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AIG, McGill Announce Collaboration to Potentially Transform Subscription Market
McGill and Partners and American International Group said they collaborating to perhaps disrupt the subscription market—using agentic artificial intelligence to deploy capital to clients. AIG said the digital-first platform of the London-based independent broker allowed the insurer to conduct a …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 12:53 PM |
Iran War Should Trigger Faster Exit From Fossil Fuel Dependence: UN Climate Chief
The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is a lesson on the risks of relying on fossil fuels which should drive governments to wean their economies off oil and gas faster, the U.N. climate secretary told Reuters …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 12:47 PM |
SiriusPoint Restructures Business, Now Operating Through Four Business Areas
SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty underwriter, announced changes to its business structure as part of the next phase of the company’s evolution. SiriusPoint will now operate through four business areas, including three globally focused P&Ls: Global P&C Programs, Global Reinsurance, …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 12:19 PM |
A Backlash Against Data Centers Is Spilling Into French Municipal Election Races
In the town of Le Bourget outside Paris, Sofiane Milous, a candidate in France’s municipal elections, is vowing to reverse plans for a data center he says will intensify heat islands, worsen noise pollution and create few local jobs. The …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 11:11 AM |
Why Is it so Easy for Iran to Shut the Strait of Hormuz?
Following through on an old threat, Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off a vital waterway that normally carries about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli strikes. As oil …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 9:53 AM |
Iowa Enacts Law Banning Local Gender Identity Protections
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to rollback its civil rights code last year. The preemption law took effect Tuesday, as soon as …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 9:00 AM |
After a Decade of Missteps, Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water Catastrophe
The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 7:00 AM |
Lyft Settlement Ensures Rights of Disabled Passengers with Service Animals
The ride-sharing company Lyft will ensure the rights of blind and other disabled passengers across the country to travel with their service animals under a settlement announced in Minnesota on Wednesday. College student Tori Andres turned to the Minnesota Department …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 7:00 AM |
Wild Weather Halts Flights, Dumps Snow and Knocks Out Power
Blizzards, wildfires and thunderstorms swirling toward the eastern US have knocked out power to thousands and grounded hundreds of flights across the Midwest. Heavy snow touched off blizzard warnings from South Dakota to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Sunday, the National …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 6:00 AM |
US Judge Orders Funding of Consumer Watchdog Agency to Continue
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau indefinitely, saying top officials had unlawfully relied on deficient legal advice to justify their refusal to do so. The ruling from U.S. …
POSTED MARCH 16, 2026 5:19 AM |
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