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Insurance Industry Contemplates Knock-On Effect of Tariffs to Claims, Consumers

Insurance industry analysts, economists, and trade associations have continued to look at the potential effect of President Trump’s tariffs. About a month after Trump looked to impose steep tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada, the administration on April 2 applied …

Markets/Coverages: Resilience to Expand Cyber Capacity With Accredited

Resilience is expanding the availability of its cyber risk solutions to serve large enterprise accounts with revenue greater than $10 billion. The expanded underwriting authority provides broker partners with more options in addressing clients’ complex cyber risks. The expansion is …

Boeing Settles Lawsuits With Two 737 MAX Crash Victims’ Families

U.S. planemaker Boeing Co reached settlements with the families of two people who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX on the eve of a trial, the company and lawyers for the families said …

Buffett Says Comments Attributed to Him on X, TikTok ‘All False’

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday that all reports circulating on social media sites including X, TikTok and Facebook “regarding comments allegedly made” by Warren Buffett are false. While Berkshire didn’t describe the nature of the posts, the firm’s statement came …

Collectors Feel Relief as Classic Cars Evade Trump’s Auto Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan has rocked global markets. But one turgid addendum issued by US Customs and Border Protection just after his April 2 tariff pronouncement provided relief for those in the collectible car business: Vintage cars would …

Appeals Court Blocks Trump From Removing Democrats From Labor Boards

A federal appeals court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards on Monday, setting aside its earlier ruling. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit further …

AccuWeather: Severe Storms in Central US Cause $80-90B in Damages, Economic Loss

A multiday severe weather outbreak in the central U.S. caused an estimated $80 billion to $90 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather. From April 2 to April 6, a rare weather system …

Trump’s Tariff ‘Medicine’ Engulfs Markets, US Stocks in Spin After Talk of Pause

resident Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans battered global markets again on Monday after he said foreign governments would have to pay “a lot of money” to get the levies removed, while U.S. stocks got a brief lift on hints of …

Viatris to Pay Up to $335 Million to Resolve Opioid-Related Claims

Viatris said on Monday it would pay up to $335 million over nine years as part of a nationwide settlement to resolve opioid-related claims against the drugmaker. Shares of the Pennsylvania-based company, formed by the merger of Mylan and Pfizer’s …

SecurityScorecard Names Willis as Official Cyber Broker as Part of Partnership

SecurityScorecard and Willis, a WTW business, announced a collaboration to enhance cyber risk quantification, improve insurance modeling, and strengthen enterprise security strategies for organizations worldwide. As part of this partnership, SecurityScorecard has named Willis as its official insurance broker. By …

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