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The world’s busiest airport is coming to market with a more than $1 billion municipal bond sale, boosting issuance in the lagging airport sector. Atlanta’s borrowing will help finance infrastructure improvements at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a cornerstone hub for Delta Air Lines, Inc. The city plans to issue about $699 million of bonds subject to the alternative-minimum tax, and roughly $391 million of non-AMT bonds, according to bond documents. The jumbo sale, expected to price Tuesday, comes as muni issuance in the airport sector hovers at roughly $10 billion so far this year, about 28% lower than at…

New research from S&P Global Market Intelligence looks to suggest that homeowners insurers are reaching rate adequacy, but certain marketplace factors are creating what it called a “fragmented phase.” Nationally, the US effective approved homeowners rate change declined from about 13.6% in 2024, to about 6.3% in 2025, to now about 1.8% through July 2026. “This downward trend suggests carriers have largely completed the national adequacy reset and are now looking for price change as needed or as necessitated by jurisdiction, peril mix and regulatory timing,” said S&P GMI. S&P GMI said rates in some high-loss exposure areas are rising.…

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Andersen said that while the artificial intelligence buildout presents a “great opportunity” for the insurance industry, it’s also pushing property and casualty providers to their limits. AI data centers “need everything from project finance all the way through to operations,” he told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. “That’s construction, that’s cyber, that’s property, that’s liability.” AIG CEO Eric Andersen AIG has a competitive advantage because it offers products in all of these areas, he said. “But it is absolutely maxing out the P&C insurance industry in terms of the limits that are required,”…

In a few short years, US artificial intelligence startups have grown into some of the most powerful and influential businesses in the world, reaching near-trillion-dollar valuations. As two of them, Anthropic and OpenAI, prepare for initial public offerings, there’s a notable absence: The companies haven’t disclosed their greenhouse gas emissions, made net-zero pledges or published sustainability reports. (Anthropic did join a carbon-removal coalition called Frontier.) Not too long ago, investors would have cried foul. Even fossil-fuel stalwarts like ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. have been voluntarily producing sustainability reports for years. The Big Tech companies scaling up AI infrastructure — Alphabet Inc.’s…

Sunstar Insurance Group announced it has acquired RJR Faribo Insurance Agency, an independent agency serving clients in Minnesota. he collaboration marks Sunstar’s entry into Minnesota and strengthens the firm’s growing Midwest presence. With locations in Eden Prairie and Faribault, RJR Faribo traces its roots to the 1930s, with the present company formed in 1986 when Rooke & Company, Tuthill-Johnson & Associates and Renslow & Associates merged to form Rooke, Johnson & Renslow Insurance Agency, Inc. Led by Marc Lancaster, CEO of RJR, the agency has a four-decade record of serving Minnesota businesses and individuals, offering comprehensive commercial and personal insurance…

When Armin Mizani won the GOP primary for a north Texas House district in March, warning bells went off in certain Republican circles. It’s not his political ideology. Mizani is a die-hard conservative who, as mayor of Keller, proudly partnered with federal immigration officials, denounced Sharia law and slashed property taxes. It’s his profession: Mizani is a personal injury lawyer, a career path once so closely intertwined with Democratic politics that both were pushed to the sidelines when Republicans gained control in Texas in the early 2000s. But now, a quarter century later, some trial lawyers are reclaiming their political…

Washington University in St. Louis is being sued for allegedly violating federal law by firing an employee in retaliation for her opposition to race discrimination and filing a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the suit, Amega Thaier, who worked as a senior program manager at Washington University’s Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, complained to both the university and the EEOC that she was separated from her colleagues because of her race during a mandatory training session provided by the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Thaier complained about the incident internally in…

Lockton announced the appointment of Tom Knop as Yacht Practice Leader for Lockton Private Risk Solutions. Knop’s appointment strengthens the firm’s private yacht and recreational marine capabilities and reinforces Lockton’s commitment to providing tailored, expert-driven solutions for high-net-worth individuals and families. Tom Knop Knop joins Lockton with 30 years of high-touch experience in the insurance industry, including risk management, underwriting, program management, business development, account management, claims, and territory development. Most recently, he served as AVP, Regional Agency Manager for Chubb Recreational Marine, where he was responsible for agency relationships and product distribution for multiple regions. In his new role,…

IMA Financial Group announced the addition of seven new hires to its Private Equity and M&A Practice. The hires represent the latest investment in a practice that has become one of IMA’s fastest-growing specialty practices. Less than five years after its launch, the Private Equity practice includes 50 associates serving more than 350 private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, supporting $8.4 billion in annual transaction volume. The practice also includes IMA Diligence Services, IMA’s Chicago-based financial due diligence business, providing financial and lender due diligence and transaction advisory services to private equity firms, commercial lenders and institutional investors. The…

An Atlanta-area woman alleges that she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy because of a labeling error. Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente alleging the mix-up led to the surgery and months of physical and emotional pain. According to the lawsuit, another patient’s tissue sample was mistakenly labeled as belonging to Barksdale, who at age 43 then underwent a full hysterectomy on May 15, 2025, and was told she would get instructions about chemotherapy. It’s unclear how the mix-up occurred. In September, Barksdale was informed that a DNA analysis found…