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Gas Stoves Linked to 40,000 Premature Deaths in Europe Annually

Gas stoves in European homes are associated with tens of thousands of premature deaths, a study has found. Nearly 40,000 early deaths each year in the EU and UK can be linked to exposure to nitrogen dioxide from burning gas …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Via Financial Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-headquartered broker, announced the acquisition of Australia’s Via Financial Group Pty Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Via Financial Group provides financial planning, wealth …

Brazil Seals $30 Billion Compensation Deal With BHP, Vale Over 2015 Dam Collapse

Brazil on Friday signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale, and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015, one of the country’s worst environmental disasters. The collapse of the dam at the iron …

Broker Insights’ ‘Decision Intelligence’ Officially Heads to the US

After building its business up in the United Kingdom, Broker Insights said it is ready to officially bring its commercial insurance placement analytics to the United States. For the last 12-18 months, Broker Insights has been preparing for its expansion …

Economic, Social Inflation Influence Drop in Commercial Auto UW Profits: Triple-I/CAS

Commercial auto insurance has struggled to achieve underwriting profitability, even before inflationary conditions affected property/casualty lines in recent years. The trend has been accompanied by steady growth in net written premiums (NWP), according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), an …

US Investigating Breach of Telecoms by China-Linked Hackers

The US government said Friday it was investigating unauthorized access by Chinese state-affiliated hackers targeting the commercial telecommunications sector. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they had identified specific malicious activity by actors affiliated with the …

Universal, AmCoastal Report Some Costs from Helene, Milton for Q3

One of Florida’s largest property insurers and one of its smaller carriers reported losses at least partly related to Hurricane Helene, which landed just before the third quarter closed, and from Hurricane Milton, which struck less than two weeks later. …

Lawsuits Claim Children Were Sexually Abused in Pennsylvania Juvenile Facilities

A set of lawsuits was filed last Wednesday by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities, making more than 200 people to have launched such cases since May. The New York-based Levy Konigsberg …

Report: California Auto Sales Leveling off, Tesla Sales Slip

New vehicle registrations in California seem to be leveling off, while consumer tastes for Telsas cooled slightly. California’s new light vehicle registrations fell by 1.7% from a year earlier, totaling 1,320,708 units, an outlook covering the first three quarters of …

Jury Hands $5.2B Verdict Against Vegas Company in Bottled Water Liver Damage Suit

A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum lawsuit against a former Las Vegas-based bottled water company that was found responsible for causing liver damage in customers before it was recalled from store shelves …

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