Radio Calls for Help Sent 45 Seconds Before Mexican Ship Hit Brooklyn Bridge May 21, 2025 By Susan Haigh The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts...
Marks & Spencer Says Cyberattack to Cost £300 Million May 21, 2025 By Katie Linsell Marks & Spencer Group Plc is facing a £300 million ($403 million) hit to operating profit this fiscal year from...
Thoma Bravo’s Nearmap to Buy Insurance Tech Firm Itel for Over $1.3B May 21, 2025 Thoma Bravo-backed Nearmap has agreed to buy insurance technology provider itel from private equity firm GTCR, the companies said on...
Europe’s Farm Sector Loses €28 Billion a Year From Climate Risks May 21, 2025 By Celia Bergin The European Union’s agriculture industry is losing €28 billion ($31.5 billion) a year due to increasing climate risks, such as...
World Insurance Adds Two Agencies in South Carolina May 21, 2025 New Jersey-based World Insurance Associates, one of the larger brokerages in the country, has continued its expansion plans with the...
Alphabet’s Waymo Gets California Nod for Robotaxi Expansion in Bay Area May 21, 2025 By Juby Babu and Abhirup Roy Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Monday it received approval from California to expand its robotaxi operations in more areas...
Senate Will Try to Block California Vehicle Standards to Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars May 20, 2025 By Mary Clare Jalonick and Matthew Daly The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are...
Central US Severe Weather Outbreak Caused Billions in Damages, AccuWeather Says May 20, 2025 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A multiday severe weather outbreak across the central U.S. caused an estimated $9 billion to $11 billion in total damages...
Ryan Specialty Acquires Irish MGU 360° Underwriting May 20, 2025 Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announce that it has acquired 360° Underwriting (360), a managing general underwriter...
No NOAA Large-Disaster Data to Hurt Insurers’ Grasp of Secondary Perils, Says AM Best May 20, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Insurance industry financial strength rating agency AM Best said today that a decision to stop updating a National Oceanic and...