National News
Ban on Worker Noncompetes Faces Uphill Legal Battle
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown...
Aon Completes $13B Acquisition of Middle-Market Broker NFP
Price or Safety? Priorities Change for Small Businesses After a Workers Comp Claim
US Revives Net Neutrality to Establish Authority Over Internet
Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises
Lockton Re: Hypothetical Cyber Event Offers Carriers an Opportunity to Review Risks
International & Reinsurance News
Aon Completes $13B Acquisition of Middle-Market Broker NFP
Aon plc said late Thursday that it has completed its $13 billion acquisition of middle-market P/C broker NFP. The purchase price will be funded by $7 billion in cash and $6...
Russia Reinsurer Backs Domestic Carriers to Get Indian Marine Insurance Permits
EU Should Revisit Bank and Insurer Capital Rules: French President Macron
Thames Water Debt Insurer Taps Advisers as Crisis Deepens
Global Basel Committee Bolsters Rules for Supervising Banks, Non-Bank Sector
Here’s Why Experts Don’t Think Cloud Seeding Caused Dubai Flooding
East News
Class Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The suit,...
Jury Rejects Sex Abuse Claims Against Virginia School System by Former Student
Connecticut M&A Advisor Agrees to Pay $1.5M to Settle Data Breach Class Action
Boston Agent Charged With Creating Fake Insurance Policies to Collect Commissions
3-Alarm House Fire Likely Caused by Oily Rags, Newton Fire Chief Says
‘It’s in the Mail’ Is Not Good Enough to Protest Workers’ Compensation Claim
Midwest News
Missouri House Backs Legal Shield for Weedkiller Maker Facing Cancer Lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits...
Texas / South Central News
Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people...
Central US Braces for Severe Weather Outbreak
Houston Deputy Dies After Being Hit by Truck While Helping During Accident
SageSure and SURE Close $130 Million Gateway Re 2024-2 Catastrophe Bond
People Moves: XPT Specialty Expands with Industry Veteran
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Group
Southeast News
Employer Can’t Deny Comp Claim in Shooting Then Argue Immunity, Court Says
An employer cannot deny a workers' compensation claim on the grounds that a shooting injury was not work-related then turn around and argue it has immunity from a tort lawsuit...
NC Agent, Missouri Lawyers Convicted in $4M Tax Shelter, Insurance Scheme
Higginbotham Adds South Florida Benefits Agency to Team
4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida After Irma, Lawsuit Says
South Carolina Ringleader Sentenced to 8 Years for Staged Accidents
Workers’ Comp Apportion Evals Must be Well-Reasoned, WV Supreme Court Says
West News
Orion180 Launches Homeowners Insurance in Arizona
Orion180 is expanding its homeowners insurance services to Arizona under a push by the company into the Western U.S. Orion180 currently operates in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia,...
Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau of California OKs Higher Pure Premium Rate Filing
Family of Nigerian Businessman Killed in Helicopter Crash Sues Charter Company
Viewpoint: Insurers Face Added Role in Curbing Workplace Violence With California Law
Jury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Exposed to Asbestos
PCF Insurance in Utah Secures $400M in Financing