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Iowa Insurance Agent Charged With Identity Theft, Fraud
A Walcott, Iowa insurance agent has been charged with over 20 felonies for allegedly opening insurance policies under the names of family who had no knowledge that the polices were taken out, the Iowa Insurance Division announced. Stanly Blythe, 61, …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 4:35 PM |
Fatal Boat Capsizing Claims Three Lives in Wisconsin’s Geneva Lake
Three people died and seven others were rescued Friday after a boat capsized in Geneva Lake as a strong storm passed through southern Wisconsin, an official said. Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 4:24 PM |
People Moves: Shepherd Insurance Names Hill as CIO
Shepherd Insurance announced the appointment of Collin Hill as the company’s first-ever chief information officer (CIO), a new leadership role created to support Shepherd’s continued growth and commitment to operational excellence. Hill brings more than two decades of technology and …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 4:23 PM |
Allstate’s SquareTrade Europe Launches Licensed Insurer Headquartered in Brussels
SquareTrade Europe, an Allstate company, has launched a new licensed insurer, SquareTrade Europe Insurance, headquartered in Brussels. SquareTrade said the move will strengthen its ability to design, launch and scale protection solutions more quickly across Europe, marking a significant step …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 4:19 PM |
Texas Doesn’t Require Training for All Emergency Coordinators
In legislative hearings after last year’s July 4 floods, the state’s emergency management chief made some recommendations to state lawmakers. They included empowering the agency to vet volunteers who show up after disasters and establishing clearer guidelines for local officials …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 4:18 PM |
Deadly Screwworm’s Leap Into the US Mystifies Health Experts
As the deadly New World screwworm spreads through Texas, posing significant risk to the US cattle herd, experts are still puzzling over the mystery of how it got there. The parasite fly’s larvae, which feeds within the wounds of warm-blooded …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 4:11 PM |
Insurers Avoid €580 Million Hit From Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts
The insurers of the Nord Stream pipelines don’t have to pay €580 million ($662 million) after a judge ruled that the sabotage of the pipes bringing Russian gas into Europe was the consequence of the war in Ukraine. Nord Stream …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 3:50 PM |
Hellman & Friedman’s Hub International Seeks $3 Billion in IPO
Insurance broker Hub International Holdings Inc. is seeking to raise about $3 billion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The Hellman & Friedman-backed company is targeting going public as soon as this year, some …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 2:49 PM |
Viewpoint: Methuselah Mutuals
Precious few U.S. corporations have been in business for two centuries. Among them are King Arthur Flour (1790), CIGNA (1792), Jim Beam (1795) and Brooks Brothers (1818), although the storied suit-maker entered bankruptcy proceedings in 2020 due to a plunge …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 2:34 PM |
Europe Faces Weeks of Extreme Heat as Fire and Power Risks Build
Western Europe is bracing for the summer’s third major heat wave, fueling dangerous wildfire conditions and straining power systems across the region. A high-pressure weather system is set to bring heat wave conditions this week to France, southern England and …
POSTED JULY 06, 2026 2:07 PM |
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