Insurance

A Florida home inspector allegedly used the same stock photographs in more than 200 home and wind-mitigation inspections, costing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. more than $88,000, the state Department of Financial Services said after the man was arrested. Jasiel Mena, …

Francine knocked out power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and canceled hundreds of flights across the US South after coming ashore as a hurricane. The storm has weakened to a tropical depression with winds of 35 miles …

The top EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether search engine giant Google adequately protected European Union users’ personal data before using it to help develop its foundational AI Model. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the lead …

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against …

Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the commercial insurance market as its current processes for dealing with bad behavior could be “unclear.” The Lloyd’s of London market, which …

Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles took advantage of cooler weather Wednesday as they slowly gained the upper hand, but not before dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands of people were forced to …

For the sixth straight year, U.S. excess and surplus insurers in 2023 saw double-digit growth in direct written premiums. E&S direct written premiums (DWP) grew 15% last year to increase its share of the total property/casualty market to 9%, according …

Lehigh Valley Health Network has agreed to a $65 million settlement of a class action with patients and employees affected by a 2023 ransomware attack that exposed personal and medical information including nude photos of patients. Every settlement class member …

EverPeak Insurance, a workers’ compensation insurer that specializes in hard-to-place industries and small businesses, has recently expanded into South Carolina. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vlad Stojanovic said the move will help address the difficulties that some employers face …

With summer drawing to a close in Canada, the 2024 wildfire season is shaping up as one of the most destructive on record, largely due to the devastation caused by a blaze that ripped through a tourist town in the …