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LA Mayor Credits Trump on Fire Aid, Stays Wary on Immigration
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is navigating one of her city’s most challenging periods in decades. She’s facing a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall, the long recovery from January’s wildfires, and preparations for two of the world’s largest sporting events …
Paragon’s Reel Media Acquires WISE Risk of Massachusetts
Connecticut-based Paragon Insurance Holdings announced that its specialty media and contingency platform, Reel Media Insurance Services, has acquired WISE Risk, a wholesaler for event-driven and specialty insurance products. WISE Risk, based in Needham, Massachusetts, is focused on the entertainment, sports, …
People Moves: Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance promotes Zeilinga to agency manager
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, promoted Chris Zeilinga to agency manager of the Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush Agency. Zeilinga joined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance in 2002 as an agent in Marion County. In 2018, he was promoted to the role …
Liberty Mutual Q1 Net Income Down 33%
Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. booked consolidated first quarter 2025 net income of about $1 billion, down about 33% from the same period a year ago. Catastrophe losses for the first three months of 2025—driven by the wildfires in California—were …
Many US Cities Are Sinking. But In Texas, It’s Worse
Cities across the US are sinking,and the problem is most pronounced in Texas, according to a new study. The research, which examined 28 cities and was published in science journal Nature on Thursday, found all of them were affected by …
Root Builds on First Profitable Year With Solid Q1 Results
Root Inc. reported first quarter net income of $18.2 million to build off results of 2024—its first profitable year. The net profit for the first three months of 2025 is compared to a net loss of $6.2 million for Q1 …
Apollo’s Aspen Insurance Raises $397.5 Million in US IPO
Aspen Insurance priced its New York initial public offering within its marketed range on Wednesday, raising $397.5 million for the Bermuda-based specialty insurer. The Apollo Global Management-owned insurer sold 13.25 million shares at $30 apiece, compared with its targeted range …
Trump’s Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control Faces Huge Hurdles
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday will call for tens of billions of dollars to overhaul America’s strained air traffic control system to address crumbling infrastructure, dramatic staffing shortfalls and failing technology. Key questions remain unanswered: Will it work? …
People Moves: Marsh Taps FERMA’s Beaupérin as Client Leader, Risk Management, Europe; Sompo Int’l Holdings Names Walsh as Independent Non-Exec Chair
Marsh Taps FERMA’s Beaupérin as Client Leader, Risk Management, Europe Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Typhaine Beaupérin as client leader, Risk Management, Europe, effective end of June 2025. Based in Brussels, Beaupérin will …
Jury Awards $3M for Defective Airbag That Seriously Injured Florida Man
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida jury has awarded $3 million to a man who was severely injured by a defective airbag in a 2020 crash. Miami-Dade jurors reached a verdict for Jose Hernandez on Thursday, according to court records. …
Markets/Coverages: CFC Launches Simplified Intellectual Property Product
CFC, the London-based managing general agent and cyber specialist, announced the launch of its new simplified intellectual property (IP) product. Sector agnostic and designed for all sizes of companies from start-ups and to those with a turnover of up to …
Family Sues Over Florida Deputy’s Shooting of Airman at Apartment
The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure people are …