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‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response ...
Q1 2025 Property Claims Count Hits 5-Year Low: Verisk
The first three months of 2025 brought devastating wildfires to California, significant wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial increases in tornado activity to "Tornado Alley," but claim ...
Foundational, Leadership-Driven Education High Priority in Insurance
Foundational learning remains a high priority for insurance and risk management professionals, according to The Institutes Knowledge Group's annual Skills Report. Risk assessment, coverage analysis, ...
Erie Insurance: ‘No Evidence’ of Ransomware in Outage; TMNA Updates
Erie Insurance said it has "seen no evidence of ransomware and there is no indication of ongoing threat actor activity" in a June 17 update on its 10-day long network outage. That statement would ...
Hurricane Erick Hits Mexico’s Pacific Coast, Life-Threatening Floods Expected
Hurricane Erick made landfall on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday morning, authorities said, potentially bringing intense rains and life-threatening floods and mudslides. The storm made ...
Deadly, Unintentional Falls Increasing for Older Adults in the U.S.
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths. From 2003 ...
Insurance Industry Rejects Proposed Moratorium on State AI Regulation
A proposed decade-long moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has gained the attention of many, including those within the insurance industry. The 10-year prohibition of AI ...
Executives on the Move at Hamilton, Markel
Hamilton Insurance Group announced the appointments of Adrian Daws to chief executive officer, Hamilton Re, based in Bermuda, and Alex Baker to CEO, Hamilton Global Specialty, based in London, ...