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Safety Insurance Drove Up Net Income by 40% in 2025
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. reported that net income for the full year 2025 was $99.3 million compared to net income of $70.7 million for the 2024, a 40% increase. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was $20.1 …
Read More Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires German Broker Krose GmbH & Co.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Bremen, Germany-based Krose GmbH & Co KG (Krose). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1920, Krose provides commercial insurance and reinsurance solutions …
Read More T. Rowe Among Signatories to Resurrected Net Zero Alliance
A net zero alliance for asset managers has resurrected itself after shelving its work last year amid a wave of US defections. The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative now has more than 250 signatories, including Aberdeen Investments and Amundi SA, …
Read More Majority of Companies Worldwide See AI Benefits; Coverage Vague: Survey
A recent survey of more than 1,200 global businesses found that as artificial intelligence adoption accelerates, 82% of respondents report positive impacts on their organizations. Global insurance brokerage Gallagher recently released its third annual AI Adoption and Risk Survey, which …
Read More L’Oreal, Dyson, Bausch + Lomb Become Latest to Sue for Trump Tariff Refunds
French beauty group L’Oreal, British vacuum manufacturer Dyson and contact lens maker Bausch + Lomb became the latest corporations to sue for refunds of tariffs paid under President Donald Trump’s emergency trade measures, days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled …
Read More Florida Cabinet Approves Land Transfer for New Rays Stadium in Tampa
The Florida Cabinet and Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed Tuesday to give Hillsborough College a 22-acre (49-hectare) plot of state land in Tampa to use for a proposed ballpark for the Rays. Last month, the Rays ownership entered a memorandum of …
Read More People Moves: AEU Names Lake VP and Loss Control Director
The American Equity Underwriters, one of the largest providers of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employees, has named Jason Lake senior vice president and director of loss control. Lake will succeed Jimmy Burgin, who plans to retire in July after …
Read More San Diego Approves $6M Settlement With Insurers for Flood Damage
The city of San Diego is paying $6 million to a group of insurers to compensate them for paying claims from floods in January 2024 floods. The city council granted final approval Tuesday to the settlement, part of a longer …
Read More Marsh Awarded Injunction Against Former Employees Now With Howden US
A federal judge this week granted Marsh its request to prohibit a group of employees who left for Howden US from using its confidential information, soliciting other former employees, and trying to acquire current and prospective Marsh clients. An opinion …
Read More NC State Workers Should Seek Comp Benefits, Not Constitutional Claims, Court Told
College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for North Carolina State University said in asking a court …
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