‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency June 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jason Leopold and Lauren Rosenthal Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself...
Israel War Risk Ship Insurance Costs Soar After Iranian Attacks, Sources Say June 17, 2025 By Jonathan Saul War risk insurance premiums for shipments to Israel are as much as three times higher than a week ago as...
People Moves: Markel Insurance Makes Leadership Changes to Simplify US Wholesale and Specialty Division June 17, 2025 Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., appointed new leadership within its U.S. wholesale and specialty division. The...
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Bad Faith Lawsuits Against Insurers June 17, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry vetoed a bill last week that would have limited bad faith lawsuits against insurers, a move...
US Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year June 17, 2025 By Eric Roston The US has spent nearly $1 trillion dollars on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over the 12 months ending...
Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit From Atlanta Family Whose Home Was Raided by FBI June 17, 2025 By Lindsay Whitehurst An Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI will get a new day in court, the Supreme...
Effort to Close Litigation Funding Tax Loophole Added to Federal Budget Bill June 17, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Within changes submitted by U.S. Senate Republicans to President Donald Trump’s tax bill is language that would close a tax...
Mining Project Near Okefenokee Swamp Has Stalled Over a $2M Permit Requirement June 17, 2025 By Russ Bynum A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and...
Private Equity Firm B.P. Marsh Acquires 27% Stake in UK MGA Cameron Specialty June 17, 2025 B.P. Marsh and Partners Plc, the specialist private equity investor in early-stage financial services businesses, announced it has acquired a...
ECB Amends Bank Capital Reviews to Reflect Extreme Weather Risks June 17, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff The European Central Bank is embedding climate risk into regular reviews of how well banks can absorb losses, marking a...