Insurance News from August 18, 2025
National News
Arthur J. Gallagher Completes $13.5 Billion Acquisition of AssuredPartners
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has closed the previously announced...
International & Reinsurance News
Swiss Re Tops List of Largest Reinsurers on Its Shift to IFRS-17 Accounting: AM Best
Swiss Re tops the list of the world's 50 largest reinsurers as a result of its adoption...
Maersk Contains Fire Onboard Vessel off Liberia, Intensifies Firefighting Efforts
Google Agrees $36 Million Fine for Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
Update: Hurricane Erin Strengthens, Threatens US East Coast With Rough Surf
No End in Sight to Plastic Pollution Crisis as Treaty Negotiations in Geneva Fail
East News
Gas Valve Failure May Have Led to Fatal US Steel Plant Explosion
Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S....
West News
Temporary Barriers Spared Alaska’s Capital From Severe Flooding, Long-Term Fix Elusive
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week...
Southeast News
Tampa Woman Posed as Insurance Agent, Used App to Take Payments, Indictment Says
A September trial for a Tampa woman charged with posing as an insurance agent and...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Blames ESG Goals in Probe of Xcel Over 2024 Wildfires
The Texas attorney general is investigating utility Xcel Energy Inc. and its contractor...
Midwest News
Michigan Man Wins $60M in False Charges Case
A jury awarded nearly $60 million last week to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan...