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Specialty Insurance Rates Soften Faster Than Expected, Hitting 2020 Price Levels: WTW
Specialty insurance market rates declined in 2025 and during the January 1, 2026 renewals, with the pace of change exceeding expectations, according to WTW's Specialty Insurance Marketplace Survey ...
Arizona Brush Fire That Burned 1138 Acres 45% Contained
The Hazen Fire that began on the evening of May 2 near Buckeye, Arizona, has reportedly begun to be contained, according to an alert by the Western Fire Chiefs Association. Several fire departments ...
Texas Leaders Say Summer Camps Should Move Forward With 2026 Applications
In a joint statement issued yesterday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows indicated the state's new camp safety acts, passed in response to the Camp ...
Top Google Scientist Claims EU Data Measures Pose User Privacy Risk
A top Google scientist sent a warning to EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday that its proposal requiring the company to share search engine data with rivals such as OpenAI risked exposing users' ...
Wildfire-prone Western States Using AI for Early Detection
On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then ...
No, Florida Lawmakers Did Not Repeal the No-Fault Auto Insurance Law
Did you hear that Florida's 55-year-old "no-fault" auto insurance statute has been repealed? Most people in the Florida insurance industry probably know that is not true. But a number of recent ...
Berkshire Taps Gen Re’s Shamieh to Succeed Jain as Insurance Chief, WSJ reports
Berkshire Hathaway has selected Gen Re Chairman Charlie Shamieh as successor to longtime insurance leader Ajit Jain, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the ...
Study Finds Potential for Double West Coast Earthquake Threat
New research suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can "sync up," triggering earthquakes within minutes or hours of each other. This rare "synchronization" could ...