Regulators Ask Gallagher for More Information on $13.4B AssuredPartners Acquisition March 10, 2025 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that it has received a second request for information from federal officials relating to...
Cyclone Alfred Weakens to Tropical Low, Sparing Any Major Damage March 10, 2025 By Jason Scott and Ben Westcott Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakened to a tropical low and was still lingering off the coast of Brisbane on Saturday afternoon,...
FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts March 10, 2025 By CHRISTINE FERNANDO The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes...
As Some States Welcome More Captives, Alabama DOI Declares Moratorium on Them March 10, 2025 By William Rabb Just as several other U.S. states are bragging about the growing number of captive insurers domiciled there – and are...
Virginia’s Top Court Rejects Amazon’s ‘Zig-Zag’ in Upholding Flex Drivers as Employees March 10, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that Amazon Flex drivers are employees and not independent contractors while criticizing...
Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally March 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South...
Washington Timber Company Fined $114K for Child Labor Violations March 10, 2025 A Washington timber company was fined $114,300 for reportedly violating state and federal child labor regulations. The violations involve a...
Honolulu Allowing Some Developers to OK Their Own Projects March 10, 2025 By Ben Angarone More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit...
Update: Long Island Brush Fires Contained; 2 Firefighters Injured; Arson Probe Underway March 9, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Four brush fires that broke out over the weekend on Long Island are being investigated as possible arsons. The brush...
25 Pacific Palisades Fire Victims Sue LA and Water & Power March 7, 2025 Twenty-five victims of the Palisades Fire victims filed an inverse condemnation lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the...