Crews in East Texas rescued two people stranded hundreds of feet in the air after a hot-air balloon became entangled on a communications tower over the weekend. Firefighters responding to the tower on Saturday morning found the balloon entangled more …
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Nearly every state legislative incumbent was poised to win their primary on Tuesday, in a stark change from the conservative bloodletting rendered in the Texas House two years ago. Two years ago, intraparty warfare resulted in a massive scrambling on …
Texans for Lawsuit Reform Suffer String of Primary Losses Read More »
Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body camera footage from his drunken driving arrest in New York’s Hamptons in 2024. The pop star’s lawyers argued in a lawsuit filed Monday against the village of Sag Harbor …
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A US judge sided with Uber Technologies Inc. in its complaint that American Transit Insurance Co., the largest taxi insurer in New York City, failed to defend the ride-hailing company in crash cases involving its drivers. ATIC breached its duty …
New York Taxi Insurer Failed to Defend Uber in Crash Cases, Judge Says Read More »
President Donald Trump says the US will ensure the free flow of energy through the Persian Gulf with insurance guarantees and even naval escorts. But the shipping industry sees it — at best — as only a partial solution to …
Trump’s Hormuz Assurances Are Only a Partial Fix, Shippers Say Read More »
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, promoted three members of the Ryan Financial Lines (RFL) executive team. Deborah Egel-Fergus, president of lawyers E&O – Egel-Fergus most recently served as vice president …
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The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding he had ordered the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide political risk insurance and financial guarantees for …
Trump Orders Oil Tanker Insurance Support, Says Navy Could Escort Ships in Gulf Read More »
Looking for deals, consumers are increasingly shopping year-round for home and auto insurance, bucking seasonal trends and insurer expectations. Elevated insurance shopping trends seen throughout 2024 and earlier in 2025 continued through the end of the year, prompting questions about …
Property, Auto Insurance Shopping Up as Consumers Feel Economic Pressures Read More »
Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive had the unusual task of reporting lower 2025 underwriting and investment income for GEICO and other insurance and reinsurance operations in his first report to investors recently. After two years of rising underwriting profits, Greg Abel, …
What Berkshire’s CEO Abel Said About Insurance Read More »
A Georgia bill that would bring larger insurer fines, more fraud enforcement and more wind-mitigation funding now moves to state Senate, where it is expected to pass in the next few weeks. The Georgia House of Representatives late last month …
Georgia Insurance Law is About to Get an Upgrade With Multiple Changes Read More »
