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After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says
After eight years of losses, Florida's personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm ...
Express Scripts Sues to Block Arkansas Law Barring PBM Ownership of Pharmacies
Express Scripts and several of its affiliated pharmacies filed a lawsuit on Thursday asking an Arkansas federal judge to overturn a state law set to go into effect next year that would ban pharmacy ...
Teen Driver Deaths Continue to Rise in Summer Months
Crash data reveals seasonal patterns as teen driving deaths continue to climb, according to the latest statistics by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Between 2019 and 2023, 13,135 people were ...
NOAA Expected to Hire for ‘Mission-Critical’ Weather Service Positions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it will hire for "mission-critical field positions" amid expert warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply ...
FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware of US Hurricane Season, Sources Say
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to ...
Safety Training Cuts Threaten Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the ...
Demand for Insurance Rises as Majority of Pet Parents Underestimate Cost of Care: Study
Costs associated with pet care continue to rise, according to consumer financing company Synchrony's 2025 Pet Lifetime of Care Study, which found an increase of 10 percent for dogs and close to 20 ...
Cotality: Over 33 Million Properties at Risk of Hurricanes, Creating ‘Liquidity Traps’
Cotality said it has identified more than 33.1 million residential properties from Texas to Maine with a combined reconstruction cost value of $11.7 trillion that are at least at moderate risk of ...