17 04, 2025

Potential Tariff Auto Severity Impact on Travelers: Single-Digits or Less

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Wildfire losses obscured what executives of Travelers described as outstanding underlying results for the insurer’s first quarter—and looking ahead, the company is well-positioned to face the impacts of macroeconomic uncertainty, the chief executive said. During a first-quarter earnings conference call …

17 04, 2025

In Last-Minute Reversal, US Agency Extends Support for Cyber Vulnerability Database

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U.S. officials will extend support for 11 months for a database of cyber weaknesses that plays a critical role in fighting bugs and hacks, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, just as the funding was due to run out. The expected …

17 04, 2025

Viewpoint: A Favorable Prognosis—Healthcare at the Forefront of Cyber Risk

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Healthcare organizations continue to find themselves at the forefront of cyber risk. Exposures such as IT supply chain dependencies, website tracking litigation, ransomware attacks, new security regulations, and data breach class actions put healthcare organizations of all sizes at high …

17 04, 2025

Lloyd’s Broker Charged Over Alleged Ecuador Bribes

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UK fraud cops have charged an insurance broker with bribery, after a four-year probe into alleged corruption involving state-run insurance contracts in Ecuador. The Serious Fraud Office accused United Insurance Brokers Ltd. of failing to prevent associates from bribing state …

17 04, 2025

China Bans ‘Smart’ and ‘Autonomous’ Driving Terms From Vehicle Ads

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China is banning automakers from using the terms “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when they advertise driving assistance features, and it will tighten scrutiny of such technology upgrades. The mandate on vehicle advertising was delivered by the Ministry of Industry …

17 04, 2025

Business Moves: NSM Completes Sale of Commercial Division to New Mountain Capital; Compre Buys Covea’s CSE Group

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Specialty insurer NSM Insurance Group said it has completed the sale of its U.S. commercial insurance division to investment firm New Mountain Capital. The agreement includes NSM’s portfolio of 15 niche insurance programs across property/casualty, accident & health, and reinsurance—as …

17 04, 2025

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Virginia’s Loudoun Mutual Insurance Co.

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AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable of Loudoun Mutual Insurance Co. of Waterford, Virginia based on the “deterioration in Loudoun’s underwriting and operating performance” in recent years and corresponding “decline in overall risk-adjusted capitalization.” At the …

17 04, 2025

Coal Country Voices Say Closure of MSHA Offices Endanger Mine Safety

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk, has been …

17 04, 2025

EPA Considers Weakening Regulations on Coal Ash Disposal

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In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it could fill the Dallas Cowboys’ football stadium twice over — threaten groundwater with heavy metal …

17 04, 2025

Marsh McLennan Reports Organic Q1 Growth of 4%

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Marsh McLennan reported consolidated revenue during the first quarter of $7.1 billion, an increase of 9% compared with Q1 2024, or 4% on an underlying (organic) basis. Q1 operating income was $2.0 billion, compared with $1.9 billion during the same …