The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it will fund up to $1 billion in disaster-resilient infrastructure under a grant program it had previously canceled and criticized as being wasteful. The move was prompted by an order from a U.S. …
Marsh Risk said it has secured comprehensive insurance coverage for TerraPower’s Kemmerer Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, considered the nation’s first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear power plant approved for construction by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. According to Marsh, the placement is …
The two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport were grappling with a higher-than-anticipated workload, complicated by foul weather, when an inbound Air Canada Express jet plowed into a fire truck on Sunday evening, killing both pilots. The heavy, late-evening traffic …
Jurors in the first two trials in the U.S. from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over harm to children have found Meta and Alphabet’s Google liable, potentially teeing up an appeals fight that could reshape how …
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing mutual fund giant Fidelity of cheating many investors in its $439.1 billion Fidelity Government Money Market Fund by keeping them in higher-cost share classes than they were eligible for. U.S. District …
The Society of Actuaries (SOA), the world’s largest actuarial professional organization, named Clar Rosso as the new CEO, effective May 4. Rosso assumes the role from Greg Heidrich, who is retiring after serving as CEO since 2007. Rosso recently served …
Risk Theory, a Dallas, Texas-based platform of insurance distribution businesses, announced the launch of Dealer Transit, a new logistics solution designed to help dealerships mitigate the growing risk of vehicle theft during transit. The program is backed by Risk Point, …
AM Besthas revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) for the following pooled members of Western Reserve Group: Western Reserve Mutual Casualty …
A Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) investigation helped lead to a lifetime prison sentence for a Panhandle man who set a house fire to cover up the murder of a 4-year-old girl. Humberto Martinez pleaded guilty to capital murder …
A Michigan woman pled guilty to organizing a high-volume theft ring targeting Ulta Beauty stores in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Cheaira Broughton, 38, of Detroit, was charged by the Department of Attorney General …