Insurance Journal

Iowa AG Sues Meta Over Alleged Deceptive Practices on Instagram

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she has filed a lawsuit against Meta and several of its subsidiaries, including Instagram and Facebook, for breaking Iowa’s consumer protection laws. The Attorney General’s Office alleges Instag...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Inszone Acquires Oklahoma’s Schuessler

Inszone Insurance Services announced its expansion in Oklahoma through the acquisition of Schuessler Insurance, Inc., a long-standing independent insurance agency based in Alva, Oklahoma. Founded in 1973 by Harvey Schuessler, the agency began as a sm...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Markel Expands in Australia With Office in Perth

Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced the opening of a new office in Perth, Western Australia, with immediate effect. Building on growth from existing Australian offices, Markel is expanding its local presence...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Missouri Fossil Company Owner Accused of Disability Fraud

The owner of a St. Louis, Missouri fossil replica company was indicted and accused of fraudulently seeking disability benefits, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri announced. Scott A. Taylor, 50, is still on probation from...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Colorado Over State’s New AI Law

xAI filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Colorado from enforcing a new law regulating artificial intelligence systems, escalating a fight over whether oversight should be handled by states or by Washington. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Florida AG to Investigate ChatGPT After Gunman May Have Used it Before FSU Shooting

Florida’s attorney general said his office has launched an investigation into the artificial intelligence app ChatGPT and its parent company, after authorities learned that a gunman used the platform repeatedly before a mass shooting last year...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Recent Auto Recalls From Hyundai, GM, Ford, VW Total Over 1 Million Vehicles

Hyundai to Recall About 294,000 Vehicles Over Seat Belt Anchor Defect Hyundai Motor America is recalling 294,128 vehicles in the U.S. due to a defect that could cause seat belt anchors to detach, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Texas Officials Investigating Complaints Against Camp Mystic

Texas health regulators told Camp Mystic’s owners Tuesday they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s devastating floods that killed 27 girls as the state considers whether to allow the all-girls camp to reopen thi...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

DOJ to Settle Texas Predatory Lending Scheme Without Compensating Victims

In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents into predatory mortgages, a landmark case for the Biden administration. Colony Ridge, which sold plots in massive s...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Prosecutors to Subpoena Tiger Woods’ Rx Drug Records After Florida Arrest

Prosecutors are seeking Tiger Woods ‘ prescription drug records from a pharmacy, a week after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Prosecutors in Florida on Tuesday said they planned to...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Big Tech Puts Financial Heft Behind Next-Gen Nuclear Power as AI Demand Surges

Big Tech is reshaping the funding landscape for new nuclear technologies as it seeks to bolster electricity supply for power-hungry AI data centers, inking deals that offer nuclear companies both funding and a clearer path to making money. Several U....

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Colorado State Forecasters See Below-Average Hurricane Season

Weather forecasters from Colorado State University said on Thursday the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was expected to fall below historical averages because of an El Nino formation sending winds across the southern U.S. that could rip apart tropical...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Abbott Jury Awards at Least $53 Million in Infant-Formula Trial

Abbott Laboratories said it faces a jury award of at least $53 million over claims by four mothers that the company hid risks its premature-infant formula can cause a bowel disease which creates serious health issues for frail babies. Jurors …

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Zurich Austria Launches Branch in Poland

Zurich Austria has launched a branch in Poland, marking Zurich Insurance Group’s entry into the Polish corporate insurance market. The local team combines knowledge of the Polish market with the global competitive strength of the Zurich Insuran...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Dubai’s DIFC Introduces Temporary Economic Support for Business, Retail Community

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) said on Thursday it was introducing a package of temporary relief measures to support its business and retail community “as the region emerges from the current environment.” The measures, effect...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Oil Climbs as Strikes on Saudi Facilities Stoke Anxiety; Hormuz Near Standstill

Oil prices climbed on Friday, driven by fresh anxiety over supplies from Saudi Arabia and as tanker traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz remained largely frozen. Prices were still headed for a loss as nerves eased over a fragile …

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Hormus Still Shut and Lebanon Fighting Strains Truce as US and Iran Aim for First Talks

The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the …

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Hormuz Still Shut and Lebanon Fighting Strains Truce as US and Iran Aim for First Talks

The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, two disputes which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks …

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Iran Demands Lebanon Ceasefire, Unfreezing of Assets Before Peace Talks

Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon before peace talks can proceed, throwing last-minute doubt over negotiations scheduled for Saturday in Pakistan. Iran’s parliament s...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

A Toll for Using Hormuz Would Be a ‘Dangerous Precedent’, UN’s Ship Agency Says

Imposing a toll on ships sailing through the critical Strait of Hormuz would “set a dangerous precedent” and countries should not impede freedom of navigation, the UN’s shipping agency said on Thursday. Iranian officials have raised...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

US E&S Growth Slows Again; Declining Berkshire Volume Tops Leaders

A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 7.8% in 2025, marking the first single-digit growth rate recorded since 2017. Previous reports from S&P...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

People Moves: Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims; The Hartford Promotes Burns to Lead Enterpris...

Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims Chubb Limited named Kevin Rampe senior vice president, Chubb Group, Global Claims Officer, responsible for global claims management. Rampe will also retain his responsibilities as head of North America Claims....

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

NYC Helicopter Crash Prompts Push for New Tourist-Flight Rules

US lawmakers from New York City are backing a bill to hold sightseeing helicopters to commercial airline safety standards, one year after a crash that killed a Siemens AG executive and his family. Standing near the crash site over the …

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

Parents Charged After Child Is Hurt Crawling Into Wolf Area at Zoo

The parents of a toddler who suffered a minor injury at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure and making contact with one of the animals have been charged with endangering the welfare …

Posted: Apr 10, 2026

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Oswego County Mutual

AM Best reports it has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Oswego County Mutual Insurance Co. based in Parish, New York. AM Best has also affirmed the insurer’s Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer &#...

Posted: Apr 10, 2026