Rising temperatures in the ocean now have the potential to cause intense storms in Europe later this year, according to new research. The Mediterranean sea is heating up twice as fast as the average for oceans in the rest of …
The Texas Surplus Lines Association has announced the selection of Manpreet Sandhu as their Incoming Executive Director. Sandhu replaces Jean Patterson, who will be retiring at the end of 2026 with more than 45 years of service to TSLA. Patterson …
RockRose Risk, a US insurance brokerage specializing in wildfire zones, raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round that was co-led by Crosslink Capital and Congruent Ventures, with participation from asset manager Nuveen. The San Francisco-based startup serves commercial …
Seltzer Group Partners reported it has acquired Trego Insurance Agency in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Founded as an independent agency in 2020 and led by Steve Trego, Trego Insurance Agency serves commercial and personal lines clients across Pennsylvania and in several surrounding …
Maine Governor Janet Mills has appointed Sandra Darby, an actuary with the Maine Bureau of Insurance, as Acting Superintendent of Insurance effective August 18, 2026. Darby succeeds Tim Schott, who has served as acting superintendent since June 8 when Superintendent …
Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced last week that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address …
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state …
A general contractor cannot be held liable for an injury of an employee of a subcontractor where the general contractor had little or no control over the subcontractor’s work or job environment. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week upheld …
Latin American non-life insurers are moving into a softer part of the cycle, but they are doing so from a position of relative strength. After two years of pricing adjustments in response to the effects of the pandemic and the …
Munich Re Group on Aug. 19 said it has agreed to acquire cyber insurtech At-Bay, Inc. for $575 million. The cyber insurance and managed detection and response (MDR) provider primarily serving small- to medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. will be …