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Hadron Acquires Michigan’s The Guarantee Company of North America

Hadron, an Arkansas-based carrier, announced its intent to acquire The Guarantee Company of North America USA (GCNA), a Michigan-domiciled insurance company, from Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC). This acquisition marks a major milestone Read more…


2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US

New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. The busy tornado season was driven by an active April and May in the Plains (notably quiet for much Read more…


United Risk Launches Multi-Line Reinsurance MGA, Names Cahill as CEO

United Risk, a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters, announced it has formed a multi-line reinsurance managing general agent. Jay Cahill, previously United Risk’s chief financial officer, has been named chief executive officer of the new MGA. He will be succeeded as Read more…


Judge Orders Bank of America to Pay $540 Million in FDIC Lawsuit

A federal judge ordered Bank of America to pay $540.3 million in a long-running Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation lawsuit accusing the second-largest U.S. bank of underpaying what it owed for deposit insurance. In a decision made public on Monday, U.S. Read more…


Central European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Leads to Animal Culls and Border Closures

Authorities in several countries in Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle populations that has caused widespread border closures and required the killing of thousands of animals. The outbreak was first detected on a Read more…


Growing Fast, Going Public: Florida’s American Integrity Insurance Files for IPO

American Integrity Insurance, one of the largest property insurance carriers in Florida with more than 350,000 policies in force, is going to Wall Street with an initial public offering. The Tampa-based parent company, American Integrity Insurance Group, founded in 2006, Read more…


Advocacy Group Files Suit Over Tariffs in US Court of International Trade

A legal advocacy group on Monday asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, arguing the president overstepped his authority. The lawsuit was filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center Read more…


More Resilient Organizations Successfully Battled Ransomware in 2024: BakerHostetler

An annual report from law firm BakerHostetler said companies “are starting to win the battle against ransomware.” In its 11th year, the report from the firm’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group, who handled over 1,250 cyber incidents Read more…


Europe’s Hottest Year Turbocharged Extreme Weather Across Region

Europe experienced the hottest year on record in 2024, as climate change combined with a strong El Niño to generate a series of extreme weather events and force glaciers into retreat. Half the continent reported new heat records in 2024 Read more…


Delaware Fines Liberty Mutual $300K for Advertising Discounts Not Offered in State

After what it says was an investigation that took months, the Delaware Department of Insurance has levied a $300,000 penalty on three Liberty Mutual companies for advertising discounts that they do not offer in the state. The department said the Read more…