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A large fire broke out late Thursday in a jet fuel production area at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery, just south of Los Angeles. The blaze caused significant disruption in California’s fuel supply, particularly affecting jet fuel, which the refinery provides in large quantities to southern California and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Chevron’s El Segundo … Read more

Farmers in Georgia are still waiting for federal aid promised after Hurricane Helene hit last September. While other states like South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia have finalized agreements and started distributing funds, Georgia has only secured the total amount but hasn’t worked out the details on how the money will be distributed. This … Read more

The White House has decided to hold back over $2 billion in federal funds for major transportation projects in Chicago. This move was announced by Russell Vought, the White House Budget Director, as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to reduce the size of the federal government during a government shutdown. Vought posted on … Read more

Construction sites can be tough places to keep both workers safe and productivity high. A key way to improve both is through better toolbox talks, the short safety meetings held daily on job sites. Shawn Gentry, a senior loss control construction manager at Central Insurance, shares practical tips on how making these talks more relevant … Read more

Aquiline Capital Partners has agreed to sell Relation Insurance Services, a major independent insurance brokerage in the United States, to private investment firm BayPine. The two companies confirmed they have signed a definitive agreement to complete the deal. Based in Chicago, Relation offers risk management and employee benefits consulting across the country. Founded in 2007, … Read more

A New York court has ruled that a demand letter threatening a lawsuit does not require an insurance company to provide a defense, even when the amount at stake exceeds $1 million. The dispute began in October 2020 when High Quality Organics found salmonella contamination in its dried parsley. The company alerted its customers, including … Read more

A new report sheds light on how Generation X employees are being overlooked in today’s workplaces, despite their unique role in connecting different age groups. Born between 1965 and 1980, Gen X sits between Baby Boomers and Millennials and has witnessed major shifts in technology and society, from the arrival of computers to the rise … Read more

Truck driving might look like a low-key job where you just sit behind the wheel for hours, but it’s much tougher than most people realize. Drivers face a lot of physical challenges that can lead to serious, long-lasting injuries. Sprains, strains, and muscle problems make up a huge part of these issues, with about 60% … Read more

The insurance industry is at a crucial turning point. Over the next three years, brokers must fully embrace digital technology or face growing challenges in cost, speed, and customer service. This urgency is the focus of InsuranceFest 2026, the largest specialty insurance event in the world, which will spotlight how firms can build, fund, and … Read more

The market for high-net-worth (HNW) property insurance in the U.S. has seen a major change over the last year to year and a half, with shifts happening quickly and unevenly across different ZIP codes. Yas Nahali, executive vice president at Amwins, says the biggest factor today isn’t so much how much carriers want to write … Read more