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The family of a Miami restaurateur say they are “devastated and heartbroken” after he and six others were killed by a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya. A helicopter crashed Wednesday morning while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Roger Duarte, founder and owner of George Stone Crab, was identified by family members as a passenger. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, officials said. The U.S. State Department said five of those killed were U.S. citizens. “The magnitude of this…

Scandal-plagued KPMG Australia is cutting almost 400 jobs as it grapples with the fallout from allegations it misused confidential client information to win business and as demand for consulting services slows. The consultancy giant will reduce its workforce by about 5%, cutting 360 employees and 27 partners across its consulting and business services, according to a statement on Monday. Its total revenue fell 1% to A$2.26 billion ($1.6 billion) in the year through June, the firm said. Consulting revenue, which is the biggest contributor to the business, slumped 17% to A$632 million, while average equity partner remuneration fell 13%, according…

A former Virginia insurance agent pled guilty last week to wire fraud related to a scheme to pocket the premiums he was paid for policies he sold. According to court documents, Thomas Robert Hoyt, of Melfa, told certain clients to pay premiums to him and that he would forward the payments to the insurance carriers for which he was an agent. In response to complaints, the Virginia Bureau of Insurance opened an investigation in June 2021. In September 2021, Hoyt agreed to the permanent revocation of the insurance licenses for himself and Hoyt Insurance. According to court documents, Hoyt then…

This article is part of a sponsored series by Amwins. Severe convective storms (SCS) are no longer a secondary concern in the catastrophe (CAT) risk landscape. Once viewed as frequent yet manageable events, hail, tornadoes and high winds are now generating losses at a scale that rivals hurricanes and other perils historically considered primary. As loss activity expands across more regions of the U.S., carriers, insureds and retail partners are facing a new reality: SCS risk is increasing dramatically in both frequency and financial consequence. Inflation, expanded development and rising reconstruction costs are compounding the impact of these storms. More…

This article is part of a sponsored series by OIP Insurtech. A new AI platform for insurance seems to launch every other week. Most of them are young companies. They spotted an opportunity in insurance, hired a team, and started building. A year or two later, they have a product. It works in demos but struggles when real submissions start coming in. BoundAI took a different path. Five years of building inside live insurance operations, backed by over a decade of OIP Insurtech’s work inside carriers, MGAs, and brokers across specialty and E&S markets. This is a story about what…

Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heat waves dried out the clay soil on which much of the city is built. Insurance claims tied to subsidence — a phenomenon associated with bouts of hot, dry weather that shrink the soil and destabilize the foundations on which buildings stand — hit a record last quarter, according to data provided by the Association of British Insurers. On average, households claimed £20,000 ($27,200) for the risk, more than in any previous quarter and a 15% jump from the same period in 2025, the ABI said. Laura Hughes, head…

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is still under orders to pay more than $1 billion over his false claims surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre despite a Texas court reducing some of the money awarded to families.For the bombastic Infowars founder, the ruling that saves him more than $40 million was still a legal victory amid multiple punishing financial judgments that forced him and his company, Free Speech Systems, to file for bankruptcy.Sandy Hook families have yet to collect any money from Jones, who has left his Infowars platform amid numerous ongoing legal battles but is still broadcasting on…

Paramount and California state officials are set to meet on Monday to discuss a potential settlement path of the state’s lawsuit aimed at stopping Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the New York Times reported on Saturday citing sources familiar with the discussions. Related: Paramount Seeks $1.9 Billion Bond From States in Merger Lawsuit Here’s what to know: The talks are preliminary, and there is no assurance that they will lead to meaningful negotiations toward a settlement, the report said, adding that Paramount requested the meeting. Reuters couldn’t immediately verify the report. Paramount didn’t immediately respond to a request for…

Elsje Johnson joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. The Idaho-based consultant has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including over a decade advising associations, large employers, and national accounts on healthcare and benefits strategies. Prior to joining Alliant, Johnson was a business development executive responsible for large national accounts with Blue Cross of Idaho. Alliant is headquartered in Irvine, California. Topics Alliant Employee Benefits Was this article valuable? Yes No Here are more articles you may enjoy. Interested in Employee Benefits? Get automatic alerts for this topic.

One day there was a roof. The next morning it was gone. Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day some 34 years ago when Hurricane Andrew blew off the roof of his childhood home, one of tens of thousands damaged and destroyed across southern Florida. For days, first responders couldn’t get to them. For a month and a half, they relied on food donations. For more than a year, he lived with his family in a trailer. “It wasn’t just about the storm itself, but it was about the aftermath of that storm and how we begin to design for those…