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Westcap Insurance Services announced the launch of its new Excess Liability product, further enhancing its ability to deliver comprehensive risk solutions to clients in the construction and manufacturing sectors. The new offering is designed to complement existing coverages by providing additional layers of protection above primary liability policies. Westcap’s Excess Liability product enables insurance professionals to deliver broader, more flexible coverage options tailored to complex and evolving risk profiles. Westcap is a managing general agency and specialty program manager with three decades of casualty expertise. The company focuses on non-admitted casualty solutions for the construction and manufacturing industries, offering exclusive…

A massive, fiery explosion at a house in Queens sent several New York City police officers flying through the air early last Thursday morning as they were responding to a call of a man inside armed with a knife and the smell of gas. Eight officers were treated for minor injuries — including burns and at least one head laceration — after the blast, and all of the people who were inside the building have been accounted for, though several were taken to a hospital, police said. Police body camera video of the explosion shows officers about to enter a…

American farmers are ignoring US Department of Agriculture surveys in the latest sign of distrust in government data. Reply rates for the USDA’s annual prospective planting report sank in March to a record low, with just over a third of 73,800 farm operations surveyed answering questions on the acres they will plant this spring of everything from corn and soybeans to tobacco and chickpeas. That compares with about 60% of farmers responding in 2018, with replies declining in each year since, according to government records. Farmers say they are wary of sharing data to inform reports they feel often work…

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Wyandotte County man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for insurance fraud. Christopher Dunn, aged 33, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2026, in Wyandotte County District Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. Dunn filed an insurance claim falsely stating his vehicle had sustained damages during an accident when he had intentionally caused the damage while fleeing from police during a traffic stop. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 10, 2026, to 16 months in prison with 12 months of probation following his release. The Kansas Department of…

A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion annually to insure their homes, autos and businesses — and it proposes federal guardrails so that a public beset by affordability pressures could see savings. The analysis by the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator obtained exclusively by The Associated Press details how insurers are paying out less on claims after an accident, natural disaster or other misfortune than they did decades ago. For every $1 collected in premiums, insurers reimbursed 62 cents for claims in 2024, down from an average loss ratio of 80 cents in the 1980s and 1990s. The…

Global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman has agreed to acquire CR3 Partners, a consulting firm specializing in restructuring, management consulting, and bankruptcy advisory services. The terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later this quarter, were not disclosed. CR3 Partners is a Dallas-based national turnaround and performance improvement firm with additional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Richmond. The firm has led transformations across industrials, retail, healthcare, energy and financial services. As part of the transaction, 62 professionals from CR3 Partners will join Oliver Wyman in multiple cities. William Snyder is senior…

A trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the state’s claims that Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms harmed young users’ mental health and its bid for a court order forcing the company to make changes. The case, which will be tried before a judge in Santa Fe, stems from a lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, accusing the social media giant of designing its platforms to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on its platforms. Related: Meta Ordered to Pay $375M After Trial…

Samsung Electronics must pay a $392 million lump sum for a license to use ZTE’s patents for mobile phones, London’s High Court ruled on Friday [May 1] in the English leg of the companies’ global licensing dispute. ZTE has brought parallel lawsuits against Samsung in China, Germany and Brazil as the two companies battle over the terms on which Samsung can use ZTE’s patents, and most importantly the cost. The patents are needed to ensure smartphones can access networks. Samsung sued ZTE in London in December 2024 seeking a determination of the fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory – or FRAND –…

A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion annually to insure their homes, autos and businesses — and it proposes federal guardrails so that a public beset by affordability pressures could see savings. The analysis by the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator obtained exclusively by The Associated Press details how insurers are paying out less on claims after an accident, natural disaster or other misfortune than they did decades ago. For every $1 collected in premiums, insurers reimbursed 62 cents for claims in 2024, down from an average loss ratio of 80 cents in the 1980s and 1990s. The…

Camps, Sports and Outdoor Recreation Market Detail: Church Mutual Insurance Company is an American Camping Association (ACA) Business Affiliate and Business Member and preferred provider of the Christian Camp & Conference Association (CCCA). Types of camps insured: Summer camps, overnight …