Once Known as ‘Dirty Myrtle,’ Myrtle Beach Now Fastest-Growing Metro for Seniors July 2, 2025 By Mike Schneider A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a...
Google Owes $314 Million for Misusing Android Cell Phone Data July 2, 2025 By Anika Arora Seth Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users’ cellular...
Nationwide Completes $1.25B Deal for Allstate’s Stop-Loss Segment July 2, 2025 Insurer Nationwide said it has completed the purchase of Allstate’s Group Health business segment for $1.25 billion. The acquisition was...
Heat Waves May Cut GDP by 0.5 Percentage Point in Europe, Allianz Says July 2, 2025 By Maria Martinez Recent heat waves across Europe could slow economic growth in Europe by half a percentage point in 2025, a report...
Markets/Coverages: Hiscox Offers Digital Cover for Small Cargo, Stock Throughput Risks July 2, 2025 Hiscox, the Bermuda-based global specialist insurer, has launched a new Cargo API (application programming interface)-based solution, available through broker partners...
NYC Mayor Adams Signs Bill Lowering For-Hire Vehicles’ Insurance Mandate July 2, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law legislation reducing the auto insurance liability coverage that for-hire vehicles...
Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva July 2, 2025 By L.S. Howard Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker Holos Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a...
Highway Robberies Are Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico July 2, 2025 By Andrea Navarro and Maya Averbuch Late one Friday night, a truck carrying sound equipment for legendary cumbia band Los Angeles Azules was pulled over along...
M&S Expects Cyberattack Impact to Be Over by August, CEO Says July 2, 2025 By Elliot Burrin Marks & Spencer Group Plc expects its online services to be fully restored in the next four weeks as it...
Australia’s Qantas Says 6 Million Customer Accounts Accessed in Cyber Hack July 2, 2025 By Byron Kaye and Shivangi Lahiri A cyber hacker broke into a database containing the personal information of millions of customers, Qantas said, in Australia’s biggest...