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People Moves: Pharmacists Mutual Appoints Gallagher to Board of Directors
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group announced the appointment of Felix Gallagher, PharmD, as Chair of its Board of Directors. Gallagher succeeds Sue Sutter, who has served as Board Chair since 2024 and concludes 21 years of service on the Board. Gallagher …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 4:32 PM |
Dallas Firefighters Were Responding to Gas Leak Before Deadly Apartment Blast
Firefighters responding to reports of a gas leak at a Dallas apartment complex had already arrived and were preparing to evacuate residents when the building exploded in a massive fireball, killing three people and injuring several more, the city’s fire …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 4:29 PM |
Corpus Christi Considers Building Desalination Plant
Corpus Christi City Council is set to discuss Tuesday whether to revive a controversial and ambitious endeavor to build a desalination plant to convert seawater into drinkable water — a project the council rejected nine months ago over high costs …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 4:21 PM |
Illinois Night Club to Pay $200K in Sex and Race Discrimination Case
Admiral Theatre, Inc., an exotic dance club providing adult entertainment services, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for sex and race discrimination and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 4:18 PM |
New Hampshire Sends Message to Drivers Using Hand-Held Electronic Devices
The state of New Hampshire is getting tougher with drivers using smartphones or other electronic devices while driving. Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed into law a measure that hikes the financial penalties and adds license suspension for repeat offenses involving …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 3:49 PM |
EU May Keep Russian Oil Price Cap Unchanged at $44 Per Barrel to Pressure Moscow
The European Commission may propose leaving the G7 price cap on Russian crude unchanged at its July review, in an effort to curb Moscow’s windfall from the Iran war and the ensuing oil price shock, EU diplomats said on Monday. …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 3:32 PM |
AIG’s Turnaround Under Zaffino Sets Stage for New Leadership
Eric Andersen landed a job that most insurance executives would have long considered too good to be true: leading a strong AIG. Thanks to a dramatic turnaround under his predecessor, Peter Zaffino, American International Group Inc. is no longer battling …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 3:24 PM |
Helicopter Crash in Georgia Kills Groom, Pilot, Hours After Huge Wedding Celebration
Just hours after a wedding in north Georgia, a helicopter carrying the newlyweds crashed in Dawson County late Friday night, killing the pilot and the groom while injuring the bride, news sites reported. The groom, 25-year-old Dave Fiji, of Snellville, …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 3:11 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Navium, Overhaul Form Consortium to Cover AI Data Server Cargo
Navium Marine, the marine-focused specialty MGA operating through The Fidelis Partnership’s (TFP’s) Pine Walk platform, announced it has partnered with the supply chain platform Overhaul, to launch a first-of-its-kind insurance solution built on real-time visibility of AI infrastructure cargo. The …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 3:04 PM |
People Moves: Beazley Names Wunderlich Head of Alternative Risk Transfer in New Bermuda Office; Santam Syndicate 1918 Taps MS Amlin’s Geddes as CEO
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurers Beazley and Santam. A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley Names Wunderlich Head of Alternative Risk Transfer in New Bermuda Office Beazley, the leading specialty insurer, announced …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 2:02 PM |
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California Overhauls Carbon Market Over Affordability Concerns
California has become the latest Democratic-led state to retreat on climate goals amid affordability concerns as regulators Friday revamped its carbon market to ease costs to the oil industry. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to give up as …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 1:12 PM |
Southern California Property Fight That Hit Several Banks Spurs $1.34B Award
A years-long dispute over a portfolio of commercial properties in Southern California that sparked credit concerns at several banks last year has led to a roughly $1.34 billion arbitration award. Real estate owner Mohammad Honarkar was “fraudulently induced” into doing …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
San Francisco Rents Spike 22% in a Year, Far Outpacing Other US Cities
In San Francisco’s latest real estate boom, renters are paying cash up front, multimillion-dollar houses are selling auction-style and AI company stock can buy a sprawling hilltop estate. It’s a reflection of the new wave of wealth from the artificial …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
Insurance Platform Corgi Valued at $2.6B in Funding Round
AI insurance platform Corgi said on May 28 it raised $106 million in a funding round led by investment firm TCV that valued it at $2.6 billion. The funding round underscores strong investor appetite for startups using artificial intelligence to …
POSTED JUNE 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
Number of Deaths Rises in Washington Paper Mill Explosion
At least eight people are confirmed dead, and authorities believe there are three more bodies they have yet to reach at the site of the paper mill explosion in Longview, Washington. Two people had previously been pronounced dead, bringing the …
POSTED MAY 29, 2026 1:48 PM |
California Drivers Arraigned for Insurance Fraud in Staged Crash Scheme
Four Southern California drivers were arraigned in an alleged staged collision scheme tied to coordinated insurance fraud. The collisions reportedly endangered an innocent driver. The defendants are: Jhoiner Rodriguez Celis, 31, of Anaheim; Melissa Cervantes De La Torre, 30, of …
POSTED MAY 29, 2026 5:00 AM |
Justice Department Sues University of California for Antisemitic Environment
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the University of California for what it says is discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students at its University of California Los Angeles campus. The suit says the environment on the UCLA campus …
POSTED MAY 29, 2026 5:00 AM |
West Coast Chemical Emergencies Raise Questions About Safety
There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail as long as they are properly maintained and inspected. Yet this past week, there were two major hazardous chemical emergencies …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 1:02 PM |
Emergency Reserve Oil Heads to California for First Time
A cargo of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve headed to California this month for the first time ever, ship tracking service Kpler said. The unusual movement highlights the redrawing of trade flows and shipping routes as the Iran …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim Into $2M Suit for Contractor Interference
What began as a lawsuit filed against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into a potential $2 million award against a contractor after a jury found it intentionally interfered with the insurance contract and caused …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
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