10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (207+ words) The fire threat across the U. S. West will rise Friday and remain dangerous through Saturday for many areas, including Northern California, as lightning strikes risk igniting dry vegetation. Critical fire weather conditions and dry lightning will prevail across the western U. S. , with…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago  (345+ words) This edition of International People Moves details appointments at global re/insurers Arch Capital Group and Sompo. Arch Capital Group Ltd. , the Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, announced the promotions of Jerome Halgan to CEO of Arch…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (240+ words) The North Carolina Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, brought by a former employee who accused him of sexual harassment, news outlets reported. "After review and discussion as necessary, the Panel concluded its preliminary inquiry…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (271+ words) Trading platform Nasdaq Private Market alleged that its Vancouver-based competitor Hiive has stolen trade secrets and infringed on its intellectual property in a lawsuit. The suit, filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, adds new allegations of trade secrets to a…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (365+ words) Florida Gov. Ron De Santis has signed a bill that will create a commercial clearinghouse for Citizens Property Insurance policies, a bill that a number of brokers and agents have called "unnecessary" and little more than a sop to one…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago  (312+ words) A teenager thrown to the ground Wednesday when a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver has died, according to police. The 18-year-old was riding in the horse-drawn carriage with three other passengers when the accident happened just…...

13+ hour, 50+ min ago  (306+ words) A new Lloyd's market consortium has been launched to provide additional marine war risk insurance capacity for vessels and cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Lloyd's announced. Chubb will serve as lead underwriter, supported by participating Lloyd's syndicates and specialist…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (335+ words) The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system after encountering resistance from scientists and Congress. The National Science Foundation said Thursday it will pause efforts to decommission most of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago  (948+ words) Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world's oil. Oil prices reacted quickly to the announcement of the tentative…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago  (412+ words) Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin early on Friday, just a day after a burst of oil flows through the waterway as the US and Iran vowed to lift a dual blockade. No tankers were seen moving…...