Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches BrokerSafe for Freight Broker Auto Coverage August 14, 2025 Broker Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, the launch of BrokerSafe, an exclusive insurance facility for U.S. freight broker clients...
Containment Grows on California Megafire, But Hundreds of Structures Threatened August 14, 2025 Containment continues to increase on the biggest fire in California this year, which has been at “megafire” status for nearly...
Fire Breaks Out Onboard Maersk Container Vessel off Liberia August 14, 2025 A fire broke out onboard a Maersk container vessel off the coast of Liberia on Wednesday and the crew was...
Trump Administration to Unveil Tougher Solar and Wind Subsidy Rules August 14, 2025 By Nichola Groom The Trump administration is expected as soon as Aug. 18 to take another step toward curbing the growth of renewable...
Aon’s NFP Acquires New York’s Pilot Benefits Group August 14, 2025 Insurance broker NFP, an Aon company, announced it has acquired Pilot Benefits Group, LLC, an employee benefits broker in Melville,...
Family Killed When Tree Falls on Car in Flooding in East Tennessee August 14, 2025 Heavy rain led to flooding around Chattanooga, Tennesse, where a family of three was killed when a tree fell on...
Deadly Fires Rage in Greece and Spain as Heat Blasts Cyprus August 14, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Paul Tugwell Firefighters worked overnight to contain deadly blazes in Greece and Spain that have forced the evacuation of thousands of residents...
How Responders Rescued Steel Plant Workers; Search for Cause of Blast Underway August 14, 2025 By Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Michael Casey and Marc Levy Moments after an explosion erupted at a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, company firefighters, local responders and employees raced in...
Another Downgrade for State Farm General: S&P Lowers Rating to A- August 14, 2025 Earlier this month, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings announced another downgrade for State Farm General Insurance Co., lowering the California...
Norway Spy Chief Blames Russian Hackers for Dam Sabotage in April August 14, 2025 By Nerijus Adomaitis Russian hackers briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year, the head of the Nordic country’s counter-intelligence...