Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
Article 0 Comments A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. John Chapel in Caldwell Parish in the early morning of March...
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Illinois Sues Repair Company for Deceptive Business Practices
Article 0 Comments Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week filed a lawsuit against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, Inc. (ABC) for its deceptive business practices that mislead consumers, most often senior citizens,...
AI & Technology: The Adoption Gap
By FRISS — Almost universally, practitioners understand that AI represents a step-change in fraud detection capability. The proof of value exists, and the threat landscape that demands it is well understood. Yet the operational...
Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner
Article 0 Comments The wildfires that plagued Washington for nearly half the summer put new Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and her office to a test. Kuderer has been in office for over a year-and-a-half....
RockRose Risk Raises $12.5 Million Series A to Scale Vertically Integrated Wildfire-Focused Insurance Platform
San Francisco, CA (Aug. 26, 2026) – RockRose Risk, the insurance brokerage giving U.S. property owners discounts for wildfire mitigation, is pleased to announce it has raised a $12.5 million Series A co-led by...
Munich Re Group to Acquire Cyber Insurtech At-Bay
Munich Re Group will acquire At-Bay at an enterprise value of $575m At-Bay will be overseen by Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), part of Munich Re’s Global Specialty Insurance business At-Bay is a leading provider...
Viewpoint: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage
Article 0 Comments I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started showing up in convenience stores and gas stations across the country....
EQT to Pay $2 Billion for Majority Stake in McGill and Partners
Article 0 Comments EQT AB has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK insurance broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus LLC for $2 billion, as the Swedish buyout firm looks to accelerate...
Brokers Can Help Clients Strengthen Windstorm Preparedness: Ecclesiastical Insurance
Toronto, ON (Aug. 26, 2026) – As Atlantic hurricane season continues and summer severe weather brings the potential for tornadoes, thunderstorms and damaging winds across Canada, Ecclesiastical Insurance is highlighting the role brokers can...
Americans Without Children Are Less Confident About Retirement: Allianz Life Study
Parents may be more likely to have a plan but childcare and education costs limit retirement savings 54% without children feel confident in their ability to meet their savings goal for retirement, compared to...