President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at fighting cybercrime — including fraud and extortion — directing officials to identify robust tools to combat transnational criminal organizations preying on American families, businesses and infrastructure. The directive calls for …
The search has been called off for any survivors after a commercial fishing vessel with two people aboard sank off Cape Cod, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a notification just before noon …
Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s Ticketmaster was so dominant in the U.S. live concert business that rival SeatGeek Inc. was offering arenas “retaliation insurance” for any events they lost by switching ticket sellers, according to testimony at a landmark antitrust trial. …
Live Nation Entertainment has reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, according to a court hearing on Monday. In the same hearing, it was disclosed that Live Nation is also in talks with state attorneys general to secure …
The share of insurance companies planning to maintain their current staff size over the next 12 months has reached a 15-year high—while just 7% of insurers plan to reduce headcount in 2026. Aon and The Jacobson Group’s Q1 2026 Insurance …
Zurich Insurance Group AG agreed to buy Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s RedClick unit for €337 million ($389 million) in cash to expand its non-life business in Ireland. The two companies announced the deal in separate statements Monday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg …
The UK Navy said three vessels were hit with suspected projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf on Wednesday, as the conflict in the region continues to menace shipping. The targets, none of which were identified, include a …
A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of the first large oil tankers to leave the Persian Gulf since traffic through the vital chokepoint all but halted. The …
The UK’s flood insurer of last resort says the country’s mortgage banks aren’t doing enough to prepare for the risks facing homeowners across Britain. “Their assumption is they don’t need to do anything,” Perry Thomas, chief executive of Flood Re, …
NFP hired Michelle Ross as vice president, head of property/casualty broking, for its West region. Ross was previously NFP’s California broking leader. With more than three decades in the commercial insurance industry, Ross has partnered with mid-market businesses across Southern …