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A lack of oxygen that incapacitated the pilot and three passengers is likely what caused a private jet to become unresponsive before flying over the nation’s capital and prompting the military to scramble fighter jets in 2023, according to a …

Zurich North America announced key leadership changes within U.S. national accounts and underwriting as Heather Fox has been promoted to lead national accounts and Peter Caminiti was promoted to chief underwriting officer. Fox was most recently chief underwriting officer for …

David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Thursday that states would in the future bear half the costs for responding to natural disasters, up from 25% under current cost-sharing levels. Richardson, who took the …

Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk’s car company to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national “robotaxi” launch that is key to keeping its stock …

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald today reintroduced a bill to eliminate the subpoena power of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). The Insurance Data Protection Act was first presented by Fitzgerald, R-Wis., to the U.S. House of Representatives in September 2023. “FIO’s recent …

Sweltering heat more commonly seen in the throes of summer than in the spring was making an unwelcome visit this week to a large portion of the U.S. – from the Dakotas to Texas and other parts of the South …

Coterie, a small business MGA, announced it is relocating its headquarters from Cincinnati to Appleton, Wisconsin. Coterie said relocating the company’s headquarters to Appleton provides a reduction in operational costs and improved efficiencies. Coterie said it will realize an immediate …

CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured in a fiery wreck involving multiple vehicles and semi-trailers on the interstate that connects Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. The crash closed all of the southbound lanes …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfare scandal will move forward after Mississippi’s Supreme Court on Thursday denied White’s appeal to dismiss …

Advocus National Title Insurance Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, named Mike Moore senior vice president of Illinois operations. Moore has been part of Advocus (formerly ATG) for over 30 years, and most recently served as vice president of special markets, …