Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations. Senate Bill 14 seeks to strengthen a set of existing …
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Highstreet Insurance Partners announced its acquisition of Siebert Agency Ltd, and its sister companies Russ Siebert Insurance and Mary Siebert Insurance Agency (collectively, “Siebert Insurance”). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the leadership of Bill Siebert, his …
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Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of Texas last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield waste landfills and on-site …
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New estimates peg insured losses to property from the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angels together will fall between $28 billion and $35 billion, which includes losses to the California FAIR Plan. The estimates out on Wednesday from the …
Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Palisades and Eaton Fires at $28B to $35B Read More »
A historic winter storm threatened natural gas shipments from one the biggest US export plants while heavy snow shut schools and airports in Houston and highways in New Orleans. A low-pressure system is dropping bitter cold from Texas to North …
Rare Snow Imperils Texas Gas Exports, Shuts Louisiana Roads Read More »
The Travelers Cos. said fourth quarter 2024 and full year net income increased 28% and 67% on string underlying underwriting results. Travelers posted fourth quarter net income of about $2.1 billion compared to about $1.6 billion during the last quarter …
Travelers Posts 28% Increase in Q4 Net Income Read More »
Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors or properly account for the increasing impact of climate change. It’s a major problem for homeowners, insurers and investors, as …
Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires Read More »
The U.S. Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office last week released what it called the “most comprehensive data on homeowners insurance in history.” Weeks after a U.S. Senate committee released a study and held a hearing on the affect of climate change …
Treasury’s FIO Releases ‘Flawed’ Homeowners Insurance Report, Industry Says Read More »
Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, appointed four new partners. Michael Jantzi II has worked in the insurance and business development sectors since 2010. Prior to becoming a partner, he was an employee benefits consultant for over 10 years. Michael …
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Average workers’ compensation loss costs for the voluntary market in Tennessee will drop by 3.6% starting March 1, marking the 12th straight year for decreases in the state. The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended the decrease in a September …
Tennessee to See Another Drop in Average Workers’ Comp Costs This Year Read More »