The American Equity Underwriters, one of the largest providers of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employees, has named Jason Lake senior vice president and director of loss control. Lake will succeed Jimmy Burgin, who plans to retire in July after …

The city of San Diego is paying $6 million to a group of insurers to compensate them for paying claims from floods in January 2024 floods. The city council granted final approval Tuesday to the settlement, part of a longer …

A federal judge this week granted Marsh its request to prohibit a group of employees who left for Howden US from using its confidential information, soliciting other former employees, and trying to acquire current and prospective Marsh clients. An opinion …

College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for North Carolina State University said in asking a court …

Two days before New York’s biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional US model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer artificial intelligence systems weren’t so certain. The long-running …

German reinsurer Munich Re announced plans to return €5.3 billion ($6.3 billion) to shareholders through a new buyback program and a higher dividend. The firm aims to repurchase as much as €2.25 billion of its stock, according to a statement …

Floodbase and Liberty Mutual announced the launch of an instant quoting application for parametric flood insurance in the U.S., allowing wholesale and retail brokers to price parametric flood covers in minutes Designed specifically for the U.S. market, Liberty’s pricing engine …

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation Thursday that restricts the state’s ability to set new environmental regulations. The measure prohibits state agencies from setting restrictions on pollutants and hazardous substances exceeding those set by the federal government. In areas …

Vistria, a middle market private investment firm with deep sector expertise across essential industries, announced the acquisition of Lumen, a technology-enabled Managing General Agent headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2019, Lumen underwrites commercial property, builders’ risk, commercial general liability, …

Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week …

Elitium, a UK-based specialist MGA incubated by Mission Underwriters, has been launched to provide commercial combined insurance for select trades within the manufacturing sector, as well as property cover for well-maintained unoccupied residential and commercial properties. The MGA’s commercial combined …

Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice LLC, an in-home health care provider of bathing assistance to clients in central Michigan, violated federal law when it did not assign home visits in Grand Blanc, Michigan to a black certified nurse assistant (CNA) …