Major automakers want Congress to bar California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, warning the rules could begin impacting vehicle shipments in a few months. The U.S. …

A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S. Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and northern Iowa – is at highest …

CIBA, a commercial real estate insurance program, announced the expansion of its NexEdge individual limits property product to the Upper Midwest and Southeast regions. The expansion builds on the success of the program’s initial launch of NexEdge in the Western …

Mail Hauler Trucking, LLC., which delivers mail for the United States Postal Service in North Dakota and South Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit, the federal …

DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which has two-thirds of the U.S. food delivery market, argued in …

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, appointed Levi Dutcher as marketing representative for the states of Indiana and Michigan. Dutcher, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, most recently served as senior field territory manager with Farmers Insurance, where …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation last week that would allow local law enforcement to enforce immigration law, as conservative legislators push for increased alignment with the federal government’s crackdown on immigration. The bill was dubbed “Laken Riley …

A middle schooler in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has tested positive for measles, the first known case in the urban area, a health official from Collin County confirmed. The young person is located in Lucas, about 30 miles north of …

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) said it has successfully completed the requirements and earned full national accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for its work to promote effective financial solvency regulation. NAIC CFO James Woody said …

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King predicted property-casualty insurance rates will drop 3% to 5% in the next year after lawmakers approved significant tort reform measures. He also seemed to warn insurance companies about filing for major increases, according to news …

The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won’t have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents. An Ohio jury decided Wednesday that GATX isn’t …

A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017 — a win for the state in its multiyear effort …

Ardonagh Acquires Zurich-Based SRB Assekuranz Broker The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced it has acquired the Zurich-based broker SRB Assekuranz Broker AG (SRB). Founded in 1980, SRB focuses on corporate customers, primarily in the industrial sector. …

The world’s first-ever exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds has failed to get the seed capital it expected after launching on the eve of the Trump administration’s tariff war. “Some of our seed capital investors are sitting on the sidelines …

Marks & Spencer stopped taking online orders in the UK and Ireland on Friday following a cyber attack which it reported earlier in the week, an announcement which sent its shares down by 5%. The British company, which sells its …

Net income at The Hartford decreased 16% to $630 million in the first quarter 2025, driven by losses from the California wildfires. Property/casualty catastrophe losses for Q1 2025 were $467 million pretax—$325 million, net of reinsurance, from the California wildfires …

It’s not often that applause breaks out in the audience after a vote at the Hawaiʻi Legislature, but that one afternoon this week. The measure was House Bill 1001, and the subject was settling claims related to the August 2023 …

The family of one of three college students who died in a Cybertruck crash in California filed a lawsuit in a bid to gain access to the Tesla Inc. pickup and better understand how their daughter died. The driver and …

Britain’s water company bosses will face up to two years in prison and be banned from taking bonuses for covering up sewage spills under new legislation in force from Friday. The new measure delivers on the government’s promise to bring …

Despite rain statewide this month, the New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau reports that 72% of the Granite State is currently experiencing abnormally dry conditions. The bureau is reminding the public that spring is the beginning of the state’s wildfire season …