Switzerland Mourns Fire Victims as Country Seeks Answers; Insurers Assess Damages January 9, 2026 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Hugo Miller and Isabel Demetz With flags already at half-mast across Switzerland, a chorus of church bells rang out in churches across Switzerland at 2...
Supreme Court Set to Issue Rulings as Trump Awaits Fate of Tariffs January 9, 2026 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court could issue at least one ruling on Friday as several major cases remain pending including litigation...
NC Insurance Commissioner Urges President to Not Pardon Greg Lindberg January 9, 2026 By William Rabb North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has heard nothing from the White House, three weeks after he sent a letter urging the...
People Moves: Munich Re Syndicate Taps HDI’s Ogden as CEO; HDI Global UK & Ireland Names Hunt as Interim CEO in UK & Ireland as Ogden Departs January 9, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details leadership transitions at Munich Re Specialty and HDI Global. A summary of these...
Baldwin Group Acquires Capstone Group in Philadelphia January 9, 2026 Florida-based global insurance broker The Baldwin Group announced it has completed the acquisition of Capstone Group, a multi-line independent insurance...
How Trump’s Tariffs Ricochet Through A California Business Park January 9, 2026 By Timothy Aeppel America’s trade wars forced Robert Luna to hike prices on the rustic wooden Mexican furniture he sells from a crowded...
Surge of Supercharged Hurricanes Prompt Call for Cat 6 Classification January 9, 2026 Scientists warn that warming sea surface temperatures are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms, prompting a new hurricane category....
Law Firm Faces Sanctions for Failing to Vet Ugandan Claims in $6B 3M Case January 9, 2026 By William Rabb An Alabama law firm will likely have to pay more than $800,000—plus another $100,000 in sanctions—for failing to verify hearing...
Company Hit With $9 Million Fine for 2023 Oil Spill off Louisiana Coast January 9, 2026 By Josh Funk Pipeline safety regulators this week assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of...
Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say January 9, 2026 By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Saul A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance...