The EU’s financial stability watchdog is examining the risks private credit poses to the region’s banks and economy, one of its advisers said, and may recommend regulators be given greater direct oversight of the $3.1 trillion shadow lending industry. Richard …

The weather-roiling El Niño that emerged across the Pacific last month has continued to build and will likely be one of the strongest in more than 75 years, the US Climate Prediction Center said. Sea surface temperatures of 1C (1.8F) …

As data center construction accelerates across the U.S. and globally, the conversation has rightly focused on environmental impact and land use. But there is a less viable risk accumulating in the supply chain that we believe risk managers would do …

When he saw the video, Luqman Saeed knew what was coming. A lecturer at Ulster University in Belfast, he’s spent more than a decade studying how conflicts start and how people are driven to radical ideologies and violent ends. He …

The Florida Supreme Court just made it a little easier for workplace assault victims to claim workers’ compensation benefits, even if it can’t be proven that an attack was work-related. The high court on Thursday overturned a 2023 ruling from …

Two veteran Florida insurance agency owners have launched a growth platform for agencies, aimed at helping them build better businesses, carrier relationships and lead generation. Kingdom Growth Partners, based in Jacksonville, is led by David Wilson, national director with American …

Incurred losses and expenses in California workers’ compensation in calendar year 2025 were $15.7 billion, or 102% of earned premium, up from 99% of earned premium in 2024. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released the 2025 California …

Many Mid-Atlantic U.S. businesses aren’t done raising prices due to President Donald Trump’s slate of import tax increases, new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released on Wednesday, said. “Our latest regional business surveys reveal that nearly …

Trucordia acquired the assets of Dominion Insurance Services Inc. in California. Dominion is a boutique brokerage with a specialty focus in lawyers professional liability and other professional liability lines. Related: Trucordia Acquires Illinois’ Hecht-Stout Insurance Agency Trucordia is the group …

Gov. JB Pritzker signed artificial intelligence legislation modeled after similar bills in California and New York on Monday, furthering a push for a state-driven national framework in lieu of federal regulations. “Congress and the president ought to be passing similar …

The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a public hearing Tuesday to gather information that will shape future legislation on THC products sold in the state. Lawmakers made arguments against THC that harkened back to the days …

The following is an unedited transcript provided by New York City of a July 7, 2026 press conference with Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore, Fire Department Chief John Esposito, and Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani concerning the unstable …

Some war underwriters have advised shipping companies to pause voyages through the Strait of Hormuz while others are reviewing their policy terms after renewed vessel attacks threatened a return to war between Iran and the U.S., insurance industry sources said …

AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb+” (Good) of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company …

Wisconsin residents affected by the April storms that brought severe flooding and tornadoes to the state can apply for FEMA aid. Affected individuals in Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Marathon, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Washington, …

New York City is taking the unprecedented step of publicly identifying buildings on the Upper East Side where cooling towers test positive for the bacteria causing Legionnaires’ disease. Buildings with positive initial tests are also being ordered to immediately drain, …

U.S. claim volume fell 8.9% from last year, with total claims dipping 13.1% below the five-year average, despite several large catastrophe events, said a new report. Changes in policy language and policy provisions are a big factor in suppressing the …

Ciara Billie was about to step into the shower of her newly built townhome on the Hollywood Seminole Reservation in South Florida when her ceiling began to crumble and an air-conditioning vent crashed down on her toilet. For months, Billie …

Insurance agency ALKEME Insurance said it acquired eight agencies across the U.S. over the second quarter 2026 to enhance its property/casualty offerings in growing markets. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. The newly acquired firms include: LG Insurance (Long …

Strong winds and dry thunderstorms are raising the risk of fast-moving wildfires across much of the U.S. West, where forecasters warned conditions will favor new ignitions and rapid fire spread through Thursday. An elevated fire-weather outlook, Level 1 on the …