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Two supertankers exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday while another is making its way out, after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months with 6 million barrels of Middle East crude oil onboard, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed. The ships are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route that Iran has ordered ships to use. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran which began on February 28 has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one fifth of the world’s supply of oil and energy normally…

This article is part of a sponsored series by EZLynx. Independent insurance agents are under real pressure right now. Client expectations are rising, renewals are growing more complex, and administrative work keeps expanding – often faster than headcount can keep up. The cost isn’t just busy teams; it’s accounts that don’t get cross-sold, renewals that slip to competitors, and agencies that can’t scale without adding headcount. Somewhere in the middle of all of it, the core of the job – trusted advice, strong relationships, meaningful conversations – gets squeezed out by the volume of everything else. Artificial intelligence (AI) is…

This article is part of a sponsored series by Cotality. In 2026, Cotality established four product vision pillars to serve as a roadmap to optimize innovation. These pillars—c imagery, interoperability, seamless workflows, and agentic AI—guide us in the development of solutions that enable all property insurance industry users to consistently access Intelligence beyond bounds™. Each pillar brings unique value to Cotality’s ability to empower, but they come together to allow insurance and restoration professionals to provide customer experiences rooted in empathy. When workflows are optimized on the back end, humanity can take the lead on the front end. Interoperability is…

The state of Vermont is offering well testing, free water and other support for southern Bennington and Shaftsbury in the wake of research last year that found PFAS contamination in the Bennington area has spread and worsened over time. The state is also in active negotiations with the current corporate owner of the now shuttered ChemFab factory in Bennington, which produced Teflon-coated fiberglass fabrics, containing PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid. PFOA is a specific type of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are a group of thousands of synthetic, toxic compounds that can be found in common items like cookware and…

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement with West Creek Financial, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business under the name Koalafi, to resolve allegations that the lease-to-own financing company violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act and Rental-Purchase Agreement Act. Under the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance and Discontinuance, West Creek Financial will pay $3.25 million to the Department of Attorney General. The settlement will primarily be used to provide restitution to eligible Michigan consumers who entered into auto-repair lease-to-own agreements with the company. The Department began investigating West Creek Financial in 2024 following consumer complaints that lease-to-own agreements, traditionally…

Mutual of Enumclaw named Joe Peterson vice president of claims and chief claims officer. Peterson has more than 20 years of claims leadership experience, most recently as vice president – P/C claims at Zenith Insurance Company. Joe Peterson He also held multiple claims leadership positions at Nationwide Insurance and Allied Insurance. Mutual of Enumclaw is a Washington-based regional insurer specializing in personal, business and farm and ranch coverage. Topics Claims Was this article valuable? Yes No Here are more articles you may enjoy. Interested in Claims? Get automatic alerts for this topic.

Nessa Joins Lawley as Insurance Advisor AmyRae Nessa Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, hired AmyRae Nessa as an insurance advisor. With more than a decade of experience supporting businesses across Western New York, Nessa specializes in construction, hospitality and business development. Prior to joining the firm, she served as membership and sales director for the construction exchange of Buffalo & WNY, working directly with contractors, developers and industry leaders. Great Bay Hires Famiglietti as VP, Commercial Lines The Great Bay Insurance Group, headquartered in West Atlantic City, New Jersey, hired Anthony Famiglietti as vice president – commercial lines. Famiglietti…

California workers’ compensation written premiums in calendar years 2022 through 2025 were relatively stable compared to the large swings that occurred during the pandemic, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California published its latest Quarterly Experience Report, an updated look at statewide insurer experience valued as of Dec. 31, 2025. The WCIRB report shows average charged rates have declined steadily since 2014, reaching a historical low in 2025, and that smaller decreases in the past two years suggest this trend may be leveling off. Related: California Workers’ Comp Bureau Upping Fee for Special Inspections The…

A day of wild weather and thunderstorms in Texas has led to nearly 500 canceled flights in the Dallas area, power outages across eastern reaches and a wildfire in a landfill near Amarillo that’s been dubbed the “Stinky Fire.” As of 4:20 p.m. local time, about 490 flights in and outbound of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field were canceled, according to data from FlightAware, an airline tracking service. Meanwhile, more than 30,000 homes and businesses were without power in the state, according to PowerOutage.com. A long line of unsettled weather from Michigan to Mexico was rattling…

A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer said Monday. Jeff Titus was released in 2023 and his murder convictions were erased at the request of prosecutors. The Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school and two investigators got authorities to acknowledge that an Ohio serial killer might have been the person who killed the hunters in 1990. Titus had long declared his innocence. “It’s been a…