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Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws
A Texas judge’s move to strike down a state law blacklisting “woke” financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used environmental, social or governance factors in investment decisions will likely drive a broader push to repeal so-called “anti-ESG” laws in …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 5:01 PM |
Liberty Mutual to Partner With Net-Zero Focused PE Firm Ara
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.’s asset-management arm agreed to back Ara Partners’ infrastructure and energy strategies, in the latest partnership between an insurer and an alternative investment firm. The collaboration includes an anchor commitment to Ara’s new energy fund as well …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:52 PM |
SC Wind Mitigation Grant Program Now Open for New Applications
South Carolina’s Safe Home Mitigation Program today, Feb. 10, began accepting applications for a new round of funding for resiliency grants. The program, which provides up to $6,000 in matching grants and up to $7,500 in non-matching grants, received additional …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:52 PM |
Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Row
President Donald Trump threatened to block the opening of a new bridge that connects Michigan and Ontario until the US was given compensation and ownership of half of it, saying he’d start negotiations immediately. “I will not allow this bridge …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:40 PM |
Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Shreveport, Louisiana-based Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will pay a former employee $34,000 in back pay and emotional distress damages to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:32 PM |
Greece and Malta Hesitate Over EU’s Russia Oil Services Ban
Greece and Malta have emerged as the main obstacle to a European Union proposal to replace a Russian oil price cap with a ban on the services needed to ship the fuel. The two southern European countries raised concerns about …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:19 PM |
Six Charged in $1.7M Damage Claims Scheme With Florida Government
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, who quickly showed his cards on wasteful and fraudulent spending at the local level, has now announced a crackdown inside his own and other state government departments, related to fraudulent insurance claims. CFO Blaise Ingoglia said …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:10 PM |
AIG Completes Purchase of Minority Stakes in Re/Insurer Convex and PE Firm Onex
American International Group announced on Friday it has completed the acquisitions of strategic minority ownership stakes in Convex Group Ltd., a privately held, global specialty re/insurer, and Onex Corp., a publicly traded global asset manager. AIG acquired an approximately 35% …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 3:56 PM |
Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred on January 27, 2026, at the Woodland Pulp facility in Baileyville, Maine. The incident at the pulp production facility resulted …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 3:28 PM |
Risky Future Series: AI Tools for Aerial, Geospatial Intelligence ‘Demo Day’ on Feb. 11
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for Aerial and Geospatial Intelligence” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for carriers, MGAs, claims professionals, underwriters, risk managers and more. Focused on advanced property …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 1:52 PM |
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