Friday, April 10, 2026

A Toll for Using Hormuz Would Be a ‘Dangerous Precedent’, UN’s Ship Agency Says

Imposing a toll on ships sailing through the critical Strait of Hormuz would “set a dangerous precedent” and countries should not impede freedom of navigation, the UN’s shipping agency said on Thursday. Iranian officials have raised the idea of charging …


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Friday, April 10, 2026

US E&S Growth Slows Again; Declining Berkshire Volume Tops Leaders

A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 7.8% in 2025, marking the first single-digit growth rate recorded since 2017. Previous reports from S&P …


US E&S Growth Slows Again; Declining Berkshire Volume Tops Leaders
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Friday, April 10, 2026

People Moves: Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims; The Hartford Promotes Burns to Lead Enterprise Sales and Distribution

Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims Chubb Limited named Kevin Rampe senior vice president, Chubb Group, Global Claims Officer, responsible for global claims management. Rampe will also retain his responsibilities as head of North America Claims. In his expanded …


People Moves: Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims; The Hartford Promotes Burns to Lead Enterprise Sales and Distribution
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:13:59 +0000
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NYC Helicopter Crash Prompts Push for New Tourist-Flight Rules

US lawmakers from New York City are backing a bill to hold sightseeing helicopters to commercial airline safety standards, one year after a crash that killed a Siemens AG executive and his family. Standing near the crash site over the …


NYC Helicopter Crash Prompts Push for New Tourist-Flight Rules
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Parents Charged After Child Is Hurt Crawling Into Wolf Area at Zoo

The parents of a toddler who suffered a minor injury at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure and making contact with one of the animals have been charged with endangering the welfare …


Parents Charged After Child Is Hurt Crawling Into Wolf Area at Zoo
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AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Oswego County Mutual

AM Best reports it has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Oswego County Mutual Insurance Co. based in Parish, New York. AM Best has also affirmed the insurer’s Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer …


AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Oswego County Mutual
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Description: AM Best reports it has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Oswego County Mutual Insurance Co. based in Parish, New York. AM Best has also affirmed the insurer’s Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer …
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Toilet Paper Warehouse Fire Investigators Review Viral Video

A local prosecutor is investigating a video posted on social media that appears to show a person setting fire to the California warehouse full of Kimberly-Clark Corp. toilet paper that was destroyed earlier this week. “We are aware of the …


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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:29 +0000
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Good News for Nonprofits as Liberty Mutual Foundation Launches $600M Endowment

Corporate foundations’ philanthropic commitments were called into question this past year as tariff-driven uncertainty, rising costs and tax law changes prompted many companies to reconsider their charitable strategies. Nonprofits received a reassuring answer this week, however, from the century-old, Boston-based …


Good News for Nonprofits as Liberty Mutual Foundation Launches $600M Endowment
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:21 +0000
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Friday, April 10, 2026

People Moves: Insurance Advisory Partners Names Caltavuturo as Partner

Insurance Advisory Partners, the investment bank focused exclusively on the insurance, insurance services and the insurtech industry, appointed veteran investment banker Lou Caltavuturo as a partner in the U.S. Based in New York, he will focus on broker/insurance distribution mergers …


People Moves: Insurance Advisory Partners Names Caltavuturo as Partner
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Judge Tosses PETA’s Lawsuit Against American Kennel Club Over Dog Breed Health

The animal rights group PETA’s lawsuit over the health of French bulldogs and some other popular dog breeds has been dismissed, with a judge saying a New York law was misapplied to the case. The suit, filed last year, marked …


Judge Tosses PETA’s Lawsuit Against American Kennel Club Over Dog Breed Health
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People: The Doctors Company Names Hayes Interim SVP of Claims

The Doctors Company named Brittnie Hayes interim senior vice president of claims. Hayes succeeds Michael Meyer, who is retiring after 42 years in the medical professional liability insurance industry. Hayes will lead the national claims team and oversee the planned …


People: The Doctors Company Names Hayes Interim SVP of Claims
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Friday, April 10, 2026

Wildfires Race Across US as Drought Spans Half the Nation

An unusually hot, snowless winter has fueled a fast start to the spring fire season across large swaths of the western,central and southeastern US, disrupting businesses and upending daily life. Nearly 19,000 have ignited nationwide since Jan. 1, about 6,900 …


Wildfires Race Across US as Drought Spans Half the Nation
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:45:25 +0000
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Maryland Reaches Settlement With Ship Owner, Operator Over Bridge Collapse

The state of Maryland has reached a settlement in principle with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., the owner and operator of the M/V Dali, resolving a portion of the state’s claims arising from the cargo ship’s …


Maryland Reaches Settlement With Ship Owner, Operator Over Bridge Collapse
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Jacksonville Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll by $2 Million

Florida authorities have charged a Jacksonville contractor with underreporting payroll by almost $2 million and stiffing his workers’ compensation insurer for almost $300,000 in premiums. Carlos Antonio Maradiago Garcia, 50, a native of Honduras, was investigated by the Florida Department …


Jacksonville Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll by $2 Million
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LexisNexis: Synthetic Identity Fraud Rises Significantly in 2025

A recent report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions found synthetic identity fraud is on the rise. According to its latest Cybercrime Report based on more than 100 billion online transactions in 2025, LexisNexis said 11% of frauds now involve a synthetic …


LexisNexis: Synthetic Identity Fraud Rises Significantly in 2025
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Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:10:47 +0000
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The Fidelis Partnership Launches Capital Solutions Business, Led by Howden’s Gammoh

Pine Walk, the specialist MGA platform of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has launched a new capital solutions business called Mezura Capital Partners. Headquartered in Bermuda, Mezura Capital will focus on delivering strategic capital solutions and partnerships for insurers and reinsurers. …


