Honeycomb Launches in Minnesota
Honeycomb Insurance, a digital MGA specializing in property and casualty coverage for landlords and condominium associations, announced that it has begun writing policies in Minnesota, with plans to expand into four additional states over the upcoming months. Honeycomb said it …
Entergy to Build Three Gas Plants for Meta’s Biggest Data Center
Louisiana regulators approved Entergy Corp.’s plan to build three natural gas plants to power Meta Platform Inc.’s biggest data center. Meta’s latest and largest data center is a 4 million–square–foot complex in rural Louisiana intended to support the company’s most …
Texas Is Warning Health Providers to Stop Mailing Abortion Pills to State
Texas officials are warning health care providers to stop sending abortion pills into the state or risk fines and prosecution, as Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks to halt the flow of medicine that’s circumventing local restrictions. Prosecutors wrote to three …
Trump $464 Million NY Civil Fraud Penalty Vacated on Appeal
A New York appeals court struck down a $464 million fraud fine against President Donald Trump and his company, handing him a victory over the state’s attorney general. In a decision issued Thursday, the Manhattan appellate court still found that …
Green Shield Risk Solutions Launches Guardian Elite Home in California, Colorado
Green Shield Risk Solutions, a managing general agent, has announced the launch of its flagship homeowners program, Guardian Elite Home. The program was created exclusively for wildfire-prone regions of Colorado and California. Designed for affluent clients, Guardian Elite Home provides …
Minnesota Sues TikTok Over Addictive Algorithms
Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them into becoming compulsive consumers of its short videos. “This isn’t about free speech. I’m sure …
Erin’s Massive Waves Threaten to Isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
There’s a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island along the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: “One road on. One road off (sometimes)” — poking fun at the constant battle between Mother Nature and a thin ribbon of pavement connecting the …
North Carolina Veterinary Hospital Explodes After Car Hits Gas Line, Police Say
A brand new veterinary hospital exploded Tuesday morning in North Carolina after a car crashed into a nearby gas meter, authorities said. About 20 minutes before the explosion in Wilmington, a car had run off the road and hit the …
Accusations Fly About Immigration Status of Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Accident
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday that a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida was in the country illegally, fueling a verbal tussle with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office over …
People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has promoted Virginie Massé to the role of head of …
Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million
Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting their personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class …
Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to 10 Years in String of Hacks
A member of a notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider was sentenced on Wednesday to ten years in prison in connection with a string of major hacks and cryptocurrency thefts. US District Judge Harvey Schlesinger delivered the sentence to …
Hurricane Erin to Menace Eastern US Beaches Into the Weekend
Hurricane Erin is triggering dangerous beach conditions across much of the US East Coast that will likely last into the weekend, as the storm pushes north in the waning days of the summer travel season. Erin is not currently forecast …
Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility
Willis, a WTW business, announced the launch of Gemini, the first digital facility designed to deliver sustainable capacity locally to clients across their insurance portfolios. This solution is designed to address the increasing complexity of risk and market volatility, providing …
Climate Change Accelerates Melting of Italy’s Ventina Glacier
Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year’s hot summer, geologists …
Hackers Accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium Customer Accounts
Orange SA’s Belgian business said that hackers gained access to data from 850,000 customer accounts, in the third major cyberattack targeting the French telecommunications firm this year. The company detected that one of its IT systems had been compromised at …
India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival
One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, India’s Nayara Energy Ltd. is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its operations running. The oil …
Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies
Canadian energy giants Cenovus Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. are facing a greenwashing complaint by an investor group that accuses the companies of misleading disclosures over emissions targets. Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC) accused the oil sands producer and the …
Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts
With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic minority investments in firms where we can …
How to Keep Small Business Insurance Customers From Jumping Ship
Are property/casualty insurers facing a potential retention problem with small business customers? According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study, just 55% of customers say they “definitely will” renew with their current insurer, down six percentage points …
Comunicados de prensa más recientes
Gran Caimán, 18 de diciembre de 2024.
St. Kitts y Nieves, 6 de diciembre de 2024. El Gobierno de Honduras recibió un pago de US$4.665.090 dentro de los 14 días de un evento de exceso de lluvia que afectó a ese país durante el período del 14 al 19 de noviembre de 2024.
Granada, 30 de julio de 2024. Tras el paso del huracán Beryl, Grenada Electricity Services Limited (GRENLEC) recibió un pago de seguro de US$9.323.275 del CCRIF.
