Insurance
Progressive Q4 Income Up 25%; CFO Sauerland to Retire in July
Fourth quarter 2025 net income at Progressive Corp. increased 25% compared to the same period a year ago to nearly $3 billion. Progressive reports results monthly. Net income for December was up 22% to about $1.15 billion. Full-year net income …
Read More California Seafood Distributor Paying $248K for Prop 65 Violations
A California seafood is paying $248,000 to resolve allegations it sold frozen seafood products with elevated levels of lead and cadmium without the required warnings. California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office settled with Pacific American Fish Company Inc., a seafood …
Read More Howden-Driven Talent War Has Cost Brown & Brown $23M in Revenue, CEO Says
The Howden-driven talent war has cost Brown & Brown $23 million in revenue, according to J. Powell Brown, the broker’s president and chief executive officer. “As of today, approximately 275 of our former teammates have joined this start-up, taking with …
Read More Mississippi, Deep South Shiver Under Ice as Long Recovery Looms
Residents in a iced-over swath of Mississippi began to confront the ugly truth Monday as they shivered in ever-colder and darkened houses: Recovery from the state’s worst ice storm in more than 30 years could take a week or more. …
Read More FAA’s Failure to Act on Safety Risks Blamed for Midair Collision at Reagan Airport
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to monitor and act on safety risks in the airspace near Washington was among a number of systemic failures safety officials blamed for last year’s midair collision. The National Transportation Safety Board has been …
Read More Tokio Marine HCC Lists Top 10 Cyber Incidents in 2025
Among the top 10 cyber incidents in 2025 was the first documented case of an AI-orchestrated espionage campaign, which illustrated how artificial intelligence (AI) is being leveraged by sophisticated threat actors, according to Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a member …
Read More Lawsuits Filed by Victims of Spectacular German Bank Heist
The first lawsuits were filed on Wednesday by victims of a spectacular heist of a German bank in December when burglars used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into its vault and make off with millions, a lawyer …
Read More Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure Into a Weapon
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special operations forces carried out …
Read More Businesses Pressured to Respond to ICE While Becoming a Target
From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for such arrests …
Read More People Moves: BMS Re Appoints Grippa US Chief Strategy Officer
BMS Re, the reinsurance arm of independent insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group, headquartered in New York, appointed Tony Grippa as chief strategy officer for the U.S. business. Grippa will serve on the firm’s U.S. Executive Committee. Grippa will act …
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