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#1 US Opens Probes After Army Helicopter Forces 2 DC Flights to Abort Landings

May 5 2025 // Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter too close.The Federal Aviation Administration said...

#2 Many US Cities Are Sinking. But In Texas, It’s Worse

May 8 2025 // Cities across the US are sinking,and the problem is most pronounced in Texas, according to a new study.The research, which examined 28 cities and was published in science journal Nature on Thursday, found all of them were...

#3 Global Q1 Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 3%, but US Casualty Bucks the Trend

Apr 24 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell 3%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025 following a 2% decline in Q4 2024, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published quarterly by insurance broker Marsh.The Q1...

#4 Increased Writings in Homeowners Adds to US Surplus Lines Growth

Apr 29 2025 // Increasing movement of homeowners insurance risk to the U.S. surplus lines market has continued to contribute to growth for nonadmitted insurers.According to a report from AM Best, surplus homeowners direct premiums...

#5 US Excess & Surplus Lines Boost London Market Re/Insurers’ Topline Growth

Apr 16 2025 // The U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market continues to offer profitable growth opportunities for insurers and reinsurers in the London market – which could help counteract some possible headwinds, according to a...

#6 California’s Ban on Gasoline Cars Is Overturned by US House Vote

May 1 2025 // Republicans moved a step closer Thursday to repealing a federal waiver allowing California to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a policy that had drawn opposition from automakers, fuel producers and President Donald Trump...

#7 FBI Raided the Wrong House. Now the US Supreme Court Will Hear Their Lawsuit

Apr 29 2025 // Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin’s Atlanta home, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her and her then-boyfriend as her 7-year-old son screamed for his mom...

#8 Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central US With Tornadoes and Large Hail

Apr 28 2025 // A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S.Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and...

#9 Wife of Former US Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted in Bribery Scheme

Apr 24 2025 // Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business...

#10 UK’s Admiral Group to Sell Its US Insurer Elephant to J.C. Flowers

Apr 22 2025 // United Kingdom’s Admiral Group has agreed to sell its U.S. insurance business — Elephant Insurance Co. and Elephant Insurance Services— to the private investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. for an undisclosed...

#11 2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US

Apr 15 2025 // New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.The busy tornado season was driven by an active April and May in the...

#12 Apollo’s Aspen Insurance Targets $2.9B Valuation in US Stock Market Return

Apr 29 2025 // Aspen Insurance said on Tuesday it was seeking a valuation of up to $2.85 billion in its New York flotation, as the Bermudian specialty insurer looks to go public again in the United States after more than six years.Stock...

#13 People Moves: Zurich Hires Sullivan From CNA for US Middle Market Head of Tech; IMA Hires Crochet as National Energy Practice Leader

Apr 16 2025 // Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumberg, Illinois, hired Jeannie Sullivan as head of technology for its U.S. middle market team. She will report to Stan Bernard, head of industry practices for U.S. middle market...

#14 Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across US This Year

Apr 25 2025 // A long-range forecast predicts wildfires will burn more land across the U.S. this year, with a potentially active spring in places and a build up into summer.An AccuWeather forecast out on Wednesday calls for 7 to 9...

#15 People Moves: SmartChoice Chooses Caldwell as CEO; Griffin Promoted to Zurich US Head of Multinational Underwriting; Burns & Wilcox Names New York, Chicago Leaders

May 1 2025 // SmartChoice Names Caldwell CEOSmart Choice, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, restructured its executive leadership, naming Andrew Caldwell as CEO, while founder Doug Witcher has transitioned to the chairman of...

#16 People Moves: Dunn Joins Marsh as US Construction Practice Leader; Canopius Appoints Varghese as Head of Marine, US

May 6 2025 // Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York City, appointed Jim Dunn as U.S. construction practice leader. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Dunn will report to Michael Pellegrini, U.S. and Canada specialty...

#17 Japanese Insurer MS&AD Plans to Invest as Much as $5 Billion to Double US Profits

Apr 22 2025 // MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. plans to invest as much as about ¥700 billion ($5 billion) to expand in the North American market, to meet its goal of doubling operating profits in the region, according to its...

#18 Apollo’s Aspen Insurance Raises $397.5 Million in US IPO

May 8 2025 // Aspen Insurance priced its New York initial public offering within its marketed range on Wednesday, raising $397.5 million for the Bermuda-based specialty insurer.The Apollo Global Management-owned insurer sold 13.25...

#19 Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement

Apr 22 2025 // Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors’ allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department...

#20 US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry

Apr 24 2025 // The Trump administration is considering whether to reduce certain tariffs targeting the auto industry that carmaker executives have warned would deal a severe blow to profits and jobs.One measure would spare automobiles...