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Investor Lawsuits Push Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power

Carrier Management

Investor Lawsuits Push Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power A new federal approach giving U.S. compan...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Michigan Farm to Pay $33K to Settle River Pollution Case

Insurance Journal

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reached a settlement with Holloo Farms, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Calhoun County, to resolve allegations that the company violated environmental regulations and improperly discharged a...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Jury Orders PacifiCorp to Pay $305M in Latest Oregon Wildfire Class Action Verdict

Carrier Management

Jury Orders PacifiCorp to Pay $305M in Latest Oregon Wildfire Class Action Verdict An Oregon jury has o...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Investor Lawsuits Pushing Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power

Carrier Management

Investor Lawsuits Pushing Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power A new federal approach giving U.S. com...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fines

Carrier Management

Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fine...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Four leading development risk pools consider joint reinsurance and risk finance platform

Reinsurance News

The four leading development insurer parametric risk pools — Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), African Risk Capacity (ARC), Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC), and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Fac...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Zurich Insurance and Beazley Agree to US$10.9B Cash Acquisition

Insurance Journal

Zurich Insurance Group announced it has agreed with UK specialty insurer Beazley the terms of an all-cash offer to acquire Beazley for US$10.9 billion. The aggregate cash deal is expected to be funded via existing cash (approximately US$3.0 billion),...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Zurich Insurance and Beazley Agree to $10.9B Cash Acquisition

Insurance Journal

Zurich Insurance Group announced it has agreed with UK specialty insurer Beazley the terms of an all-cash offer to acquire Beazley for US$10.9 billion. The aggregate cash deal is expected to be funded via existing cash (approximately US$3.0 billion),...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Business Moves: CRC Group Completes Buy of Euclid Transactional

Insurance Journal

Independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor CRC Group said it has completed its acquisition of Euclid Transactional. New York City-based Euclid Transactional is a managing general agency that specializes in underwriting transactional insura...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Suspected Gunman in Austin Shooting Had Potential Terrorism Links

Insurance Journal

At least three people — including the suspected gunman — are dead following a shooting early Sunday in downtown Austin, officials said. Fourteen others were injured. The suspected shooter has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, Austin polic...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Louisiana Contractor Arrested for Fraudulent Activities

Insurance Journal

A Louisiana contractor was arrested last week on charges of fraud, filing false public records and forgery. The contractor, Jon Andersen, also received a cease-and-desist letter from Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple. Andersen was arrested...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Trump Faces 2,000 Tariff Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Loss

Insurance Journal

In the days since the US Supreme Court declared most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs illegal, more than 100 companies filed new lawsuits, underscoring widespread concerns that the administration won’t readily refund the billion...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Jörg Bruniecki to succeed Charles Goldie as MS Re CUO

Reinsurance News

MS Reinsurance (MS Re), a Switzerland-domiciled global reinsurer, has announced that its Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Charles Goldie will retire, effective 1st April 2026, with Jörg Bruniecki, current CUO, Global Specialty Lines, succeed...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Zurich and Beazley reach agreement on £8.1bn transaction

Reinsurance News

An agreement has now been reached for global insurer Zurich to acquire London-headquartered specialist insurer Beazley in an £8.1 billion (USD 10.8bn) all-cash transaction, bringing together “two highly complementary businesses to establish...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

RGA appoints Jayson Bronchetti as EVP, Investments

Reinsurance News

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Jayson Bronchetti as Executive Vice President, Investments, effective 2nd March 2026. Bronchetti will succeed Leslie Barbi, who...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Greenpeace Faces $345M Judgment in North Dakota Court

Insurance Journal

Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota’s court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental group to pay an expected $345 million to an energy company whose Dakota Access oil pipeline construction drew protests near...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Chatbot Goes Down for Thousands of Users

Insurance Journal

Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude and related consumer-facing applications went down on Monday, with the startup saying it has been grappling with “unprecedented demand” for its services over the past week. Near...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

