California-based insurance brokerage ALKEME announced its acquisition of Becker Benefit Group, an employee benefits agency based in Towson, Maryland. This marks ALKEME’s first acquisition in the state. Becker Benefit Group offers benefits, healthcare plan and risk management consulting for businesses …

Cho Named Coalition’s Head of the West Region Coalition Inc. named Manny Cho as head of its west region. Cho joins Coalition with over three decades of experience in the insurance industry, most recently serving as executive vice president of …

Lloyd’s of London has been told it must pay an extra $800,000 in prejudgment interest on a $2.5 million building fire loss payment to a community bank that it had wrongly denied coverage. A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals …

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed a measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana with purchases permitted only through shops run by the state. The vote, 102-101, was largely along party lines with Democrats prevailing. The measure …

Global insurance broker Hub International Limited announced it has acquired the assets of EB Specialists Inc. dba Guru of Insurance. Guru of Insurance is an employee benefits firm located in King George, Virginia that provides clients in the region with …

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court for years. It’s not clear, however, …

Less than a month before the start of hurricane season, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been fired. A spokesperson with FEMA offered no reason for the dismissal, but confirmed to Insurance Journal reports that Cameron …

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is navigating one of her city’s most challenging periods in decades. She’s facing a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall, the long recovery from January’s wildfires, and preparations for two of the world’s largest sporting events …

Connecticut-based Paragon Insurance Holdings announced that its specialty media and contingency platform, Reel Media Insurance Services, has acquired WISE Risk, a wholesaler for event-driven and specialty insurance products. WISE Risk, based in Needham, Massachusetts, is focused on the entertainment, sports, …

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, promoted Chris Zeilinga to agency manager of the Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush Agency. Zeilinga joined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance in 2002 as an agent in Marion County. In 2018, he was promoted to the role …

Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. booked consolidated first quarter 2025 net income of about $1 billion, down about 33% from the same period a year ago. Catastrophe losses for the first three months of 2025—driven by the wildfires in California—were …

A Colorado bill to impose a 1% charge on homeowners insurance policies died in a committee in state Legislature this week. The Senate Finance Committee voted 6-2 to kill House Bill 1302, which was pushed by Gov. Jared Polis and …

A deadly explosion that leveled one Missouri home and damaged two others happened after a subcontractor drilled into an unmarked underground gas main while installing fiber optic cable, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday. One person was killed and …

A proposed carbon-capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles in Iowa as a dozen Republican state senators try to force the issue to a vote. Summit Carbon Solutions already will likely have to readjust …

American Airlines Group Inc. sued the city of Chicago in a fight with rival United Airlines Holding Inc. over valuable gate space at O’Hare International Airport. The airport is a hub for both airlines, making it the only dual-hub airport …

exas will need a lot more energy in the future. Driven largely by demand from businesses such as data centers and the oil and gas industry, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s grid operator, predicts the state’s energy …

The growth of AI will increase the number and sophistication of cyberattacks on Britain, senior minister Pat McFadden said on Wednesday. British companies, public bodies and institutions have been hit by a wave of cyberattacks in the past few years, …

With just two days left in South Carolina’s 2025 legislative session, House and Senate negotiators appear to have reached a compromise on a plan to ease liquor liability costs for struggling bars and restaurants. House Bill 3430 does not provide …

More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to a newly released study mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration. The study, repeatedly delayed by more than a …

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. is telling prospective investors it expects to price its initial public offering at $30 per share, the midpoint of its price range, according to people familiar with the matter. The Bermuda-based reinsurer’s IPO, consisting of 11 …