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State Farm collaborates with OpenAI

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State Farm is among the first organizations exploring the use of OpenAI.

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Planet partners with Goosehead Insurance

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Planet Insurance is a newly launched agency that's part of Planet Financial Group.

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Ivans Index January 2026 Results Released

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Ivans announced the January 2026 results of the Ivans Index™, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. Year over year, Commercial Auto, Business Owner’s Policy (BOP), General Liability, Commercial Property and...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker

Insurance Journal

XPT Specialty, headquartered in Plano, Texas, hired Kyle Goedeke as an underwriter/broker. Goedeke has nearly a decade of experience across wholesale brokerage, underwriting, and excess and surplus (E&S) line placements. In his role at XPT Specia...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge

Insurance Journal

A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil fuels or boycott that industry. In a decision made public on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright said the la...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

US casualty pricing expected to diverge amid softening P&C landscape: Morningstar DBRS

Reinsurance News

As the US commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurance market is experiencing significant softening across most sectors, as of Q3 2025, US casualty lines remain an exception, with rates continuing to rise, Morningstar DBRS highlights in a...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells

Insurance Journal

Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer &#8...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Novee to provide Volt with AI-assisted underwriting

Reinsurance News

London-based Volt Underwriting, a Lloyd’s approved coverholder, has partnered with Novee to deploy its AI intelligence layer across its Power & Renewables portfolio. The partnership is designed to enhance underwriting efficiency by providing u...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins

Insurance Journal

The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state’s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway &...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash

Insurance Journal

Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed on Jan. 25 when the jet crashed on takeoff in Bangor, Maine. Local officials on Tuesday named four victims. The …

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Reinsurance sector on track to exceed cost of capital for third consecutive year: S&P

Reinsurance News

S&P Global Ratings expects most reinsurers to remain well within their annual natural catastrophe budgets and deliver solid results for full-year 2025, noting that the sector is on track to exceed its cost of capital for the third consecutive...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

17 Former NC State Athletes Join Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Former Trainer

Insurance Journal

Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, pushing the total number to 31 in a case th...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals

Insurance Journal

Zurich Insurance’s bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers jostle for exposure to the lucrative specialty lines market, analysts, industry advisers and a broker said. London-listed Beazley...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Stewart CEO of Newly Formed Canadian Unit

Insurance Journal

Ryan Specialty, the international specialty insurance intermediary, announced the appointment of Stephen Stewart as chief executive officer of Ryan Specialty Canada Ltd., the newly formed Canadian operating and holding entity for Ryan Specialty&#8217...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers

Insurance Journal

Presumably, many insurers in the next couple of weeks will continue to announce very favorable quarterly and full-year earnings—the kind of numbers that could draw the attention of legislators and regulators. Asked his thoughts on the potential for t...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Everest outmanoeuvred property cat market at Jan 1, rates still above required technical price: CEO...

Reinsurance News

Jim Williamson, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Everest Group, has praised the excellent job of the firm’s reinsurance team in navigating a more challenging market at the January 1st renewals, while also stating that the reins...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Stephen Stewart named CEO of Ryan Specialty Canada Limited

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Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has appointed Stephen Stewart, President & CEO of Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting, a Ryan Specialty managing general underwriter (MGU), to the additional role of CEO of Ryan Specia...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

New Association Wants Florida to Become a Major Domicile for Captives

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New Association Wants Florida to Become a Major Domicile for Captives It's probably too late for 2026...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

After Falling 6% in 2025, Average Auto Insurance Cost Will Stabilize in 2026, Says Insurify

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After Falling 6% in 2025, Average Auto Insurance Cost Will Stabilize in 2026, Says Insurify Consumers of auto i...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Unregulated Trucking Schools Continue to Operate in California With Little Oversight: Report

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Unregulated Trucking Schools Continue to Operate in California With Litt...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Berkshire-owned Utility Urges Oregon Appeals Court to Limit Wildfire Damages

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Berkshire-owned Utility Urges Oregon Appeals Court to Limit Wildfire Damages PacifiCorp on Wednesday urged an Or...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Patients of UCLA Doctor Shaken by Sex Abuse Conviction Overturn, What’s Next

Insurance Journal

Two years after a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist was convicted of sex abuse and sentenced to 11 years in prison, an attorney working to prepare an appeal of the case stumbled across an astounding find for the …

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Marco Capital completes acquisition of Malta-based insurer Stewart Title Europe

Reinsurance News

Marco Capital Holdings Limited, a European P&C insurance run-off group, has completed its acquisition of Stewart Title Europe Limited, a Malta-based insurer. The transaction, which was first announced in December last year, has now received al...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

UK Says Infant Formula Contamination Could Have Affected 36 Babies

Insurance Journal

British authorities investigating baby formula contamination said on Thursday there had been 36 likely cases of children developing symptoms consistent with poisoning from affected batches in the country. Nestle recalled some batches of its key infan...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Two SE Commissioners Warn Insurers About Claims Denials, Policy Cancellations

Insurance Journal

Two Southeastern states’ insurance commissioners this week posted sternly worded bulletins, warning property insurers about improper policy cancellations and claims denials. Following severe winter storms that swept across the South early this...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Workforce Absence Landscape Faced Regulatory Rollbacks and Rising Employee Expectations in 2025

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Mental health claims surge while employers navigate regulatory uncertainty and shifting workforce priorities, Sedgwick reports. The post

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

1.1 North American Surety renewals characterised by orderly market dynamics: Gallagher Re

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The January 1, 2026, North American Surety renewals proceeded in an orderly manner, marked by renewed appetite from incumbents and the emergence of new market players, according to Gallagher Re. Despite lingering economic uncertainties, the market...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Marsh Risk names James Crask as Global Supply Chain Practice Leader

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Marsh Risk, the insurance broking arm of Marsh, has appointed James Crask to the newly created role of Global Supply Chain Practice Leader, based in London. In his role, Crask will combine Marsh Risk’s existing supply chain insurance and risk cons...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Russian Captain Jailed Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash

Insurance Journal

The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year was jailed for six years on Thursday for causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence. Russian national Vladimir Motin, …

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Against Judge’s Orders, New Hampshire Doubles Down to End Emissions Testing

Insurance Journal

On Wednesday, just over a week after a U.S. District Court judge ordered New Hampshire to take all necessary steps to continue its vehicle inspection program, the New Hampshire Executive Council voted to let the state’s emissions testing contra...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026

Markel Insurance’s underwriting profit rose 87% in Q4’25

Reinsurance News

Markel Group reported that its insurance business, Markel Insurance, reported a hike of 3% in underwriting gross premium volume for the fourth quarter of 2025 to $2.32 billion from $2.25 billion a year earlier, while for the full year 2025, the in...

Posted: Feb 05, 2026