Two catastrophe risk and property data providers have estimated U.S. onshore insured losses from Hurricane Delta will come in at between $0.7 billion and $3 billion. Global property information, analytics and data provider CoreLogic reported that insured wind losses for …
One person died after a tree fell on them and thousands of people in western Washington were without power as high winds blew into the region Tuesday. According to Anne Nesbit with Key Peninsula Fire, a tree fell on a …
Car thieves have a new favorite target: the Ford full-size pickup. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s latest “Hot Wheels” report, which includes crime data from across the country, Ford full-size pickups were the most stolen vehicle in 2019, …
The state of North Carolina sued on Tuesday to seek financial damages from companies associated with so-called “forever chemicals” released for decades from a Bladen County plant into the Cape Fear River. Attorney General Josh Stein, who is also a …
A group of 25 state attorneys general oppose a settlement of U.S. opioid probes being negotiated with Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family who own it, arguing the deal would improperly entangle state and local officials …
After five years filled with unprecedented flooding, South Carolina has now established an office to marshal the state’s efforts in stemming floodwaters and coordinating recovery and relief efforts. Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing Tuesday in Charleston to commemorate …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Wes Bloodgood to the Woodland Hills, Calif., office. Bloodgood has experience in high net worth personal lines risk management, as well as experience with high risk properties. He was previously with Altamont Insurance …
Commercial property insurer FM Global is creating a new division within the company to further strengthen its focus on serving the property risk management needs of the forest products and chemical industries. James P. O’Brien, a 31-year veteran of the …
The number of kidnappings reported off the West African coast in the year through September is 40% higher than the same period in 2019, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Piracy incidents in the Gulf of Guinea contributed to a …
Hull & Company LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of J.E. Brown & Associates Insurance Services Inc. Following the transaction, the J.E. Brown team will continue doing business under the leadership …