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Convex Group Ltd., the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced it has received in-principle approval to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1984, which will commence underwriting in April 2025. Convex said it has worked with its advisers Gallagher Re and Asta, which …

Mosaic Insurance has launched a combined environmental product that merges primary commercial general liability with a suite of added pollution and professional coverages. The company’s new Site Pollution & General Liability (SGL) form provides primary and excess (supported and unsupported) …

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in …

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened a civil lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps service following an executive order Donald Trump signed after taking office. Sheinbaum insisted Thursday that Alphabet Inc.’s …

Companies that committed to investments in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are scrapping their plans as the projects they were meant to serve face huge setbacks, including President Donald Trump’s plan to end federal support. The pullback reflects …

Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest U.S. insurance brokers and distributors, has named Connor Foley vice president in its employee benefits group. He is based in Tennessee, Alliant said in a news release. Foley has considerable experience working with …

Gainesville, Florida-based The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, calling itself one of the fastest-growing privately held brokerages in the country, is set to grow a little more this year, thanks to a $100 million line of credit. The brokerage announced this …

The managing general agency model is attracting a number of ambitious underwriters keen to step away from established insurers to build nimble, specialized, and client-focused MGAs. For many, launching an MGA is a chance to offer a more tailored approach …

Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons, which enables criminals to inflict more damage and makes the city more dangerous, attorneys argue in a complaint filed …

Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $6.9 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes last month. That’s according to the …