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China-based ByteDance Ltd. made clear it won’t comply with a new US law requiring it to sell its popular TikTok video-sharing app, setting up what likely will be a prolonged court battle pitting free-speech rights against national-security interests that could …

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation must make sweeping changes to address widespread sexual harassment and other misconduct, according to an independent report released on Tuesday that raises questions about the future of the banking regulator’s leadership. The report, prompted by …

I readily admit that lists of top risks, top threats, and opportunities for insurance are well-trodden ground, and ranking risks in order of importance inevitably triggers debate about which risk should be near the top or bottom, rather than the …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council in April enacted the new city ordinance aimed at making …

The African Union’s climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help them offset the impact of a drought that’s been driven by the El Niño weather pattern, its director general said. …

The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a local government Friday in a dispute over sending a drone to take pictures of a rural salvage yard without permission. Liberal and conservative groups closely watched the case, even joining …

Casper Specialty UK Ltd., the casualty-focused MGA and independent sister company to the broker Miller, announced it had secured two new capacity providers, as it enters its second year of trading. Chaucer and TMK have joined Argenta to provide additional …

Higginbotham announced it has acquired Barnard Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. Family owned and operated since 1931, Barnard is an independent agency with services that include personal, life and health, and commercial coverage. Barnard specializes in oil and gas …

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.announced the pricing of its secondary offering of 4,400,000 shares being offered by The Westaim Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westaim HIIG GP Inc. (the “Selling Stockholder”) at $36.50. In connection with the offering, the Selling …

The leader of one of the most prolific ransomware gangs was indicted and sanctioned by the US government on Tuesday, the latest effort by law enforcement authorities to crack down on rampant cybercrime. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a 31-year-old Russian national, …