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OneShield, headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, appointed Rick Becker as senior vice president, new products. Becker brings decades of experience to the newly created role. He has held president, chief operating officer, chief data officer/chief information officer, and executive vice president …

Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters receded in Indianapolis’ White River and rains eased in other parts of the state Sunday. Frank Gounder was among the Indianapolis residents assessing the damage …

Storage tanks at a massive US fuel depot caught fire after being struck by lightning, threatening supplies across one of the nation’s largest refined products pipeline systems. Explorer Pipeline’s Glenpool tank farm outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was struck by lightning …

One person has died as storm Lala continues to batter parts of Hawaii including the Big Island and Oahu, potentially bringing nearly three feet of rain and damaging winds to parts of the state Sunday after narrowly missing landfall. The …

Paramount Skydance Corp. requested a $1.88 billion bond from the 12 states that have filed an antitrust lawsuit over the media giant’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The company said Monday that federal law requires plaintiffs to “post …

As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders’ parents. It is just one way officials …

“Horrific, horrendous, unbearable, unsafe.” That’s how medical professionals describe the impact of this year’s heat waves on Britain’s healthcare system, in response to a survey by the Doctors’ Association UK. In hospitals built for a cooler climate, staff are now …

France is mobilizing more than €100 million ($116 million) in aid to rebuild homes and issue tax relief to businesses devastated by this summer’s wildfires. The government has allocated €12 million for the Gironde and Landes departments in the southwest, …

This year marks the 22nd annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Many of the firms in the Top 100 saw notable increases in total property/casualty revenue year-over-year, but the total P/C revenue combined of all …

Authorities were seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University that left five people wounded, police said Sunday, as a 19-year-old suspect remained in custody and investigators sought to unravel what happened. Investigators were trying …