The team of hurricane researchers at Colorado State University has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2025. CSU’s initial forecast of the hurricane season issued April 3 calls for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes – with four major …

A plumbing contractor has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund as part of a workers’ comp fraud prosecution. Daniela G. Birdwell, 41, owner of GPS Plumbing, pleaded guilty to one count of …

President Donald Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century as he steps up his campaign to reshape the global economy, sparking threats of retaliation and a selloff in markets around the world. Trump announced Wednesday he will apply …

Managing general agent Nirvana announced it is acquiring Pulse, an MGA specializing in non-standard accident, health and life, and sports & leisure insurances. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nirvana underwrites a global book of business across media …

Deadly storms and flooding rains left a path of destruction across 14 states in the US South and Midwest, knocking out power to more than 400,000 customers. Record rain fell in Memphis and eastern Missouri overnight and more is expected …

What’s in a name? Enough confusion to sink a subrogation lawsuit and appeal brought by the insurer for a burned-up Hardee’s restaurant, the North Carolina Court of Appeals said Wednesday. “…The trial court properly determined that Intrepid Agency lacked standing …

U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariffs will cover hundreds of billions of dollars worth of imports of vehicles and auto parts imports annually, according to a Reuters analysis of tariff codes included in a federal register notice on Wednesday. …

BOSTON (AP) — A box truck crashed into a building Tuesday afternoon in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood and hit several pedestrians before flipping onto its side, city officials said. The driver and five others were injured in what authorities said appears …

A fire burned down a cat shelter in suburban New York, killing its founder and more than 100 of the felines he rescued and sparking a rescue operation for dozens of cats still roaming the destroyed property. As many as …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. this week announced two acquisitions – of the UK’s Bircroft Insurance Services and Australia’s Tresidder Insurance Brokers. Financial details of the transactions were not disclosed. London-based Bircroft is a specialist insurance broker providing retail and …

Britain’s Co-op Group said on Thursday that losses from shoplifting in its food retail business rose by over 14% to 80 million pounds ($105 million) in 2024, or more than half of its adjusted operating profit. The group, which trades …

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion helped prompt a plunge in shareholder resolutions from progressive investors that typically push companies on social reform. Motions filed by groups in favor of environmental, social and governance policies dropped 34% …

The small crowd in pastel polo shirts and sunglasses boarded the catamaran for an afternoon cruise on the Caribbean’s sapphire waters. Tucked under their drinks were napkins emblazoned with a slogan akin to a pickup line: “Let’s go beyond business …

The Chinese military conducted large-scale drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Tuesday that included an aircraft carrier battle group, as it again warned the self-ruled democracy against seeking formal independence. The exercises involved navy, air ground and …

Deutsche Bank AG’s investment arm DWS agreed to pay €25 million ($27 million) to end a long-running German investigation into alleged greenwashing, in a similar settlement to the one it struck with US regulators in 2023. DWS gave a false …

Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day on Tuesday [April 1], with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile, worked to clear overturned cars and debris following hailstorms and torrential downpours. On Monday, …

Liberty Mutual Insurance, based in Boston, appointed Dieter Korte as president, middle market, Global Risk Solutions North America (GRS NA), reporting to GRS NA President Marc Orloff. “These companies have the same exposures as larger organizations but often have fewer …

The fragmented auto insurance customer experience is set for disruption, according to a new report by Deloitte. The report, “Reinventing the insurance customer experience for loyalty,” highlights how collaboration among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), insurers and captives can drive the …

Workers’ compensation specialist insurer MEMIC, based in Maine, has recognized three agencies in the Northeast for top service to policyholders. HUB International Northeast, with offices in New York City; Brown & Brown, in Dedham, Massachusetts; and USI Insurance Services in …

A huge natural gas-powered data center that will serve the growing demands of artificial intelligence is being planned for the site of a former coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. The 3,200-acre (1,295-hectare) data center campus, located about 50 miles east …