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EEOC Chief Shifts Focus to Investigating DEI but Methods Provoke an Outcry
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
EEOC Chief Shifts Focus to Investigating DEI but Methods Provoke an Outcry
The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors. The initial steps taken …
West Texas Prepares for Oil Downturn Amid Trump Tariffs
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
West Texas Prepares for Oil Downturn Amid Trump Tariffs
When President Donald Trump boasted about falling oil prices on social media early Monday, the Texas oil and gas industry didn’t cheer along with him. Trump’s latest round of tariffs set off unease among industry groups representing Texas operators. Trade …
Texas Is Ground Zero for the US Battery Boom
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Texas Is Ground Zero for the US Battery Boom
“Drill, baby, drill” may be Texas’s unofficial motto, but “store, baby, store” is becoming more accurate. The Lone Star State may be the heart of America’s oil and gas map, but it’s quickly becoming the biggest installer of a technology …
Totalis Acquires Michigan-Based MGA Brownyard MacLean
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Totalis Acquires Michigan-Based MGA Brownyard MacLean
Totalis Program Underwriters, an underwriting platform providing specialty expertise and solutions for challenging and underserved areas of the market. announced the acquisition of Brownyard MacLean Security Insurance Services, LLC. Brownyard MacLean is a Michigan-based managing general underwriter and program administrator …
Why Some Storms Brew to Extreme Dimensions in the Middle of America
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Why Some Storms Brew to Extreme Dimensions in the Middle of America
A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell …
Kentucky Cleanup Begins After Surging Rivers Recede
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Kentucky Cleanup Begins After Surging Rivers Recede
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious Tuesday to return to their flooded homes and assess what’s salvageable, even as stubbornly high waters kept some of them waiting even …
Northwestern University Finalizing Settlement Over Football Hazing Scandal
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Northwestern University Finalizing Settlement Over Football Hazing Scandal
Former Northwestern University football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing, a school spokesman and attorneys said Tuesday. The prestigious private university in suburban …
Roof Repair and Replacement Costs Up Nearly 30% Since 2022: Verisk
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Roof Repair and Replacement Costs Up Nearly 30% Since 2022: Verisk
Roof repair and replacement cost value totaled nearly $31 billion last year — up nearly 30% since 2022, according to a new report from Verisk. The strategic data analytics and technology provider reported that roof-related line items made up more …
Market/Coverages: Marsh Offers Bermuda Cyber Excess Facility With $30M of Capacity
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Market/Coverages: Marsh Offers Bermuda Cyber Excess Facility With $30M of Capacity
Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of CyberShore Bermuda, an exclusive, excess cyber insurance facility that provides Marsh clients with enhanced protection and a streamlined client experience. CyberShore Bermuda provides up to $30 million in …
Corporate Credit Tremors in Aftershock of Tariff-Led Stock Rout
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2025
Corporate Credit Tremors in Aftershock of Tariff-Led Stock Rout
The tariff shock and recession fears that have sent world stocks into a tailspin over the last week are rolling into corporate funding markets, raising the cost of borrowing and disrupting financing plans even for lower-risk companies. With U.S. Treasuries …