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5 02, 2026

Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins

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The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state’s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway …

6 02, 2026

People Moves: Trucordia Names Reid as Vice President on M&A Team

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Trucordia hired Kim Reid as a vice president on its mergers and acquisitions team. Reid comes to Trucordia after more than two decades with Arthur J. Gallagher, where she helped build and lead the firm’s due diligence and integration programs. …

6 02, 2026

People Moves: NFP Appoints Spencer in Northeast; Lawley Promotes 3 Partners

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NFP Appoints Spencer as SVP, Commercial Risk, Northeast NFP, an Aon company and property/casualty broker and benefits consultant headquartered in New York City, appointed Jack Spencer as senior vice president, commercial risk, in its Northeast region. Based in West Hartford, …

5 02, 2026

Hackers Hit Sensitive Targets in 37 Nations in Vast Spying Plot

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An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, Inc. The state-aligned attackers have infiltrated networks …

5 02, 2026

Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells

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Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer …

6 02, 2026

Insurance Ad During Super Bowl Aims to Win Over Frustrated New York Fans

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New York football fans may not be happy that neither the Giants nor Bills nor Jets made it to Super Bowl 2026 but there is a reason for them to tune in on Sunday anyway. During the New England Patriots …

6 02, 2026

Allstate CEO Wilson Takes on Affordability Issue During Earnings Call

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Allstate posted significantly higher net and underwriting income for the fourth quarter and full year. With affordability top of mind, that leads to questions about excessive profits. Similar to Chubb’s earnings call, analysts asked Allstate CEO Tom Wilson to comment …

5 02, 2026

Tricolor Founder Can Tap Insurance for Fraud Defense, Judge Says

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Tricolor Holdings founder Daniel Chu, who faces federal fraud charges related to the collapse of the subprime auto-loan firm, won court approval to use company insurance policies to pay for his defense costs, a judge ruled Wednesday. US Bankruptcy Judge …

5 02, 2026

Hackers Hit Sensitive Targets in 37 Nations in Spying Plot

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An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to a cybersecurity firm.

6 02, 2026

Leading South Korean Insurers Explore India Entry, Sources Say

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South Korean firms Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Mirae Asset Financial Group and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. are in exploratory talks about entering India’s $130 billion insurance market, three Indian sources said. The interest comes as India has …