Fire officials say faulty electrical wiring caused a fire in a Bronx building that injured a baby and five firefighters. The Red Cross offered shelter and food to dozens of families displaced after Monday’s blaze in the five-story building in …
A new law in Texas that goes into effect on Sept. 1 makes it clear that it’s illegal for a contractor or roofer to waive an insurance deductible, according to the state insurance department. “This new law will help further …
Commonwealth Bank of Australia became the latest company to join a global push to reduce emissions and said it would phase out its exposure to thermal coal or power plants by 2030. The company announced a new environmental and social …
Rector Insurance Agency in Champaign, Illinois, has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Rector Insurance Agency was founded by owner Jon Rector in partnership with sons Jason, …
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has hired Luann Fawley as accounting assistant in its Portage, Michigan, office. Fawley is responsible for supporting the accounting team. Her role includes processing and recording financial transactions for both J.M. …
North Dakota is considering whether to study lightning strikes at saltwater disposal sites after lightning hit state facilities at least four times since June, triggering fires and spills of oil and brine. People familiar with the facilities said tanks made …
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled that a landlord can’t be held responsible for burns an infant suffered rolling from a bed onto a scalding radiator. The 5-2 decision issued July 31 means the landlord can’t be sued for not …
Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired property and casualty books of business from, and hired, insurance agents Matthew Lennon, Craig Love, Frank and Michael Namath. Each of the agents were previously part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance …
Officials in the southwest Florida city of Naples say they lost $700,000 in a recent cyberattack. The Naples Daily News reports that the attack was a “spear phishing” effort targeting a specific person or department and that appeared to be …
Willis Towers Watson has released an updated version of its Radar pricing software. With regulatory pressure increasing to demonstrate transparency in pricing, Radar 4.5 delivers a range of metrics that provides companies with valuable insights on pricing fairness to support …
