Federal authorities arrested a 29-year-old man on charges that he intentionally started the blaze that days later became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Coast area of Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht …

Walmart Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a Wisconsin employee who required a job coach due to his intellectual disability and subjected him and a coworker to a hostile work environment based on their disabilities, the U.S. …

Exxon Mobil will postpone its plans for a large new plastics production plant on the Gulf coast, according to the company. Construction was initially planned to begin next year on the $10 billion facility in rural Calhoun County. “Based on …

A lawmaker is calling on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign in the wake of investigation that he allegedly used taxpayer dollars to take luxurious trips. The Fair Political Practices Commission is looking into a complaint into Lara following reports …

Ned Gaines was named commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Gaines, who has served as commissioner in an acting capacity since July 2, was named to the role by Department of Business and Industry Director Kristopher Sanchez. Gaines has …

NFP, an Aon company, added two new benefits leaders, Mark Carroll and Bill Schmidt, and their respective books of business. Carroll and Schmidt will each join as vice president, Benefits, in NFP’s Atlantic region. They are based in northern Virginia …

Hill Country Underwriters, a managing general underwriter (MGU) providing casualty insurance for artisan contractors, launches today with a General Liability and Inland Marine product for artisan trade contractors in Texas. The new offering, tailored for contractors in specialty construction trades, …

Nebraska officials missed a deadline this week granting licenses to marijuana growers as part of a voter-approved measure that legalized medical marijuana, offering the latest example of pushback in Republican-led states against efforts to legalize the drug. “How many times …

The Texas Stock Exchange last week crossed its latest hurdle toward becoming a direct competitor to the dominance of the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. The announcement that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had approved the Dallas-based …

The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing next week on the proposed merger of a ProAssurance unit and FD Insurance – the latest of many financial moves for both companies in the last decade. ProAssurance Indemnity Co., …

Holmes Murphy, headquartered in Waukee, Iowa, hired Jordan Anderson as vice president and employee benefits sales leader in its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, office. Anderson will focus on helping Holmes Murphy deepen its client relationships, drive growth in the Sioux …

A Los Angeles jury late on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest lawsuit alleging its baby powder products cause cancer. …

As a Boeing 757 aircraft prepared to land, an audio alert started blaring in the cockpit: “Traffic on runway! Traffic on runway!” Seconds later, the same warning popped up on the navigation display. It prompted the pilot to abort the …

A York, Pennsylvania construction supervisor pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme that defrauded construction workers of wages on University of Maryland projects, officials have reported. According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a judge in the Circuit Court …

A Georgia man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in Alabama after an April boat wreck during a professional fishing tournament killed three people and injured two others. Flint Andrew Davis, 22, was indicted Thursday in Cullman County on three …

All six people hospitalized after a coastal North Carolina shooting last weekend that left three dead at a waterfront bar have been released, officials announced Friday. Southport officials initially said five people were wounded in the rifle attack on the …

The number and total aggregate amount of settlements in merger and acquisition (M&A)-related lawsuits in the Delaware Court of Chancery have increased substantially since 2019, with the total aggregate settlement amount exceeding $600 million in 2024, according to a report …

Specialist engineering and technology insurer, HSB, has launched a cyber insurance and incident response solution specifically designed for micro and small businesses in the UK and Ireland with revenues of up to £10 million (US$13.5 million). HSB CyberPro provides comprehensive …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. was hit with $115 million in lawyers’ bills for Charlie Javice and a second executive convicted of defrauding the bank, yet another twist in a years-long legal saga that’s captivated Wall Street. The defense tab, revealed …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Allianz Commercial. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Taps Beazley’s Reid as Head of Business Solutions Arch Insurance International announced the appointment …