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Texas County Approves Election for New City Starbase Near SpaceX Site
Feb 14 2025 // A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase. The...
Dubai Developer Plans Luxury Condo Project on Site of 2021 Surfside Collapse
Jan 31 2025 // SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A Dubai-based developer plans to build a 12-story luxury condominium project on the South Florida site where a building collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people. DAMAC International said Tuesday that it...
A Los Angeles Actuary on Lessons From the Palisades Fire
Jan 16 2025 // I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state. Among the most devastating, the Palisades Fire consumed thousands of acres, leaving a...
Minneapolis to Overhaul Police Training After George Floyd’s Murder
Jan 14 2025 // The Minneapolis City Council this month approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Expands Partnership with KAIA to Offer Comprehensive Educational Programs
Jan 10 2025 // Austin, TX., January 10, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce an expanded partnership with the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA), further strengthening its commitment to...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Partners with PIA of Louisiana to Expand Educational Offerings
Jan 7 2025 // Austin TX, January 7, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is excited to announce a new partnership with the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana to bring its comprehensive suite of...
Brazil Says Workers at China’s BYD Site Are Victims of Human Trafficking
Dec 31 2024 // Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in...
Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting
Dec 20 2024 // With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said...
Ryan Companies to Pay $350K Over Sexual Harassment at Iowa Site
Dec 12 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Ryan Companies US Inc. to resolve allegations that the federal...
Tepco Removes Nuclear Fuel Debris From Fukushima Disaster Site
Dec 9 2024 // Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it removed nuclear fuel debris left inside a reactor in a demonstration at its Fukushima power plant, 13 years after a meltdown. Radioactive debris was removed from unit 2 at...
Talent, Again
Dec 2 2024 // It’s no surprise to independent agencies that talent, quality talent, is hard to find. Employers of every size and industry — across nearly every state — say they are facing unprecedented challenges...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Introduces the AlliBot Subscription – Your New Trusted Artificial Intelligent Insurance & Risk Knowledge Companion
Nov 4 2024 // Austin, TX – November 4, 2024 – The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is thrilled to announce the launch of the AlliBot Subscription, designed to provide insurance and risk management professionals with easy,...
FAA Finalizes Pilot Training, Certification Rules for Air Taxis
Oct 23 2024 // The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday finalized comprehensive training and pilot certification rules for flying air taxis, addressing a key hurdle to the deployment of electric vertical takeoff and landing...
Insurance Professionals Invited to HAI Group’s Award-Winning Virtual Risk Management Conference on Nov. 7
Oct 17 2024 // Comprehensive Strategies for Tackling Existing and Emerging Multifamily Housing Threats Date: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 Venue: Zoom Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT – HAI Group is pleased to announce its...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance and BrokerTech Ventures Launch New Insurtech Insurance Course
Oct 15 2024 // Austin, TX., October 15, 2024 – The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance, in collaboration with BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), is proud to introduce its latest educational initiative, the Introduction to Insurance for...
Exxon Granted Largest US Offshore Carbon Storage Site in Texas
Oct 10 2024 // Exxon Mobil Corp. won the right to pump carbon dioxide beneath Texas state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, in what will be the largest concession of its kind in the US. The lease granted by the Texas General Land Office will...
Firefighters Still on Site More Than Week After Incinerator Trash Fire
Oct 10 2024 // It’s going to take about two weeks to remove smoldering debris from a Maine town’s trash incinerator after a fire burned in the waste for a week, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters have been stationed...
Arkansas Sues YouTube Over Claims That Site is Fueling Youth Mental Health Crisis
Oct 2 2024 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney...
Insurance Journal Academy Partners with the Big ‘I’ to Offer Discounted Access to Training Courses
Oct 1 2024 // Partnership will offer Big ‘I’ members and state associations one-hour insurance training modules. October 1, 2024—The Big “I” is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Insurance...
A ‘Real Race for Talent’ in E&S Industry, Says WSIA’s Kelley [Video]
Sep 25 2024 // Brady Kelley, president and CEO of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, said the organization has been doing a lot to promote the E&S segment in hopes of attracting talent “There is no doubt a...