When seizure transforms into theft

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS When seizure transforms into theft DS Avionics Unlimited LLC (DSA) found itself in an unusual situation. DSA delivered its 1964 Piper PA-30 aircraft to a plane me...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict Escalates

Carrier Management

Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Canada Life completes £80m pensions buy-in with Safeway Pension Scheme

Reinsurance News

Canada Life, an insurance and financial services company, has completed an £80 million buy-in transaction with the Safeway Pension Scheme, insuring the future benefits of more than 350 deferred members and 1,450 pensioners. The Safeway Pension Sch...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Controlled substance exclusion didn’t control loss

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INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Controlled substance exclusion didn’t control loss In July 2019, Christoffer, son of Denise and Owen Cox (Coxes), visited the home of his friend, Ryan Zinkweg. A...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Can’t award damages that haven’t been determined

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INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Can’t award damages that haven’t been determined Malcolm Wiener (Wiener) faced an insurability problem due to a company’s error after his life insurance coverage...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Kyle Busch and Wife Settle Lawsuit With Pacific Life and Insurance Agent

Insurance Journal

NASCAR racing star Kyle Busch and his wife have settled an $8.5 million lawsuit they brought against Pacific Life Insurance and an insurance agent that alleged the insurer and agent misled the couple and caused them to lose millions of …

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Novartis Settles Lawsuit by Lacks’ Estate Over ‘Stolen’ Cells

Insurance Journal

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical &#8230...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

California Is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban

Insurance Journal

Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in nuclear energy, cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on the technology as artificial intelligence spikes electricity demand and the state struggles to meet its climate goals. New s...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

LEADING THROUGH THE PAUSE

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The L.E.A.D. framework  [Menopause] is more than personal; it is a silent leadership crisis within organizations. By Meg McKeen, CIC Menopause is clinically defined by the Mayo Clinic as the permanent end of menstruation and fertility due to a change...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Swiss Re CorSo appoints Robert Kell as Customer & Distribution Manager ANZ

Reinsurance News

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Robert Kell as Customer & Distribution Manager ANZ, based in Sydney. Kell brings experience across wealth management, insurance and reinsur...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

The Benefits Of Random Acts Of Kindness In Your Community

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True benevolence sets an example in one’s community Agency activities outside of the normal flow of business build teamwork and relationships between and among employees. By Scott Naugle Engaging in random acts of kindness for your local community ha...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Businesses now face material threat from rising gray-zone aggression, says Willis

Reinsurance News

“Gray zone aggressions” – ambiguous, deniable and strategically choreographed tactics that sit between peace and war – has evolved into a material threat for businesses, warns a new report from The Willis Research Network and Elisabeth...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Deep Freeze and Drought Fueled a Massive Florida Wildfire

Insurance Journal

Firefighters in southwest Florida on Friday continued battling an expansive blaze on a federal nature preserve as an unusually intense winter drought grips the state. The National Fire has burned more than 25,700 acres — an area larger than Manhattan...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

WHAT IS THE NAIC?

Rough Notes

No one can say for sure Occasionally, states reference suggestions made by the NAIC in statute or rule; however, asserting that those references equate with creating an instrumentality strains credulity beyond the breaking point. By Kevin P. Hennosy...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

SEC Gave Companies More Power Over Investors but Lawsuits Pushed Them Back

Insurance Journal

A new federal approach giving U.S. companies more say over which proposals shareholders can vote on at their annual meetings is creating regulatory uncertainty and leading to litigation, activists said. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Rokstone launches Rokstone Velocity and appoints senior casualty specialists

Reinsurance News

Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent, has expanded its casualty capabilities with two senior appointments and the creation of Rokstone Velocity, a dedicated division focused on underwriting complex risks arisin...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Amazon’s AWS Reports Outage After UAE Data Center Struck by ‘Objects’

Insurance Journal

Amazon’s cloud-computing facilities in the Middle East faced power and connectivity issues on Monday after unidentified “objects” struck its data center in the United Arab Emirates. The objects had triggered a fire on Sunday that fo...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026