‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Breaks for Insurance Agents in Bill Passed by House, Says Big I May 23, 2025 The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America celebrated a “significant victory” for independent agents with the passage of a...
Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says May 23, 2025 By William Rabb The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with...
Georgia Tort Reform Law Means New Hurdles for Injured People and Attorneys May 23, 2025 By Matt Wetherington On April 21, 2025, Georgia lawmakers enacted sweeping tort reform through Senate Bills 68 and 69, signaling a significant recalibration...
Former Harvard Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty To Selling Stolen Human Remains May 23, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The former manager of the Harvard Medical School Morgue this week pled guilty to interstate transport of stolen human remains....
Ships Have Been Hitting Brooklyn Bridge for Years But Without Fatalities Until Now May 23, 2025 By Cedar Attanasio A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers...
Massachusetts Hacker to Plead Guilty to PowerSchool Data Breach May 23, 2025 By Nate Raymond A Massachusetts man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool and stealing data pertaining to...
People Moves: Big I New York Elects Gonyo as Board Chair and 4 Regional Directors May 23, 2025 Big I New York, the trade association for independent insurance agents in New York, elected Kelly Gonyo as chair of...
Pacific Northwest Drivers Think They’re Safe, But Aren’t So Sure About Others May 23, 2025 A recent survey of Pacific Northwest drivers reveals a disconnect between self-perception and well they think other drivers are doing,...
Get Ready for Another Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season May 22, 2025 By Seth Borenstein With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they...
Senate Votes to Block California’s Rule to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035 May 22, 2025 By Mary Clare Jalonick and Sophie Austin The Senate voted on Thursday to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035,...