A working group on wildfires in Washington wants the state Legislature to consider requiring insurers to internally track instances in which wildfire risk materially contributes to a policy nonrenewal, cancellation or eligibility determination—and to better explain wildfire risk scores. The …
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The city of San Francisco sued Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and other makers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, accusing them of knowingly sickening California residents with addictive and harmful products. City Attorney David Chiu filed the lawsuit in San Francisco Superior …
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a $120 million settlement with Monsanto Company (Monsanto) and affiliates Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC over the environmental and health effects of Monsanto’s decades-long production of polychlorinated biphenyls, known as PCBs. Raoul’s office filed …
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Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (“RSUM”), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), announced the formal rebranding of their North American Professional Liability (“NAPL”) team to Ryan Financial Lines, RSUM’s managing general underwriter that specializes in a wide range …
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The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is holding an Insurance Pop-Up Office from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and Wednesday, Dec. 3., for residents of Lake Charles and the surrounding area. The event is at the …
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Two people died and 10 more were forced out of their dwellings by a fire that cut through an apartment complex near Savannah, Georgia. Local news outlets reported that the blaze broke out early Sunday morning at The Commons, a …
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Brown & Riding announced Carmen McKeon has joined its Underwriting & Select Accounts Division. With nearly two decades of experience in the excess and surplus lines market, McKeon has built a reputation for guiding high-performing teams and delivering strong underwriting …
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Lowe’s must pay $12.5 million over renovation work performed by its contractors at hundreds of homes across the country. The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed nationwide settlement with Lowe’s Home Centers LLC to resolve alleged …
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The just-ended 2025 Atlantic hurricane season surprised some forecasters after it produced no major storms that hit the United States. But the hurricanes that did arise, with most remaining offshore and one slamming Jamaica, were mostly Category 5 beasts – …
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The nation’s top securities regulator is planning to make it easier for small companies to go public by cutting mandatory disclosures and scaling back requirements based on the size of the firm. Such a move could increase the initial public …
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