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Russia can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new G7 price cap, industry players and a U.S. official told Reuters, underscoring the limits of the most ambitious plan yet to curb Moscow’s …

Global natural disaster events to the end of Q3 2022 caused total economic losses estimated minimally at $227 billion – of which $99 billion was covered by public and private insurers, which means that insured losses will top $100 billion …

Cyber remains a top concern, but business leaders may be overconfident about their resilience against the threat, according to new research from Beazley. Cyber was chosen as the No. 1 technology risk for 28% of UK and U.S. respondents in …

Hotaling Insurance Services, a family-owned brokerage and risk management team, has merged with Akumen Insurance Advisors of south Florida. The deal becomes effective Jan. 1. Terms were not disclosed. Akumen has offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Doral. Akumen CEO …

Choice Financial Group, a regional insurance agency based in Virginia Beach, said it has acquired Georgia Pines Agency, expanding its footprint into Georgia, Florida and California. GPA, headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia, is a full-service agency with 12 offices and 65 …

Jacksonville-based One Call, a care management firm for the workers’ compensation industry, announced that it has named Juan Perez chief financial officer. Perez was previously CFO at WellPath, a health care company based in Tennessee. At One Call, he will …

A fact-checking publication known for its thorough examination of claims made by politicians has deemed Charlie Crist’s statement that he once reduced Florida property insurance rates by 10% to be “mostly true.” Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, has …

A federal court has dismissed claims that New Hampshire’s Hillsborough County, along with the nurses and outside medical providers for the county’s Valley Street Jail, are liable in the death of an inmate who experienced alcohol withdrawal and later died. …

Evidently, climate concern dropped last year. A new Gallup World Risk Poll shows fewer than half of those questioned said climate change poses a “very serious threat” to their nations in the next 20 years. It was down overall, but …

Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Proctor Insurance, providing the fifth acquisition in the state of Texas. Based in Houston, Proctor offers business and personal lines and specializes in hotels and motels. The agency was founded by Jeff Proctor …