ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it is abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases. Alico Inc. announced this week that it …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” concerning COVID-19 vaccines did not find any evidence of criminal activity, according to a report unsealed on …
Florida Grand Jury Finds No Criminal Activity With COVID Vaccine Development Read More »
Apple clarified on Wednesday that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling a case in which it faced such accusations. The iPhone maker last …
Apple Clarifies Siri Privacy Stance After $95M Class Action Settlement Read More »
Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe losses in 2024 – reaching a total of US$140 billion – as climate change “is showing its claws,” according to Munich Re. Overall economic losses from natural disasters worldwide reached …
Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Hit $140B as Climate Change ‘Shows Its Claws’ Read More »
The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history, draining insurance coffers and threatening California’s massive state-sponsored insurance program. Losses from the fires “could push insurance markets over the …
Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer Read More »
Maine Governor Janet Mills along with House and Senate leaders are championing major legislation to strengthen the ability of local communities, homeowners, businesses, and emergency responders to prepare for and withstand future severe storms. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Senate …
Maine Storm Resilience Proposal Includes Insurance Industry-Funded Mitigation Grants Read More »
The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and buyers with favorable risk profiles will see rate decreases or low-single-digit increases this year, according to USI Insurance Services’ 2025 Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook. Accounts with unfavorable loss …
Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI Read More »
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), headquartered in Philadelphia, named Steve Firko as executive vice president and chief operating officer overseeing all front-line customer-focused operating departments, including underwriting, field operations, claims, loss control, marketing, customer service, and operations. Firko has …
People Moves: Pennsylvania Lumbermens Names Firko Operating Officer, Promotes 6 Read More »
Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded five years earlier, AM Best said in a special report. According to the report, “China’s New Energy Vehicle Boom Transforms …
When EVs Take Off: AM Best Reviews Impact on China Motor Insurance Read More »
Broker McGill and Partners has launched a commercial property war risk reinsurance program for Ukraine, which it said on Thursday was the first of its kind since Russia’s invasion of the country in Feb 2022. Companies in Ukraine have found …
Broker McGill Offers Property War Reinsurance for Ukraine Read More »
