Van Syckel Insurance of Bound Brook, New Jersey on August 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Van Syckel Insurance, which was started in 1865, is managed by …

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, promoted John Burkhart to president, U.S. property & casualty, Skyward Specialty Insurance. In this expanded role, Burkhart will assume oversight of the Company’s captives & specialty programs divisions in addition to …

Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Corey Palumbo to their board of directors. Palumbo is an attorney with Bowles Rice in Charleston, West Virginia, where his primary practice areas include energy litigation, deliberate intent and general civil litigation. Palumbo …

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. submitted a rate filing to reduce personal auto insurance rates by 6.2%. The filing has a targeted effective date of Feb. 23, 2026, and is pending approval from the California Department of Insurance. State …

Another fire ignited on Thursday at Novelis’ aluminum plant in Oswego, New York, that supplies Ford’s lucrative F-150 truck line, about two months after a blaze halted much of the facility’s production. Ford in October cut its profit forecast, citing …

A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and others, charging that they used federal disaster relief funds for her 2021 Congressional campaign. Federal prosecutors said Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, 51, of Miramar, …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at IQUW and The Fidelis Partnership. A summary of these new hires follows here. IQUW Taps Gregory From Munich Re as Underwriter in London Reinsurance Team Specialty insurer and reinsurer IQUW announced …

Starbucks must face a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by concealing declining sales in the United States and China, its largest markets, leading to a 16% drop in its stock price after the coffee chain revealed the unexpected weakness. In …

Trucordia acquired Eberle Insurance in Arkansas. Eberle Insurance is an independent insurance agency serving Sherwood and the greater Central Arkansas region, including nearby Little Rock. Trucordia is the group name for an insurance brokerage headquartered in Lindon, Utah. The firm …

Insurance companies’ first-time share sales on Wall Street hit a 20-year high this year as investors flocked to firms that were insulated from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Predictable cash flows and resilient business model gave private equity firms …

Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year’s ballot, legal filings show. The procedural move comes after the campaign behind the issue, Smart & Safe …

A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay for damage caused by climate change, in the latest lawsuit by environmental activists against big energy companies. Ahead of the …

A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety and a more than 50% drop in workers’ compensation claims frequency. According to insurer Zurich North America, Zurich Resilience Solutions …

A U.S. appeals court paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their …