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Storm Éowyn Set to Bring ‘Weather Bomb’ to UK and Ireland

Storm Éowyn will bring a “weather bomb” to Ireland and the UK, unleashing destructive winds and heavy rain, the Met Office forecaster said. People across Ireland were told to stay home Friday, with schools closing as severe weather warnings come …

People Moves: Scully Appointed President of Automobile Insurers Bureau

The governing committee of the Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts (AIB) appointed William H. Scully as president. Scully served as interim president succeeding Kim A. Barber who retired in April 2024. Scully has been with the AIB since August 2000 …

China Guides Mutual Funds, Insurers to Invest More in Stocks

China is guiding local mutual funds and insurers to boost their stock purchases in the government’s latest initiative to shore up its ailing equity market as it confronts the threat of higher tariffs. Mutual funds should raise their holdings of …

Dutch Willing to Help Insurers Invest in Defense, Minister Says

Dutch insurance companies and other financial institutions that want to invest in the defense industry can expect guidance from the government, said Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans. “What I’ve experienced so far with insurers like NN, but also with banks, is …

India Widens Approvals for Russian Insurers After Oil Sanctions

India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed fresh sanctions earlier this month. As well as extending approvals for some sanctioned providers, India’s Directorate …

Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part III – Faura

While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion and $45 billion. Moody’s RMS, in …

Does Florida’s 15-Year Roof Age Rule Discourage More Wind-Resistant Products?

After Hurricane Milton swept through parts of southwestern Florida in October, aerial drone images showed condominium buildings with large sections of their roof membranes peeled back like blankets on a beach, exposing the buildings to water intrusion. Builders and commercial …

People Moves: Washington Insurance Commissioner Kuderer Adds to Executive Staff

Washington State Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer made six additions to her executive team. Kuderer was sworn in as the state’s ninth insurance commissioner on January 15. She replaces Washington Commissioner of Insurance Mike Kreidler, the nation’s longest serving insurance commissioner. …

Fire-Damaged Cannabis Grower Loses $1.3 Million Business Income Loss Claim

A cannabis growing company has lost its bid to have its insurer cover $1.3 million in claimed business income losses after a building fire damaged almost 1,000 of its marijuana plants and shuttered one of its “flowering” rooms. A federal …

Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn

Toni Boucher threw up the first time she saw the charred remains of her home and neighborhood after this month’s deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires. Now she wonders if it’s worth it to go back to sift through the ashes and …

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