Full content: In another win for auto insurers, a federal appeals last week struck down a proposed class-action lawsuit over the methods carriers use to value totaled vehicles. At least five appellate courts in the last few years have said “no” to …

Full content: For decades, the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — now valued at more than $500 million — has remained unsolved. It remains the largest art theft in history — far surpassing more recent museum …

Full content: The Department of Justice issued an order on April 23, rescheduling state-licensed medical marijuana and Food & Drug Administration-approved cannabis products to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The order is also expected to jumpstart the stalled Drug …

Full content: The Safeco Insurance brand has gone the way of the dodo bird. It’s now all Limu Emu, all the time. Liberty Mutual said on April 27 that it followed through with what it said about a year ago and officially …

Full content: The city of Baltimore suffered a defeat in its efforts to address the opioid epidemic last week when the Maryland Supreme Court vacated a $152 million public nuisance verdict won by the city against drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. The …

Full content: Beazley, the specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Sundeep Khera as head of Marine, effective April 21, 2026. As part of the Marine, Accident & Political (MAP) Risks team, Khera will lead the Marine, Energy, Aviation and Space teams, …

Full content: Global and regional natural catastrophe activity and loss totals were lower in the first quarter of 2026 than in comparable quarters of previous years, leaving the re/insurance industry well-positioned as it heads into the more costly second and third quarters, …

Full content: The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to consider Bayer AG’s effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices are …

Full content: A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal …

Full content: American International Group Inc. made it official with an announcement today that Eric Anderson will become president and CEO on June 1. Most recently a member of Aon Plc’s executive committee, Anderson will succeed current AIG CEO Peter Zaffino, who …

Full content: At least seven ships – mainly dry bulk vessels – have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, in line with muted activity in recent days, shipping data showed on Monday, while talks between Iran and the …

Full content: Patriot Growth Insurance Services, headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, hired Andrew Drayer as regional president, Northeast. He succeeds Bill Donato, who previously held this role and now serves as president of retail insurance. Drayer brings experience across commercial insurance, operations, …

Full content: The chief of Europe’s securities regulator said the risks from and potential speed of cyberattacks are growing, joining a chorus of warnings from financial supervisors on the threats posed by artificial intelligence models that are evolving quickly. Geopolitical tensions have …

Full content: The state of Michigan was cleared of liability Thursday in a disastrous 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed more than 100 homes and drained a popular lake. Court of Claims Judge James Redford acknowledged the “real and lasting damages” …