All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 26 2024 // Cyber claims frequency in the U.S. rose 13% last year, a new report shows.According to Coalition’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report, released this week, cybercrime is “a thriving business that adversely impacts”...
Apr 26 2024 // An active weather pattern could bring destructive tornadoes, heavy rains, large hail and strong wind gusts to parts of the central United States over the next several days, according to meteorologists at the National...
Apr 26 2024 // US regulators reinstated net neutrality rules that aim to ensure everything on the internet is equally accessible, reclaiming authority over broadband service and setting the stage for legal challenges.The Federal...
Apr 25 2024 // McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal prosecutors homing in on its work advising...
Apr 19 2024 // Chubb said it has promoted Melissa Scheffler to chief operating officer of Personal Risk Services (PRS). Currently, Scheffler serves as regional executive officer for the Mid-Atlantic region.In a corresponding move, Bryce...
Apr 19 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. this week and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt.An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 a.m....
Apr 19 2024 // Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday.An...
Apr 18 2024 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in the first quarter were estimated at $20 billion, with US claims accounting for more than $15 billion, or 75%, of the Q1 total, according to a Gallagher Re in a...
Apr 17 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), headquartered in Boston, expanded its global marine capabilities in the U.S., launching ocean marine Insurance. BHSI named Ben Wyatt as head of marine and Chris Frick as head...
Apr 17 2024 // The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry are growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and are expected to gain further momentum in the event of Federal Reserve...
Apr 16 2024 // The U.S. cyber insurance line generated strong direct underwriting profits for the second straight year in 2023, but written premium volume has stalled amid renewed pricing pressure, according to a Fitch Ratings...
Apr 15 2024 // Floridians with homes in the ritziest neighborhoods that include Coral Gables and Naples are experiencing the nation’s biggest increases in real estate wealth as markets in the Sunshine State supplant those in...
Apr 15 2024 // After years of struggling to raise capital in European Union markets, Mews – a hospitality software firm with Czech roots – finally secured funding by registering as a Dutch company.For its next step, Mews is...
Apr 15 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a slight underwriting improvement in 2023, but losses persisted, according to a new AM Best report.Preliminary data from the global credit rating agency shows that the...
Apr 12 2024 // Nearly 80% of respondents to a recent Travelers survey said inattentive driving is more of a problem now than it has been in past years.Travelers noted the pandemic triggered a new wave of dangerous habits. The 2024...
Apr 12 2024 // The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that released a report in February criticizing Boeing’s safety culture and calling for significant...
Apr 12 2024 // Steady investor demand in Europe for environmental and socially responsible investments and wide-ranging regulation are helping Europe’s finance industry withstand political pressures that have pushed some U.S. peers...
Apr 12 2024 // A new form of sticker shock has hit American car buyers like Darin Davis.In January, when the 56-year-old Dallas real estate agent renewed the insurance on the pearly-white 2024 Cadillac XT4 that he bought just a few...
Apr 11 2024 // The US lead agency for federal cybersecurity is warning that Sisense Inc., a data analytics company, has suffered a compromise that could expose customer credentials and cryptographic secrets.Sisense provides AI-driven...
Apr 11 2024 // About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House officials...