Insurance

Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion ($19.94 billion) worth of United States goods, matching dollar-for-dollar new duties imposed by Washington, and unveiled financial support for Canadian businesses and workers caught in the escalating trade war. The counter-tariffs …

At five o’clock on the morning of August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew came ashore near Homestead, Florida, as a Category 5 storm. It was one of only four hurricanes known to have struck the continental United States at Category 5 …

For more than a year, a 31-year-old Fort Lauderdale gas station attendant was able to defraud Progressive Insurance of more than $44,700 before the insurer and state authorities caught up with him, according to an arrest affidavit. The scheme worked …

Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is accusing rival Lockton Companies and 18 former employees of WTW’s Northeast construction insurance team of engineering a “smash and grab” operation that began on August 19. On that day, 18 members of WTW’s …

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected auto parts maker First Brands’ proposal to pay back creditors by pursuing litigation against insiders, instead converting the case to a more straightforward Chapter 7 liquidation. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said that …

Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, Nevada, that destroyed more than 30 homes as it spread perilously close to dense neighborhoods, officials said Monday. Containment reached 27% and there was no new …

The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 7.4% average rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance, voluntary market, in Florida. If approved by state regulators, it would mark the 10th straight year of decreases, in line with most U.S. …

Australian miner Fortescue Ltd. has suspended an executive over sexual harassment allegations, and engaged law firm MinterEllison to conduct an independent investigation into the matter. The incident is being treated “extremely seriously” and the employee is being stood down while …

Chinese hackers are ramping up attacks after integrating DeepSeek and other open-source artificial intelligence models into their operations, highlighting attackers’ ability to leverage basic AI tools to hit targets abroad. State-affiliated cyber groups more than doubled the amount of attacks …

Even as Europe’s heat wave finally breaks, money managers say they’re still coming to terms with how climate change will affect their portfolios. Pictet Asset Management’s Katie Self says her firm has been fielding calls from clients about the risks …