Insurance
Texas Water Crisis Threatens Booming Industrial Hotspot for Exxon, Koch
Water shortages in South Texas are posing major risks to a fast-growing industrial hub that’s crucial to President Donald Trump’s twin goals of dominating global energy markets and slashing trade deficits. Corpus Christi, a Gulf Coast city 400 miles (640 …
Read More Look Out, Uber. The Future Looks a Lot More Like Waymo.
There’s something fundamentally American about the freedom to get in your car and drive. Driving is self-determination. The liberty to set your own course. The power to move under your own willpower, whether for duty or sheer pleasure. Despite some …
Read More King Risk Partners Acquires Virginia’s Jenkins Insurance
Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners announced it has acquired Jenkins Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Jenkins Insurance has been serving Harrisonburg, Rockingham, and the surrounding regions of Virginia for more than 40 years. The agency …
Read More Miami Construction Owner, an Illegal Immigrant, Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud
A construction firm owner in Miami greatly underreported his company’s payroll, defrauding a workers’ compensation insurer of more than $380,000 in premiums, Florida authorities said Monday. Jose Arias-Reyes, president of AR Carpentry Services, is an illegal alien who has twice …
Read More Shooting at Packed SC Bar Kills 4 and Injures At Least 20 More
A mass shooting early Sunday at a crowded bar on an idyllic island considered to be the largest Gullah community on the South Carolina coast has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said. A large crowd …
Read More Rhode Island Couple Dies in Plane Crash on Massachusetts Highway
A Rhode Island husband and wife were killed and another person injured Monday morning when a small plane crashed onto a highway in southeastern Massachusetts. The deceased were identified as Thomas and Agatha Perkins, of Middletown, according to Thomas Quinn, …
Read More 16 Killed in Blast at Tennessee Military Explosives Factory Near Nashville
A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said. The explosion left a smoldering wreck of twisted and charred metal and burned-out vehicles at …
Read More People Moves: Markel International Restructures, Promotes Hillier as CUO; Miller Taps Optio’s Robinson as CEO of MGA Platform, AXIS’ Ross Named CUO
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and the insurance broker Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel International Restructures and Promotes Hillier as CUO Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group …
Read More Nor’easter Knocks Out Power, Snarls Travel Across East Coast
An early-season nor’easter swept across the US East Coast, killing at least one person as it triggered power outages and travel delays, while across the continent a massive storm wreaked havoc on Alaska. The eastern storm will reach its peak …
Read More Marsh McLennan and Businesses to Unify Under ‘Marsh’ Brand; New Unit Created
Marsh McLennan announced it will change its brand to “Marsh,” effective January 2026, and it has created a new unit, Business and Client Services (BCS), which aims to accelerate innovation and centralize investments in operational excellence, data, artificial intelligence (AI) …
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