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Passenger Flight and Air Force Jet Diverted From Potential Collision at DC Airport

A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said. Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan...

Posted: Mar 31, 2025

Con Edison to Pay $750,000 to Settle Harassment Allegations

The New York utility provider Con Edison has agreed to pay $750,000 and implement a host of anti-harassment reforms to settle a lawsuit claiming it routinely ignored discrimination complaints brought by female field workers. The settlement, announced...

Posted: Mar 31, 2025

Oracle Warns Health Customers of Patient Data Breach

Hackers broke into Oracle Corp.’s computer systems and stole patient data in an attempt to extort multiple medical providers in the US, according to a person familiar with the matter and a notification the software company sent to clients. Earl...

Posted: Mar 30, 2025

State Farm Has Paid out $2.5 Billion for LA Wildfires

State Farm has reported paying out $2.5 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires in January, more than double what the carrier reported paying out weeks earlier. “As of March 28, we’ve received more than 12,300 total claims related to the &#...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

State Farm Has Paid Out $2.5 Billion for LA Wildfires

State Farm has reported paying out $2.5 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires in January, more than double what the carrier reported paying out weeks earlier. “As of March 28, we’ve received more than 12,300 total claims related to the &#...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

AM Best Removes Negative Implications, Expects Continued Profitability for Pie Insurance

AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of The Pie Insurance Company (Columbus, OH) and its p...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

AM Best Removes Pie Insurance From Review With Negative Implications

AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of The Pie Insurance Company (Columbus, OH) and its p...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

MS&AD Insurance Group Announces Merger of 2 Non-Life Subsidiaries

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. announced it will merge two of its non-life insurance company subsidiaries – Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. Ltd. The aim of the merger is to build a more robust …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Concerns Raised Over Contamination of Farm Fields with PFAS-laden Biosolids

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on agricultural fields …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Concerns Raised Over Contamination of Farm Fields With PFAS-Laden Biosolids

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on agricultural fields …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

RYZE Claim Solutions Acquires Texas’ Leading Edge

RYZE Claim Solutions, a full-service claims management company, announced the acquisition of Leading Edge Claims Service, a firm based in Southlake, Texas. This strategic move further strengthens RYZE’s position in the industry, reinforcing its...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises

The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of as many as 1,000 staffers. Employees were encouraged to take early retirements asa handful of consolidations were announced during an &#823...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Texas Investigating Medicaid Insurer Accused of Spying on Citizens

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has launched an investigation into one of the state’s Medicaid insurance providers after allegations that the company illegally spied on Texans. The state is investigating Superior He...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

SEC Beginning to Onboard DOGE Staff, Email Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is beginning to onboard officials with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to an email sent on Friday to department staff. SEC staff were informed that the DOGE task...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Nevada Man Charged in Connection with Violent Tesla Arson in Las Vegas

A Las Vegas resident appeared in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, to face federal charges related to an arson at a Tesla collision business. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of unlawful …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

15% of WR Berkely Shares to Be Acquired by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

W.R. Berkely Corp. said Friday that Japanese property/casualty insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. will buy a 15% stake in the company through open market purchases or private transactions with third parties. W.R. Berkely said the Berkely family wi...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar Junta Asks for Aid as Death Toll From Massive Quake Nears 150

Myanmar’s military leader requested international aid on Friday to help deal with the aftermath of a massive earthquake that they said has left at least 144 people dead. The quake on Friday measured 7.7 in magnitude, according to the US …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Rate Reductions Begin to Fade for D&O Buyers: Lockton

Broker Lockton early this week issued its outlook of the mostly buyer-friendly U.S. property/casualty market with eye on potential changes in directors and officers liability. The latest edition of the Lockton Market Update noted public and private D...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

South Korea Contains Main Blazes in Week-Old Forest Fires

South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country’s largest forest fire on record, a minister said on Friday, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water, dousing the flames. Spread by strong &...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Italian Fund Managers Add to Uncertainty in Generali Board Tussle

A group of Italian fund managers said on Friday it would put forward four candidates for the new board of Generali, adding to uncertainty over the outcome of a key shareholder vote at the country’s biggest insurer. A shareholder clash …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up

The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22. That’s 510,000 square miles …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

People Moves: Cotton Named COO at Mangrove, Thomas VP at Summit

The recently formed, Florida-based Mangrove Property Insurance Co. has named former Olympus Insurance COO as chief operating officer and elevated four others to management roles at the startup. Tim Cotton, who spent almost four years at Olympus as CO...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Italy’s No. 2 Insurer Unipol Aims to Boost Bank Distribution Channel

Italian financial group Unipol aims to generate 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in capital over the next three years to boost its finances and have money for investments. Unveiling its “Stronger/Faster/Better” plan for 2025-2027, Italy&#82...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Consumer Watchdog Seeks to Vacate Discrimination Case it Already Won

The top U.S. consumer finance agency on Wednesday asked a court to undo an enforcement case which the watchdog had already won last year, accusing prior agency officials of abusing their power as they sought to enforce diversity, equity and …

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

NHTSA Probes More Than 2 Million Hondas Over Engine Restarting Concerns

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it was opening an engineering analysis into 2.2 million Honda vehicles over concerns related to its engine restarting. Complainants allege the engine fails to restart on its own from a...

Posted: Mar 28, 2025