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AM Best: Tariff Uncertainty Could Lead to Credit Rating Changes for Insurers

According to AM Best, the balance sheets of insurers can be pressured by the stock and bond market volatility caused by recent tariffs, resulting in financial exposure that could lead to some changes in credit ratings. The industry financial strength …

Ransomware Hits DaVita, Kidney Care Provider Serving Hospitals

DaVita Inc. said it has been impacted by ransomware that had locked down parts of its network. The company, which specializes in providing kidney dialysis to patients at more than 700 hospitals in the US, said in a statement Monday …

Cyber Insurance Market Size Expected to Soar: Munich Re

Munich Re said in a recent report it expects the global cyber insurance market to reach about $16.3 billion gross premiums in 2025, with continued growth that will have the market at more than $32 billion in 2023. In “Cyber …

AI Weather Models Promise Super Granular, Specialist Forecasts

The weather forecasting industry has made big leaps in accuracy but has struggled with hyper-local predictions. But the proliferation of AI weather models in recent years means small, commercial firms are now developing the ability to rapidly make specialized predictions, …

Trump Sued by Law Firm Behind $787.5 Million Fox News Case

Susman Godfrey is the latest major law firm to take the Trump administration to court over an executive order aimed at its attorneys. Susman on Friday filed a suit to challenge President Donald Trump’s April 9 order, arguing that he …

Cybersecurity Industry Falls Silent as Trump Turns Ire on SentinelOne

The cybersecurity industry has gone mostly quiet after President Donald Trump took action against one of its prominent members. Trump on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of security clearances of SentinelOne executives and employees, part of a campaign to use the …

Paul Weiss Firm, Assailed by Trump, Quietly Scrubs ESG From Website

Law firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has long held itself up as a trailblazer on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. It launched one of the legal industry’s early standalone ESG advisory practices in 2020 to guide clients …

NAMIC, Big ‘I’ Join Call to Do Away With Federal Insurance Office

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are the latest from the industry to join a call in support of a measure to abolish the Federal Insurance Office. The trade groups …

Arthur J. Gallagher Completes Buy of Woodruff Sawyer

Just over a month since insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it had a definitive agreement in place to buy Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion, the deal is closed. Gallagher said April 10 that the acquisition of San …

Sarah Palin, New York Times to Face Off in Defamation Retrial

Sarah Palin and the New York Times are headed back to a courtroom where the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate will try convincing a second jury the newspaper defamed her in an editorial about gun control. A …

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