Zurich Files Growth Plan Under California Sustainable Insurance Strategy June 18, 2026 Zurich is committing to expand its property coverage availability in areas designated as distressed in California in a new filing....
Oakbridge Names New President and CEO as Smith Moves to Chairman Role March 24, 2026 Georgia-headquartered Oakbridge Insurance, one the largest privately owned brokerages, announced that longtime president and CEO Robbie Smith will be executive...
Fund Trying to Turn New Mexico Desert into an Advanced Tech Hub March 11, 2026 If all goes according to plan for the nation’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund, a barren stretch of desert in Albuquerque’s...
Thousands of Maui Vacation Rentals in Limbo After Council Hits Gridlock January 2, 2026 By Erin Nolan/Honolulu Civil Beat In arguably its biggest decision of the year, the Maui County Council recently voted to phase out roughly 7,000 vacation...
Father of NASCAR Great Hamlin Killed in NC House Fire That Destroyed Home December 30, 2025 The father of longtime NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died from a house fire and his mother was left in critical...
Fake WeWork Takeover Bid by Strip Mall Investor Gets Him Five Years in Prison March 19, 2025 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg A former strip mall mogul was sentenced to five years in prison for orchestrating a fake WeWork Inc. takeover bid...
Uber Proposes Cutting NYC Driver Minimum Pay on Lower Gas Prices November 5, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. is proposing a cut to New York City drivers’ base pay rate, among other recommendations, as it...
Manufacturers Hit by Soaring Property Insurance Costs August 13, 2024 By Timothy Aeppel James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast...
Applied Systems Acquires Insurance AI Platform Planck July 24, 2024 Insurance software firm Applied Systems reports that it has acquired Planck, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company for the insurance...
P/C Premium Growth Likely But Profits Delayed Until 2025: Forecast July 16, 2024 Favorable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property/casualty insurance are in line with projections that the industry will see a...