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Aug 14 2025 // A poll of workers recently hired into the property/casualty insurance industry conducted during a Travelers Institute webinar last month produced some unusual results, surprising one webinar panelist who leads a key...
Sep 25 2025 // The new South Texas city established by Elon Musk’s SpaceX employees, Starbase, will assume control over certain parts of the beach near the rocket company’s launch site.Cameron County commissioners approved...
Jul 30 2025 // India’s aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a...
Sep 26 2025 // An Ohio police officer accused of shooting to death a pregnant Black mother two years ago was not trained or supervised properly, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday against the police chief and the township...
Aug 1 2025 // COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.Employees who routinely...
Oct 16 2025 // A ransomware attack is disrupting state and local borrowers’ ability to post debt documents on the $4.3 trillion municipal-bond market’s main distribution platform.MuniOS, a website operated by Ann Arbor,...
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
Feb 24 2025 // Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national online Agency Salary Survey results. But for the second year in a row, survey...
Dec 20 2024 // With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said...
Jun 18 2025 // The US Supreme Court left intact a federal plan to store as much as 40,000 tons of highly radioactive waste at a temporary site in west Texas over the objections of local landowners and oil and gas operators.Voting 6-3,...
Apr 17 2025 // The Newark fire department’s lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast’s largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of...
Mar 24 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring, and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
Feb 27 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
Jan 16 2025 // I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state. Among the most devastating, the Palisades Fire consumed thousands of acres, leaving a...
Jun 2 2025 // By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat’s galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters.As the flames spread up the...
Nov 19 2025 // One worker died and two were injured in a trench collapse at a construction site in a popular seacoast town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.The trench collapse happened on Tuesday morning at a sewer project work site located at...
Mar 4 2025 // As public perception and the legality of cannabis and other novel psychoactive substances continue to evolve, what emerging risks and litigation should insurance professionals keep an eye on?Last week, Verisk Analytics...
Jan 14 2025 // The Minneapolis City Council this month approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.The deal...
Dec 2 2025 // Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) announced the launch of the Consumer Information Center, an online resource to help citizens better understand and navigate their insurance coverage and make informed decisions about...
Mar 3 2025 // The Mountain West Conference said it is seeking mediation in the lawsuit the Pac-12 filed against it in an attempt to avoid paying $55 million in “poaching” fees for bringing five Mountain West teams into its...