The Fidelis Partnership Launches Capital Solutions Business, Led by Howden’s Gammoh
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Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Jeopardize Iran Truce; Talks Planned but Strait Still Shut

Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the U.S.-Iran ceasefire into further jeopardy after the biggest Israeli attacks on its neighbor of the war killed more than 250 people and threatened to torpedo Donald Trump’s truce. In Pakistan, …


Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Jeopardize Iran Truce; Talks Planned but Strait Still Shut
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Florida’s Prestige Trucking Insurance Acquires Mulligan, an AI Automation Platform

Prestige Trucking Insurance, a retail brokerage and parent company of CSMV Underwriters, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of Mulligan, an artificial intelligence-based insurance automation platform. The platform will now be offered under the name Insure Stack, led by …


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Kansas Woman Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Geary County woman has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance fraud. Kei’Anna Boykin, aged 31, pleaded guilty on January 15, 2026, in Geary County District Court to one felony count …


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People Moves: IBC Insurance Appoints Zepeda as Business Development Strategist

IBC Insurance has appointed Zee Zepeda as Business Development Strategist. In this role, Zepeda will be responsible for aligning insurance and banking initiatives to drive growth, enhance client relationships, and expand cross-functional opportunities across the organization. Zepeda will focus on …


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Texas Summer Camps Sue to Block New Internet Rule

Nineteen camps in Texas have filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a new state requirement for them to install “end-to-end fiber optic facilities” in order to operate this summer. The requirement that the camps install fiber optic internet does not …


Texas Summer Camps Sue to Block New Internet Rule
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DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Accord

The US Justice Department’s top antitrust litigator and three senior trial attorneys that led cases against Live Nation Entertainment Inc., Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are leaving the agency, according to people familiar with their plans. Some of the …


DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Accord
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Trump Appeals Civil Fraud Ruling, Citing Former Lawyer’s Testimony Doubts

Donald Trump has asked New York’s highest appeals court to vacate a judge’s finding that he was liable for inflating the value of his real estate assets, arguing that his former lawyer Michael Cohen has since cast doubt on his …


Trump Appeals Civil Fraud Ruling, Citing Former Lawyer’s Testimony Doubts
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

China Confirms Three Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz

Three Chinese ships recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after coordination with relevant parties, a foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular daily press briefing on Tuesday, while calling for peace and stability in the Gulf Region. The critical waterway …


China Confirms Three Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz
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Description: Three Chinese ships recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after coordination with relevant parties, a foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular daily press briefing on Tuesday, while calling for peace and stability in the Gulf Region. The critical waterway …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:16:14 +0000
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Israel Intensifies Lebanon Strikes With Ceasefire in Doubt

Israel launched its largest assault on Lebanon since the start of its invasion, escalating the campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah even after the US announced a ceasefire in the wider Middle East conflict. The Israeli military said Wednesday it targeted more …


Israel Intensifies Lebanon Strikes With Ceasefire in Doubt
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Description: Israel launched its largest assault on Lebanon since the start of its invasion, escalating the campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah even after the US announced a ceasefire in the wider Middle East conflict. The Israeli military said Wednesday it targeted more …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:55:36 +0000
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Paramount President Jeff Shell to Depart After Lawsuit Scandal

Jeff Shell is stepping down as president of Paramount Skydance Corp. following a contentious lawsuit by a high-stakes gambler who accused him of leaking inside information. Shell, who served as the No. 2 executive under Chief Executive Officer David Ellison, …


Paramount President Jeff Shell to Depart After Lawsuit Scandal
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Description: Jeff Shell is stepping down as president of Paramount Skydance Corp. following a contentious lawsuit by a high-stakes gambler who accused him of leaking inside information. Shell, who served as the No. 2 executive under Chief Executive Officer David Ellison, …
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Category: National News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:04:38 +0000
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Hormuz Stays Blocked for Now as Hundreds of Ships Seek Exit

The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked on Wednesday, as shipowners try to understand if they can safely transit the vital waterway following a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran that was announced overnight. Just three ships were observed …


Hormuz Stays Blocked for Now as Hundreds of Ships Seek Exit
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Description: The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked on Wednesday, as shipowners try to understand if they can safely transit the vital waterway following a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran that was announced overnight. Just three ships were observed …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:48:14 +0000
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Shippers Rush for Hormuz Insurance After Truce Deal, Broker Says

Shipowners are placing “huge volume requests” for insurance cover as they look to transit the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to broker McGill and Partners. With the increased demand from the market also comes “a pronounced …


Shippers Rush for Hormuz Insurance After Truce Deal, Broker Says
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Description: Shipowners are placing “huge volume requests” for insurance cover as they look to transit the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to broker McGill and Partners. With the increased demand from the market also comes “a pronounced …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:24:01 +0000
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Anthropic Touts AI Cybersecurity Project With Big Tech Partners

Anthropic announced an initiative with major technology companies, including Amazon.com, Microsoft and Apple, that lets partners preview an advanced model with cybersecurity capabilities developed by the AI startup. Under its “Project Glasswing,” select organizations will be allowed to use the …


Anthropic Touts AI Cybersecurity Project With Big Tech Partners
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Category: National News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:15:10 +0000
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

FDIC Lays Out Guidelines for Institutions Issuing Stablecoins

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which backs deposits at thousands of US banks, is laying out its guidelines for how those institutions and their fintech subsidiaries can use stablecoins as digital currencies become more widely accepted in the financial system. …


FDIC Lays Out Guidelines for Institutions Issuing Stablecoins
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Description: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which backs deposits at thousands of US banks, is laying out its guidelines for how those institutions and their fintech subsidiaries can use stablecoins as digital currencies become more widely accepted in the financial system. …
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Category: National News
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:06:23 +0000
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