Monthly Archives: <span>January 2025</span>

Update: LA Wildfire Insurance-Loss Estimates Approach $40 Billion

The cost of wildfires ravaging swaths of Los Angeles keeps rising, with new estimates of the total losses for the insurance industry now seen as high as $40 billion. The fresh figure Jan. 14 from Keefe Bruyette & Woods analysts …

Russian Insurer Says US Sanctions Against it Increase Risk of Environmental Disaster

Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh said on Friday [Jan. 10] that U.S. sanctions against it would increase the risk of environmental disasters. The Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues in …

Russia Expands Response to Biggest Black Sea Fuel Spill in Decades

Russia has formed a new government commission to coordinate clean up of the biggest spill of oil products in the Black Sea in recent history as the Kremlin continues to assess the full scale of the catastrophe. Two tankers carrying …

People Moves: Vermont Mutual Names McDonnell CEO; Carangelo Joins DeCotis

Vermont Mutual, headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont, named company president Mark J. McDonnell as chief executive officer. McDonnell first joined Vermont Mutual as senior vice president in 2014. He was named executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) in 2015 …

With Waters and Mandates Rising, HoneyQuote Adds Flood Insurance Price Tool

As more policyholders with Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance are statutorily required to purchase flood insurance, another insurance rate-quoting service has gotten in on the act. Officials with HoneyQuote.com announced Monday that the firm has started offering flood insurance quotes from …

Navion Acquiring Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services in California

Navion insurance Associates Inc. has acquired Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services Inc. in California. Pegasus Capital & Insurance Services is an insurance agency that specializes in serving the commercial insurance needs of its clients. Navion Insurance Associates is based in …

US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm

Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on Friday. The findings highlight health concerns for …

New York Governor Wants to Curb Hedge Funds Buying of Homes

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a statement, Hochul said she would propose legislation …

Investor Climate Group Suspends Activities After BlackRock Exit: Reuters Exclusive

A flagship coalition aimed at aligning the asset management industry with global climate goals said it was suspending its activities on Monday, days after BlackRock, the world’s biggest investor, left amid a political backlash in the United States. The pause …

Crews Continue Efforts to Stabilize Pennsylvania Sinkhole Area

A sinkhole where a Pennsylvania woman fell to her death last month is now being filled with hundreds of cubic yards of grout in a bid to stabilize the site. The work in the village of Marguerite, about 40 miles …