Cloudflare Inc. said it has fixed a problem that led to the websites for several banks, Shopify, Zoom and LinkedIn to go down Friday. “A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results,” the San Francisco-based company said …

A working paper from three well-known economists shows the impacts of global warming and particularly extreme weather on the budgets of American households is up to $900 per year. The paper was authored by former Treasury Department officials Kimberley Clausing, …

Both of the apartment building fires that displaced 70 families in Holyoke this week appear to be accidental but the exact causes remain under investigation, according to city and state fire officials. Holyoke Fire Chief John Kadlewicz and State Fire …

Bold Penguin announced a partnership with Adaptive Insurance, expanding coverage options available through the Bold Penguin Placement Desk. Adaptive is pioneering the path to resilience in the face of emerging climate risks, starting with their GridProtect parametric power outage coverage. …

The cyber insurance market is reaching an inflection point where underwriting companies must differentiate healthcare from other industries in how the risk is evaluated, priced, and how claims are managed. Healthcare cyber claims data tells a consistent and troubling story: …

Nearly all leading artificial intelligence developers are focused on building AI models that mimic the way humans reason, but new research shows these cutting-edge systems can be far more energy intensive, adding to concerns about AI’s strain on power grids. …

The message from the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit was loud and clear: Don’t mess with legislative changes that have all but restored the state’s property insurance market. And while you’re at it, don’t repeal Florida’s personal injury protection …

Affordable American Insurance Inc. naned Ross Haskett vice president of sales. Haskett has a decade of experience in insurance-industry lending and agency financing, including senior leadership roles at Westfield Bank and Live Oak Banking Company. His background includes positions ranging …

A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in Arizona should be tackled with a multifaceted approach that includes homeowners, communities and the state working in tandem to implement …

California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with a national cleaning and sanitation company to resolve allegations that the company used unlawful no poach agreements. The settlement is against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. LTD., now doing business as Fortrex. As part …

New York’s Suffolk County, home to the ultra-wealthy Hamptons and the bucolic North Fork, must pay $112 million in damages to immigrants after a court ruled that their detention in local jails violated their rights. The Long Island county disclosed …

Keystone, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, will appoint Mike Walsh as president in the coming months. Patrick Kinney will continue to serve as CEO of the independent agency network and platform during this period. Once the transition is complete, Walsh will …

A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats said he will not pay $22,500 to three voters despite a recent federal court order. The order, issued November 21 n a lawsuit …

The Texas Surplus Lines Association, Inc. announced the election of the following Officers and Directors at its 70th Annual Meeting held at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin on November 10, 2025. President – Terence Babler, Vice President, Property Broker Brown …

Amynta Group has completed its acquisition of commercial surety broker Global Surety, LLC, International Sureties Limited and International Sureties SARL (collectively, “International Sureties”). International Sureties is a Louisiana-based specialty surety broker, providing a broad range of commercial surety products, including …

The deadly fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong is expected to result in a surge in near-term claims among insurers, and hit earnings of the complex’s main underwriter, an affiliate of China Taiping Insurance Holdings 0966.HK, …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Westfield Specialty International and Liberty Specialty Markets. A summary of these new hires follows here. Westfield Specialty Int’l Taps Zurich’s Watson to Lead New Cyber Offering Westfield Specialty International has named …

Competitors in the insurance technology market are now warring through litigation, with each company bringing hard-hitting allegations against the other. Late last month, insurance software provider Applied Systems sued Comulate on allegations that Comulate created a fake agency to take …

The owners of an all-girls summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, where 25 campers and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic July 4 flooding, announced plans on Tuesday for new safety upgrades that will be in place when a …

ZestyAI announced that its non-weather water risk model, Z-WATER, has been reviewed and accepted for use in underwriting and rating in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, and Wisconsin. Insurers in these states will now be able to set property-specific rates, align …