Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms crossed the South from Texas to Florida to Georgia late last week. The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado warnings, mainly …

Thinksurance, a Frankfurt, Germany-headquartered insurtech specializing in digital insurance consultations for commercial and industrial clients in Europe, has raised $24 million in new funding. The capital comes from new investors as well as existing shareholders and will enable Thinksurance to …

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Monday pledged to turn the country into a clean energy superpower by 2030, saying it would overturn a ban on new onshore wind farms while respecting any oil and gas licenses granted before the …

For dealmakers, this week’s Paris Air Show will showcase the boom in demand for commercial planes and military technology. What won’t be on display is the problem that has consumed time and attention of executives and consultants for the past …

After appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World’s governing district earlier this year, its firefighters were among the few employees who publicly welcomed them with open arms. But that warm relationship is in jeopardy as a …

The son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday on behalf of all families who believe their loved ones’ body parts were mishandled by the school’s former …

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Allegany Co-op Insurance Co., in Cuba, New York, and Conemaugh Valley Mutual Insurance Co. in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. These companies are collectively referred to as Allegany-Conemaugh Group. At the same …

Companies accused of fueling the U.S. opioid crisis have so far paid out more than $3 billion to compensate states, but has any of the money reached the people who need it? It depends where you live. Yes, if you’re …

President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles getting its own agricultural goods to world markets. Putin said …

Acrisure LLC, a large, closely-held insurance broker, is interviewing banks to go public next year, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a sign that equity markets may be opening up to new listings from strong companies. Grand Rapids, …

The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won a court ruling against insurers, including Royal & Sun Alliance, over pandemic-related losses, which its lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of policyholders. London International Exhibition Centre Plc took …

Trafigura Group is being sued by the billionaire Reuben brothers, as the fallout of a massive nickel fraud reverberates through global metal markets and ensnares some of the industry’s best-known figures. Legal filings seen by Bloomberg News shed new light …