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Two United Arab Emirates-linked supertankers came under attack while sailing “dark” through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening one of the main methods of getting non-Iranian crude to the global market during the war. A seafarer died and several were injured, Adnoc L&S, the shipping arm of the United Arab Emirates state oil giant, said in a statement. The nation’s defence ministry said Iran targeted two ships with cruise missiles. A third, smaller tanker also came under attack, maritime security companies said. The incidents are the latest in a string of attacks on commercial shipping that have shattered an interim peace…

NFP’s Clifford Named U.S. Brokerage and Account Management Leader Tom Clifford assumed an expanded leadership role as leader of U.S. brokerage and account management in the construction and infrastructure (C&I) group at NFP, an Aon company. Based in New York, Clifford will oversee the C&I brokerage strategy and relationships with insurers and wholesalers, as well as brokers and account management personnel for all construction P&C lines. He will also supervise the national account management strategy and enhance protocols for contractors and developer clients. He previously served as senior vice president, C&I, in NFP’s Northeast and Atlantic regions. Topics Construction Was…

Canada’s federal banking regulator warned the country’s largest financial institutions about the risks of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and other advanced AI models, saying the new technology could increase cyber threats and reduce the time institutions have to identify and fix vulnerabilities, according to an email sent in April. The regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, sent the email to chief technology officers, chief information security officers, and chief risk officers across the financial industry, including the big banks and insurers, according to documents Reuters obtained through an access-to-information request. Regulators globally are trying to assess cybersecurity risks…

Australia’s Steadfast said on Tuesday that the global investment firm KKR has joined the consortium of Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment in their A$7.7 billion ($5.33 billion) proposal to buy out the insurance broker. Here are some more details: KKR joined the consortium as a co-lead investment partner with U.S.-based Dragoneer Investment, which will take control of Steadfast’s retail brokerage business if the deal closes. As per the previously disclosed deal terms, insurance distributor Amwins will acquire Steadfast’s underwriting agency operations. Steadfast said Amwins and Dragoneer have confirmed that KKR’s participation will not affect the timetable of the deal the…

Acquisition combines trusted personal finance content with performance marketing expertise to help more consumers discover, compare and access financial products SANTA BARBARA, Calif., and BURLINGAME, Calif., July 14, 2026 — Madrivo, a performance marketing platform and part of Benevolent Generation (BenGen), today announced its acquisition of MoneyGeek, a digital insurance comparison and personal finance company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MoneyGeek co-founders Dan Schuessler and Doug Jones will continue to lead the company as Co-CEOs, ensuring continuity for the business, its employees, partners and users. “We’re thrilled to welcome MoneyGeek to Madrivo and the BenGen family,” said Ronen…

The Baldwin Group announced the appointment of Phil Pierce as west regional president for its Insurance Advisory Solutions (IAS) segment. This appointment further underscores the firm’s sustained growth as well as the evolving scale of its IAS business. In this leadership role, Pierce will be responsible for the strategic direction, growth, and operational excellence of Baldwin’s IAS business across the West Region, including talent development and partner relationships. With 20 years of industry experience, Pierce is a proven leader with a strong track record for driving growth, leading high-performing teams, and advising organizations on complex risk management strategies. Was this…

An upstate New York man has been accused of receiving more than 27,000 payments totaling more than $1.3 million from approximately 107 different class action lawsuit settlements between January 2022 and December 2025. According to court documents, the man admitted that he used fictitious names to make claims in several hundred class action lawsuits and that he “came up with the idea all by himself.” He told investigators he started doing this after being unemployed due to Covid-19 and following the loss of cryptocurrency. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced last week that Phillip Digennaro, of Greece, New York was arrested…

When two steel columns buckled this week inside the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the scare prompted evacuations and halted work on one of the nation’s largest office-to-apartment conversions. It also highlighted the complex engineering behind adaptive reuse projects, which have become increasingly popular as officials try to tackle a nationwide housing shortage by transforming offices that have sat underused since the COVID-19 pandemic. The plans call for turning two office buildings — one built in 1909, the other in the 1960s — into about 1,600 apartments by adding more than a dozen stories atop the older structure and…

Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers, a part of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, has launched an admitted general liability real estate program designed specifically for habitational properties within New York’s Free Trade Zone. “Placing complex New York habitational risks can be uniquely challenging. We’re pleased to bring this new program to market, broadening the range of general liability insurance solutions available to wholesale brokers as they seek to address the nuanced exposures and regulatory considerations associated with Free Trade Zone-eligible risks,” said Adam Schnell, executive vice president of Clach. New York’s Free Trade Zone refers to a statewide exemption from standard rate…

Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by a line of severe, short thunderstorms that passed through. The storms, called microbursts, passed through Saturday afternoon, downing trees and power lines, flooding a handful of streets and causing structural damage. A building that collapsed in a West Philadelphia neighborhood threw bricks into the street, crushing cars and blocking trolley tracks. The National Weather Service said at least four of the microbursts brought straight-line wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph (97 to 113 kph) to Montgomery and Philadelphia counties between about 2:30…