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- Lawmakers Call for New AI Rules After Anthropic Researchers’ Safety Warnings
- Private Credit Investors Clash Over £36 Billion BHP Dam Collapse Litigation
- Powerful El Niño Nears Record Strength, US Forecasters Say
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- 9/11 and Its Many Griefs Land Differently in America 25 Years Later
- Arrow Bank to Acquire Skene Valley Agency in Upstate New York
- New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
- Connecticut Towns Installing License Plate Reading Cameras on School Buses
- Connecticut Insurance Department Relocates to Trumbull Street Building
- Washington Commanders Player Scores Workers’ Compensation Win
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds New West Coast Associate Managing Directors
- Viewpoint: After 3 Years of Retreat, Insurance Capacity Is Returning to California
- Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
- Intense Los Angeles Heat to Send State’s Power Demand Soaring
- Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner
- Hurricane Lowell Brings Heavy Rains as It Passes West of Hawaii
- Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Rules on Physician Dispensing, Immigration Forms
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- Florida Business Attorney, Family Killed in Plane Crash in Bahamas
- UnitedHealth Sells Interest in Florida WellMed Clinics to TPG
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- Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
- Bamboo Insurance Launches Texas Homeowner Program
- People Moves: INSURICA Names Johnson as VP of Sales, P&C; Brown & Riding Adds Armstrong to National Practice
- Two Weeks Later, Ross Fire Still Burning in North Texas
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- Jencap Acquires North Dakota’s Concorde
- Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
- Illinois Sues Repair Company for Deceptive Business Practices
- Higginbotham Acquires Kansas’ Two West Capital Advisors
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- New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
- Connecticut Towns Installing License Plate Reading Cameras on School Buses
- Connecticut Insurance Department Relocates to Trumbull Street Building
- Washington Commanders Player Scores Workers’ Compensation Win
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- Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
- Illinois Sues Repair Company for Deceptive Business Practices
- Higginbotham Acquires Kansas’ Two West Capital Advisors
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The suit sought to challenge how GEICO adjusts the actual cash value of a vehicle.
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- Two Weeks Later, Ross Fire Still Burning in North Texas
- People Moves: Alliant Promotes Newman to Managing Director, Energy Operations
Southeast News
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- The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
- Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash
- Specialty Insurer Orion180 Seeks to Raise $340 Million in IPO
- Florida Business Attorney, Family Killed in Plane Crash in Bahamas
- UnitedHealth Sells Interest in Florida WellMed Clinics to TPG
Nine insurers, including six of California's largest home insurers, committed to expand.
West News
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- Viewpoint: After 3 Years of Retreat, Insurance Capacity Is Returning to California
- Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
- Intense Los Angeles Heat to Send State’s Power Demand Soaring
- Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner
- Hurricane Lowell Brings Heavy Rains as It Passes West of Hawaii
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Quote of Note
If the court doesn't reconsider, then in California, it's hard to believe we'll be able to switch our model to full-time employment quickly.
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| Global Indemnity Group, LLC | GBLI | $29.50 | +6.54% |
| United Fire Group, Inc. | UFCS | $54.76 | +2.03% |
| Hagerty, Inc. | HGTY | $13.49 | +1.73% |
| Mercury General Corporation | MCY | $102.65 | +1.57% |
| Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | UVE | $44.22 | +1.49% |
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| James River Group Holdings, Inc. | JRVR | $3.85 | -2.53% |
| Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. | RYAN | $38.67 | -1.98% |
| American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc. | AII | $25.41 | -1.97% |
| Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. | NP | $31.14 | -1.52% |
| Erie Indemnity Company | ERIE | $240.40 | -1.41% |