Inszone Insurance Services, headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, made a series of leadership promotions in its Midwestern region. Jared Strong is now vice president of Illinois. Strong has been with Inszone for five years, previously serving as a producer. Brian …

Property-catastrophe capacity remained adequate to meet demand during the April 1 renewals for US reinsurance buyers, despite the record losses from California’s January wildfires, according to Aon and Gallagher Re in their renewal reports. Reinsurers continued to demonstrate an appetite …

The angry mutterings at the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s “Spring Swing” golf tournament this week weren’t all about missed putts or lost balls. The Texas oilmen on the fairways had a more serious concern: The president they helped elect was …

A bond market designed around natural catastrophes is proving remarkably resilient to a man-made market meltdown. While most markets have seen deep selloffs since Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, investors in catastrophe bonds have sailed through with hardly a …

Hackers intercepted about 103 bank regulators’ emails for more than a year, gaining access to highly sensitive financial information, according to two people familiar with the matter and a draft letter to Congress seen by Bloomberg News. The attackers were …

Helix Underwriting Partners Ltd., the Bermuda-based managing general agent (MGA), has launched a professional lines program with a maximum line limit of $10 million. Backed by Somers Re, the Bermuda-based program is writing a portfolio of professional liability products and …

PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest and fastest-growing independent agencies in the Southeast, has acquired three agencies in Alabama, the latest move in the group’s expansion plans. The acquisitions include Holloway and Hunt Insurance in the town of Arab, …

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant that claimed a local news outlet defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on the misspending of $77 million in federal welfare funds. The one-page …

Wilmer Escaray left Venezuela in 2007 and enrolled at Miami Dade College, opening his first restaurant six years later. Today he has a dozen businesses that hire Venezuelan migrants like he once was, workers who are now terrified by what …

Lawyers for State Farm General, the California Department of Insurance and Consumer Watchdog presented opening arguments in a hearing to determine the fate of State Farm’s request for an emergency homeowners rate increase yesterday. The public hearing in Oakland, Calif., …

With the Los Angeles fires in January and last week’s severe storms that brought flooding and tornadoes to the Midwest, extreme weather is already battering US homes in 2025. Homeowners should expect their insurance rates to jump accordingly, says Insurify, …

About 50% more pedestrians were killed during the first six months of 2024 compared to a decade ago, although the number is down 2.6% from the prior year. According to a report breaking down deaths by state published by the …

Jazz Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday that it had agreed to a settlement of $145 million to resolve a series of antitrust lawsuits related to its narcolepsy drug, Xyrem. Xyrem, a medication approved in the U.S., is used for the treatment …

The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement with Jamesport roofing contractor John Troyer after a federal investigation determined he violated federal laws, resulting in a teen worker’s fatal fall in March 2023. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …

Texas’ renewable energy industry is booming. Accounting for nearly 90% of new electrical generation, wind, solar and battery storage industries have established themselves as a reliable source of energy for the state’s grid — and positioned Texas as a national …

South Bow Corp.’s Keystone oil pipeline has been shut after a spill in southeast North Dakota, curtailing a conduit that carries as much as 15% of Canada’s crude exports to the US. The pipeline was shut within two minutes after …

Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April. Kristen Hoskinson was appointed executive underwriter team leader for Allianz Commercial. Based in …

The U.S. Justice Department is disbanding its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordering prosecutors to narrow crypto investigations to focus on drug cartels and terrorist groups, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The memo from Deputy Attorney General Todd …

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs issued a press release announcing two technical assistance documents jointly released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the DOJ. The stated purpose of …

The rate of California workers’ compensation medical treatment request denials being overturned was up slightly last year, but they are still a relatively rare occurrence, a new report shows. Denials were overturned at a rate of 12.7%, an increase from …