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People Moves: IMA Financial Names Price Head of Alabama Market IMA Financial Group, a large North American insurance brokerage, named Rob Price as Alabama Market president, based in Birmingham, the firm announced. Price has been a top performer at the brokerage for almost nine years, and recently led IMA’s executive …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 3:53 PM |
AI to Double Data Center Power, Water Use by 2030, UN Researchers Say Data centers are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday. Unless governments heed the rising environmental costs of AI, …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 3:39 PM |
USA Rare Earth to Invest $1.2B in South Carolina Facility to Boost Domestic Supply USA Rare Earth said on Tuesday it will invest $1.2 billion to build a magnet manufacturing and rare earth metals facility in South Carolina, as it expands domestic production capacity. Shares of the company rose 5.9% to $31.1 in morning …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 3:39 PM |
DeSantis Plan to Cut Florida Property Taxes Heads to Ballot—With Schools Removed Florida lawmakers have approved a stripped-down version of a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis to slash property taxes, removing local school districts from the plan. The Florida House and Senate on Tuesday passed joint resolutions (HJR 1F/SJR 2F) that will …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 3:21 PM |
South Carolina Jury Finds Store Owner Not Guilty of Murder in Shooting of Teen A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 2:18 PM |
Wellington to Buy Hartford Funds for $1.9 Billion in Wealth Push Wellington Management Co. agreed to buy the asset-management division of The Hartford as the Boston-based investment firm pushes ahead with a wealth expansion. The deal has a net present value of $1.9 billion and is expected to be completed in …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 2:10 PM |
Kim and Allen Lead Voting in California Insurance Commissioner Primary Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen led voting in Tuesday’s race for California insurance commissioner, making them the current favorites to advance to the Nov. 3 primary. However, insurance agent Stacy A. Korsgaden, R, was running a close third. The …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 1:35 PM |
Strain Grows on Shipping Industry With Vessels Stuck Inside Hormuz Even if the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, ships trapped in the Gulf will be unable to leave without safety assurances, the CEO of V.Group, a leading global ship manager, told …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 1:15 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Resilience Launches Cyber Risk Program for Private Equity Resilience launched a private equity cyber risk program that the San Francisco-based company said will help private equity firms manage cyber exposure across their portfolios. The program connects Arc, Resilience’s cyber risk management platform for complex organizations, with bespoke insurance …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 1:01 PM |
Novacore Adds Euclid Design to Its Professional Underwriters Agency Pennsylvania-based specialty insurance provider Novacore announced the addition of Euclid Design Underwriters to its Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA) program. Euclid Design Underwriters is a specialized managing general agent focused on errors and omissions (E&O) coverage for architects, engineers and design …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 12:44 PM |
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