Palm Beach Rejects Data Center Near Mar-a-Lago After Backlash July 16, 2026 By Andrew Oxford and Erin Hudson Palm Beach County commissioners rejected a proposal late Wednesday to build a digital infrastructure hub to house AI data centers...
Man Fleeing Immigration Officers in Florida Struck and Killed by Tractor Trailer July 16, 2026 By Gene Johnson A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a...
HSB (UK & Ireland) Names Former Munich Re Exec Götz as Dir. of Strategy, Value Propositions; Antares Appoints Interim CEO After Death of van der Straaten July 16, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurers HSB (UK & Ireland) and Antares. A summary of...
AM Best Shifts Outlooks to Negative for Safety Insurance July 16, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable while affirming the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and...
The Hanover Announces CEO Succession Plan; Roche to Retire at End of 2026 July 16, 2026 The Hanover Insurance Group announced that John C. Roche, president and chief executive officer, plans to retire on Dec. 31...
London Offices Without AC Face New Price Risk Due to Heat Waves July 16, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard London’s office market is weighing the possibility of lower prices for properties that don’t come with cooling options such as...
Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Is a ‘Red Line’ and Will Resist Until the End July 16, 2026 By Jana Choukeir and Nayera Abdallah Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line,” warning that if U.S. President Donald...
People Moves: MEMIC Expands Northeast Underwriting Team with New Hire Rutledge July 16, 2026 The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, hired Sean Rutledge to its Northeast underwriting team as a production underwriter. Based...
India Bars Seafarers From Hormuz Voyages After Attacks July 16, 2026 By Rakesh Sharma and Weilun Soon India has directed ship owners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying the country’s seafarers on vessels going through...
AI Without the Risk: A Small Agency’s Guide to AI Governance and Data Security July 16, 2026 By Tanner Randolph, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Applied Systems Most growth-focused agency owners in the insurance industry are eager to use automation for the efficiency gains it promises. But...