The U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Wednesday on whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license nuclear waste storage facilities amid objections brought by the states of Texas and New Mexico as well as the oil …
The president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued a statement calling the tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China a disruption as many homeowners attempt to rebuild after recent natural catastrophes. “Tariffs can be effective tools of …
AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” (Excellent) of Westfield Insurance Company and …
Property/casualty middle-market insurance broker NFP, an Aon company, recently announced its acquisition of Lyons Insurance Agency, Inc., a multiline insurance broker located in Wilmington, Delaware. David Lyons and Tim Lyons, vice presidents of Lyons, will join NFP as senior vice …
Los Angeles County sued Edison International to recoup its losses from a January wildfire that was one of the most destructive in California history. The suit alleges that equipment owned by the company’s Southern California Edison utility caused the Eaton …
The Justice Department opened an investigation into the University of California to determine if the UC system has allowed an Antisemitic hostile work environment to exist on its campuses. The investigation, being conducted under Title VII of the Civil Rights …
Hub International has acquired the assets of Malloy Imrie & Vasconi Insurance Services LLC in California’s Napa Valley. Partners Timothy Malloy, David Capponi, Ted Bystrowski, Kevin Dickenson, as well as the MIV Insurance team will, will join Hub Central & …
A group of lobster fishermen can sue one of the world’s largest seafood watchdog groups for defamation, a federal court has ruled, over a report that described Maine lobster as an unwise choice for consumers. The threat to a rare …
Arbella Insurance Group, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, named Executive Vice President and Head of Claim Paul Brady as CEO, effective June 1. Brady has been with Arbella for nearly 15 years, holding numerous leadership positions, including chief information officer and …
After two years of combined ratios over 110, American Family Insurance reported an underwriting profit in 2024—with a 96.6 for the year for all property/casualty lines it writes. The improvement from a 110.8 in 2023 and 111.4 in 2022 came …