16 06, 2026

People Moves: Gallagher Appoints Practice Leaders for Casualty, Fine Arts, Data Centers

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Gallagher is expanding its US retail brokerage capabilities with the appointment of three new practice leaders. Evan Hessel, managing director, casualty, joined Gallagher as part of the Woodruff Sawyer acquisition in 2025. He has extensive experience in developing risk financing …

16 06, 2026

Making Decisions Under Pressure in Complex Risk Environments

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Insurance leaders say today’s risk environment is creating challenges that are more difficult to predict than ever before. This is leading insurers to rethink how they assess risk and make the right decisions without sacrificing speed and efficiency. “Risk is …

16 06, 2026

Ukraine Aims to Align Banks, Insurers With EU Rules by 2028, Central Banker Says

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Ukraine is accelerating reforms to align its banking and insurance sectors with EU standards by 2028 despite wartime challenges, to buttress investor confidence and deepen economic integration with Europe, its central bank governor said. The European Union launched formal talks …

16 06, 2026

US-Iran Deal Promises End to War but How it Will Work Remains Unclear

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Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could take weeks for confidence to return after any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and fundamental questions remained unanswered. U.S. …

12 06, 2026

Climate Change Making Coastal Floods More Likely, Study Finds

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Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher, according to new research published Wednesday. Experts say the findings are crucial for making plans about …

12 06, 2026

Claimants of 23andMe Data Breach to Get $46.75M in Settlement Deal

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The administrator of a bankruptcy plan for the genetics-testing company once known as 23andMe agreed to dole out a total of $46.75 million to victims in a deal to end litigation stemming from a 2023 data breach. According to records …

12 06, 2026

People Moves: PIA New Jersey Elects New Leadership

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PIA New Jersey Elects New Leadership; Levine President Aaron Levine was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) at the association’s annual business meeting. Levine is a member agent for LG Insurance Agency in West Long …

12 06, 2026

Two California Insurance Commissioner Candidates Are Left, And Reform Is Coming

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Expect more efforts to reform California’s troubled homeowners insurance market from the state’s next top insurance regulator regardless of who wins a race that has now been whittled down to two candidates. Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen are advancing …

12 06, 2026

Florida Property Tax Cut Could Strain Local Credit, S&P Says

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Local governments in Florida will face “greater credit pressure” if voters approve a plan to largely eliminate property taxes on more than half of homes in the state, according to analysts at S&P Global Ratings. The proposal would introduce financial …

12 06, 2026

Solar Power Hits New Milestones in the US

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Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. Data released June 10 by global energy think tank Ember, along with a …