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People Moves: Dunn Joins Marsh as US Construction Practice Leader; Canopius Appoints Varghese as Head of Marine, US
May 6 2025 // Jim Dunn Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York City, appointed Jim Dunn as U.S. construction practice leader. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Dunn will report to Michael Pellegrini, U.S. and Canada...
People Moves: Aon Names DiLorenzo as Head of US Casualty for Reinsurance Solutions; Brit Promotes Mudd to Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988
May 5 2025 // Aon Names DiLorenzo as Head of US Casualty for Reinsurance Solutions Insurance broker Aon plc named Anthony DiLorenzo as head of US casualty for Reinsurance Solutions, effective immediately. In his new role DiLorenzo will...
US Opens Probes After Army Helicopter Forces 2 DC Flights to Abort Landings
May 5 2025 // Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter too close. The Federal Aviation Administration said...
Uber Teams Up With May Mobility to Launch Robotaxis in US Cities
May 2 2025 // Uber Technologies said on Thursday it will partner with self-driving technology startup May Mobility to deploy thousands of self-driving vehicles on its ride-hailing platform across U.S. cities, starting with Arlington,...
California’s Ban on Gasoline Cars Is Overturned by US House Vote
May 1 2025 // Republicans moved a step closer Thursday to repealing a federal waiver allowing California to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a policy that had drawn opposition from automakers, fuel producers and President Donald Trump...
People Moves: SmartChoice Chooses Caldwell as CEO; Griffin Promoted to Zurich US Head of Multinational Underwriting; Burns & Wilcox Names New York, Chicago Leaders
May 1 2025 // SmartChoice Names Caldwell CEO Andrew Caldwell Smart Choice, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, restructured its executive leadership, naming Andrew Caldwell as CEO, while founder Doug Witcher has transitioned to...
People Moves: Mosaic Promotes Duggan to Lead North American Claims; Hiscox Names Sinkus CUO in US; EPIC Appoints Jackson Managing Principal, Global Leader
Apr 30 2025 // Mosaic Promotes Duggan to Lead North American Claims Thomas Duggan Mosaic, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, named environmental and casualty risk specialist and former district attorney Thomas Duggan as the...
Apollo’s Aspen Insurance Targets $2.9B Valuation in US Stock Market Return
Apr 29 2025 // Aspen Insurance said on Tuesday it was seeking a valuation of up to $2.85 billion in its New York flotation, as the Bermudian specialty insurer looks to go public again in the United States after more than six years. Stock...
FBI Raided the Wrong House. Now the US Supreme Court Will Hear Their Lawsuit
Apr 29 2025 // Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin’s Atlanta home, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her and her then-boyfriend as her 7-year-old son screamed for his mom...
Increased Writings in Homeowners Adds to US Surplus Lines Growth
Apr 29 2025 // Increasing movement of homeowners insurance risk to the U.S. surplus lines market has continued to contribute to growth for nonadmitted insurers. According to a report from AM Best, surplus homeowners direct premiums...
Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central US With Tornadoes and Large Hail
Apr 28 2025 // A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S. Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and...
Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across US This Year
Apr 25 2025 // A long-range forecast predicts wildfires will burn more land across the U.S. this year, with a potentially active spring in places and a build up into summer. An AccuWeather forecast out on Wednesday calls for 7 to 9...
Wife of Former US Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted in Bribery Scheme
Apr 24 2025 // Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business...
Global Q1 Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 3%, but US Casualty Bucks the Trend
Apr 24 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell 3%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025 following a 2% decline in Q4 2024, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published quarterly by insurance broker Marsh. The Q1...
US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry
Apr 24 2025 // The Trump administration is considering whether to reduce certain tariffs targeting the auto industry that carmaker executives have warned would deal a severe blow to profits and jobs. One measure would spare automobiles...
UK’s Admiral Group to Sell Its US Insurer Elephant to J.C. Flowers
Apr 22 2025 // United Kingdom’s Admiral Group has agreed to sell its U.S. insurance business — Elephant Insurance Co. and Elephant Insurance Services— to the private investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. for an undisclosed...
BOE’s Greene Says US Tariffs Pose Disinflation Risks for UK
Apr 22 2025 // Megan Greene, one of the Bank of England’s most hawkish policymakers, said Donald Trump’s wave of global tariffs is more likely to weigh on prices in the UK than it is to stoke higher inflation. In an interview...
Japanese Insurer MS&AD Plans to Invest as Much as $5 Billion to Double US Profits
Apr 22 2025 // MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. plans to invest as much as about ¥700 billion ($5 billion) to expand in the North American market, to meet its goal of doubling operating profits in the region, according to its...
Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit in US
Apr 22 2025 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify, a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over internet-based platforms. In a 10-1...
Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement
Apr 22 2025 // Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors’ allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department...
