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

State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Calif. Insurance Commissioner Decision

Ahead of a decision from California’s insurance commissioner on a State Farm General request for emergency rate increases, company executives and representatives of a consumer group pled their opposing cases in letters to Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Breaking News Update: After …

CannGen Launches Workers’ Comp Program Through Crum & Forester

CannGen Insurance Services LLC is now offering workers’ compensation coverage for the legal cannabis industry through specialty insurance provider Crum & Forster. The program is available in all 50 states. CannGen policyholders can access C&F Connect, an online portal designed …

Man Sentenced for Shootings That Damaged Pipeline, Power Station in Dakotas

A Canadian man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for shootings at an oil pipeline in South Dakota and an electrical substation in North Dakota that caused $1.7 million in damages after a judge found that his …

Four Charged in Death of 5-Year-Old Michigan Boy in Oxygen Chamber Explosion

Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was “incinerated” inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit medical facility, Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday. Thomas Cooper from Royal Oak, Michigan, was …

Texas Stock Exchange Hires Nasdaq, Cboe Executives for ETP Push

An upstart stock exchange based in Texas has poached top talent from its big-name rivals as it prepares its push into the $11 trillion exchange-traded fund world. Cboe Global Market’s former head of exchange-traded products listings Robert Marrocco will join …

AM Best Places Michigan’s Wolverine Mutual Under Review With Positive Implications

AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating of C++ (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “b” (Marginal) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance Company (Wolverine) based in Dowagiac, Michigan. The Credit Ratings …

Explosion in Manhole at Texas Tech University Prompts Campus Evacuations

Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated Wednesday night after officials said an explosion in a manhole near a substation caused multiple fires that could be seen emerging from underground across parts of the campus and widespread …

ACORD Solutions Group Launches ADEPT Bermuda Regional Hub for Digital Messaging

ACORD Solutions Group, a provider of digital solutions for the global insurance industry, announced the launch of the ADEPT Bermuda Regional Hub. As part of the data exchange hub’s launch, ACORD Solutions Group will give away one million free digital …

North Sea Ship Collision Could Cost Insurers Up to $100M, Hitting Marine Line’s Profits

The collision of a cargo ship and a fuel tanker off the eastern coast of England in the North Sea is likely to hit multiple marine insurance policies, carrying an estimated combined insured value of between $50 million and $100 …

OpenAI Asks White House to Shield AI From State Rules

OpenAI has asked the Trump administration to help shield artificial intelligence companies from a growing number of proposed state regulations if they voluntarily share their models with the federal government. In a 15-page set of policy suggestions released on Thursday, …