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People Moves: WTW Names Lipkin Chief AI Officer, Wintrob Head of AI Acceleration; ReSource Pro Appoints Fu SVP of Data Strategy
WTW appointed Spike Lipkin as chief AI officer and Gordon Wintrob as head of AI acceleration. These new enterprise appointments will scale Newfront’s AI-native approach and innovative capabilities across WTW. Working in close partnership with WTW’s technology function and businesses, …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:20 AM |
Report: Cargo Theft Down for Quarter, But Criminals Are Getting More Savvy
A new report shows 767 supply chain crime events across the U.S. and Canada in the first quarter of the year, down 5.3% from the same period a year ago and down 12.2% the fourth quarter of 2025. However, a …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:05 AM |
Another Appeals Court Balks at Class Action Over Auto Insurers’ ACV Methods
In another win for auto insurers, a federal appeals last week struck down a proposed class-action lawsuit over the methods carriers use to value totaled vehicles. At least five appellate courts in the last few years have said “no” to …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:02 AM |
FEMA Restoring Slashed Flood Mitigation Funds, Now With $20M for SE Projects
A year after the Trump Administration attempted to halt funding for some resiliency programs, the Federal Emergency Management Administration announced almost $20 million in flood mitigation grants around the Southeast. The funding for projects in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi and …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:01 AM |
Inside World’s Largest Art Heist When $500M of Boston Museum’s Paintings Disappeared
For decades, the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — now valued at more than $500 million — has remained unsolved. It remains the largest art theft in history — far surpassing more recent museum …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Six Charged With Reprograming Key Fobs and Reselling Stolen Autos in US and Africa
An indictment charges six in a sophisticated theft ring that shipped stolen vehicles to countries as far as Africa, according to an announcement by the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. According to the indictment, at least 20 …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Viewpoint: Medical MJ Resked: Implications for Insurance Coverage, Capacity and Compliance
The Department of Justice issued an order on April 23, rescheduling state-licensed medical marijuana and Food & Drug Administration-approved cannabis products to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The order is also expected to jumpstart the stalled Drug …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Mother And Son Cited $4.4M for Misclassifying Caregivers in California
A California company was fined $4.4 million for misclassifying caregivers as independent contractors. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Hart Placement Agency Inc., a Canoga Park based company, and its principals, Annie Ghaw and Hartmann Ghaw, for misclassifying 144 caregivers …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Liberty Mutual Says Safeco Brand Is Officially Retired
The Safeco Insurance brand has gone the way of the dodo bird. It’s now all Limu Emu, all the time. Liberty Mutual said on April 27 that it followed through with what it said about a year ago and officially …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 10:09 PM |
Supreme Court Split Over Bayer’s Fight Against Roundup Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over Bayer AG’s effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices heard arguments …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 7:00 PM |
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Viewpoint: Medical MJ Resked: Implications for Insurance Coverage, Capacity and Compliance
The Department of Justice issued an order on April 23, rescheduling state-licensed medical marijuana and Food & Drug Administration-approved cannabis products to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The order is also expected to jumpstart the stalled Drug …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Mother And Son Cited $4.4M for Misclassifying Caregivers in California
A California company was fined $4.4 million for misclassifying caregivers as independent contractors. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Hart Placement Agency Inc., a Canoga Park based company, and its principals, Annie Ghaw and Hartmann Ghaw, for misclassifying 144 caregivers …
POSTED APRIL 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Travelers to Expand Homeowners Insurance Offering in California
The Travelers Companies said it intends to expand its homeowners insurance offerings across California. Travelers notified the California Department of Insurance it intends to expand homeowners insurance availability across the state, explaining in a news release the move is due …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 3:13 PM |
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Gets 30 Years in Case That Forced Industry Crackdown
A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 2:00 PM |
Water to Surge into Drought-Depleted Lake Powell But at Costs Elsewhere
Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time—in a desperate attempt to maintain electricity generation for thousands of homes across much of the Western U.S. …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Alliant Appoints Cusack as President, Alliant Property & Casualty
Alliant Insurance Services named Michael J. Cusack president of Alliant Property & Casualty. Cusack previously served as head of Alliant Specialty, responsible for overseeing 16 industry verticals and expanding Alliant’s specialty business across the U.S. Cusack has more than 35 …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Trump Says He’ll Probe Banks Over Response to LA Wildfires
President Donald Trump said he would look into the actions of banks in their response to last year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires following a meeting with that city’s mayor, Karen Bass. Trump said he met with Bass and other officials …
POSTED APRIL 24, 2026 1:27 PM |
As Planet Warms, IBHS Tests Homes to Find Best Protection From Wildfires
RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) — It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of the house to shattering a window and working under the eaves to burn everything inside. Weeks later, another house in …
POSTED APRIL 24, 2026 5:02 AM |
California Insurance Commissioner Race Has Diverse Field Amid ‘Insurance Crisis’
The race for the California Insurance Commissioner post has drawn 11 candidates covering several parties, and backgrounds that include two insurance agents, a former broker, a state legislator and a former state legislator. Addressing the state’s “insurance crisis,” which took …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 9:52 PM |
Amwins Partnering With Vivere on California FAIR Plan Wrap Product
Amwins and Vivere have partnered to launch a California FAIR Plan Wrap product. Developed by Vivere and distributed through Amwins, the product offers comprehensive coverage and fast quotes to the entire portfolios of California FAIR plan insureds, including commercial and …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 6:30 PM |
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