EU Faces Renewed US Ire After ESG Cutbacks Fail to Calm Tensions
The European Union’s ESG framework — a shadow of its former self after a year of deep cuts — is drawing renewed threats from the US. At issue is the so-called extraterritoriality of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 5:06 PM |
Louvre Tightens Security After $102M Jewel Heist, Installs Bars on Infamous Window
A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum — but this time it wasn’t jewel thieves. It was workers installing security bars on the window used to break into the Paris landmark’s Apollo Gallery in …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 4:54 PM |
Brown&Brown Files Suit Over Alleged Howden Poaching of 200+ Employees
Reports that Howden US, part of the London-based insurance brokerage, had lured away more than 200 employees from Brown & Brown Insurance have left industry leaders worried that poaching seems to be the new business model for some companies. And …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 4:54 PM |
Southern California in ‘Great Danger’ From Christmas Flooding
Residents of Southern California were bracing Wednesday for a powerful winter storm forecast to bring dangerous flooding as well as rock and mudslides to the region, threatening property and snarling holiday travel plans. Peak rainfall in parts of the region …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 4:17 PM |
The Best Climate Adaptation Methods Are Surprisingly Simple
As the effects of a hotter planet rack up more damages and health issues for people in exposed regions, the conversation around climate change is shifting from how to curb it to how to adapt to it. A new report …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 4:10 PM |
Judge Rejects Business Group’s Challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigration. …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 4:10 PM |
Brown University Police Chief Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting
Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security policies after a gunman killed two students and injured nine others earlier this month. Questions surrounding Brown’s security policies have …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 4:04 PM |
Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation
Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said in a news release that China is …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:48 PM |
Zombie Ship Shows US Targeting Darkest Corner of Oil Fleet
A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive. The tanker …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:44 PM |
Areawide Insurance Advisors Joins Leavitt Group Texas Select
Areawide Insurance Advisors has joined Leavitt Group Texas Select, strengthening the agency’s presence in the Bryan and College Station area with the added resources of Leavitt Group, a national brokerage. Mike Kilgore, owner of Areawide Insurance Advisors, will continue to …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:38 PM |
South Texas Homebuilders Warn ICE Arrests Have Upended Industry
One morning in mid-November, Mario Guerrero, the executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, was checking a group chat when a video of federal agents detaining people from a construction site popped up. He watched the video of Immigration …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:31 PM |
Explosion at Nursing Home in Pennsylvania Kills Two, Injures Others
An explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home that caused the building to collapse and took the lives of two people and injured about 20 others is under investigation. The explosion occurred at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:26 PM |
Mexican Navy Plane on Medical Mission Crashes in Texas, Killing At Least 5
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of the people aboard …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:23 PM |
US Steel Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination at Minnesota Mine
U.S. Steel, a multinational steel and iron mining company, violated federal law when it failed to provide an employee with a reasonable accommodation for her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 3:13 PM |
Georgia Regulators Approve Huge Electric Generation Increase for Data Centers
Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is needed to meet projected demand from data centers. It would be one of the biggest build-outs in …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 2:44 PM |
Massachusetts Approves Reorganizations, Mergers for Andover Companies
Massachusetts regulatory officials have approved a plan of reorganizations and mergers for two domestic mutual insurers, Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co. The plan calls for a reorganization of each mutual as a domestic stock …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 1:57 PM |
People Moves: Great Bay Insurance Group Makes Leadership Changes
The Great Bay Insurance Group, headquartered in West Atlantic City, New Jersey, named Brian S. Schleider executive vice president and chief financial officer. Schleider joined the group in March 2020 as chief financial officer. He has 35 years of industry …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 1:00 PM |
Underwriter, Actuary Fears of AI Drop; Work Needed on Collaboration
You’re just about as likely to find a commercial P/C underwriter or actuary who is unconcerned about the increased use of AI in insurance as you are to find one that’s afraid of being replaced by AI. That’s what a …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:31 AM |
The Rise of Deepfake Cyberbullying Poses a Growing Problem for Schools
Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. The fallout from the spread of the manipulated photos and videos can create a nightmare for the victims. The …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:30 AM |
Head of EEOC Urges White Men to Report Discrimination
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work. “Are you a white male who has experienced …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:25 AM |
New York Times Reporter Sues Google, xAI, OpenAI Over Chatbot Training
An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk’s xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Perplexity on Monday for using copyrighted books without permission to train their artificial intelligence systems. New …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:19 AM |
Trump Bid to Defund CFPB Is Crippling the Agency, States Say
The Trump administration is illegally trying to cripple the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to ask the Federal Reserve for funds needed to run the independent regulator, a group of mostly Democratic-led states said in a federal lawsuit. CFPB …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:18 AM |
Florida’s City National Bank Partnering With NSI to Offer Insurance Products
Miami-based City National Bank of Florida, known as Florida’s second-largest bank, has stepped into the property insurance market, offering coverage options at loan closings through a partnership with NSI Insurance Group. “Insurance is a critical part of every loan we …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:02 AM |
McGowan Acquires Westcap Insurance Services
The McGowan Companies, one of the nation’s largest insurance conglomerates, has announced the acquisition of Westcap Insurance Services through an asset purchase agreement. According to a press release, the transaction became effective Nov. 1. Westcap will continue to operate under …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Tokarsky Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP, Employee Benefits Group
Alliant Insurance Services named Dennis Tokarsky vice president within its employee benefits group. He is based in Southern California. Tokarsky has more than 20 years of experience working with employers across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and …
POSTED DECEMBER 24, 2025 6:00 AM |