30 10, 2025

Texas Backs Permian Gas-Fired Power Plant With $1.1B Loan as AI Demand Soars

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Texas is backing a proposed Permian Basin power plant fueled by natural gas with a $1.1 billion low-interest loan, the largest such project under a state program aimed to shore up supplies after widespread blackouts in 2021. Competitive Power Ventures …

30 10, 2025

Michigan Acquires Shipwreck Artifact in Unusual Settlement Agreement

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The state of Michigan has acquired a life ring that washed ashore 50 years ago from the Edmund Fitzgerald, a rare artifact that strangely became part of a settlement in a lawsuit that had nothing to do with the famous …

30 10, 2025

WTW Reports Flat Q3 Revenue of $2.29 Billion, With Organic Growth of 5%

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WTW reported third quarter revenue of $2.29 billion, flat with $2.29 billion for Q3 2024, which the broker attributed to the sale of its direct-to-consumer insurance distribution business, TRANZACT. WTW reported organic growth of 5% for the quarter, compared with …

16 10, 2025

NAMIC to Federal Lawmakers: Do Your Job on Flood Insurance Program

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Two weeks into the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program, one of the insurance industry’s trade associations is once again calling for a reauthorization. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) on Oct. 16 issued a statement directed …

16 10, 2025

Storm System Threatens Central and Southern US With Hail and Damaging Winds

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As many as 22 states face the risk for severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging wind gusts over the next several days, meteorologists say. A front over the Central/Southern Rockies is expected to move northeastward, producing showers and thunderstorms over parts …

16 10, 2025

Marsh McLennan Reports 4% Revenue Growth

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Marsh McLennan reports consolidated revenue during the third quarter of $6.4 billion, an increase of 11% over Q3 2024, or 4% on an underlying (organic) basis, level with Q3 2024. John Doyle, President and CEO, described the Q3 results as …

16 10, 2025

TDI Drafts New Rule Requiring Appraisal Provision in Auto and Homeowners Policies

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The Texas Department of Insurance recently published an informal draft of rules that would implement a new law requiring all personal auto and residential property insurance policies to include a binding appraisal provision. The draft outlines appraisal timelines, appraiser and …

16 10, 2025

People Moves: Fast Joins Alliant Team in Maine

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Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Rob Fast as executive vice president (EVP) within its employee benefits group. He will be based in Portland, Maine. Fast has decades of experience. His career spans product development, distribution, portfolio management …

16 10, 2025

LA County Officials Approved Emergency Declaration Over Immigration Raids

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Los Angeles County officials voted this week to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move allows the L.A. County Board of …

17 10, 2025

New Hampshire Supreme Court: Law Erasing Limit on Abuse Claims Is Not Retroactive

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A 2020 Granite State law lifting the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims is not retroactive, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled. The state’s high court found that applying the 2020 law retroactively violates the state’s constitution which …