Insurance Journal

Business Planning in a Snap: Part Two

Planning ahead requires an understanding of where you are now, how you got there, what works, and what doesn’t. After that, a road map to the future can be drawn. To help with your agency’s business planning efforts, try developing &#8230...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

Restaurants & Bars: Liquor Sales, Risk Transfer & Other Trends

From the rising costs of food and beverage products and the ongoing challenges in the hospitality labor market, restaurants and bars throughout the U.S. must overcome substantial challenges to keep serving their customers. Also, establishments that r...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

Commercial and Private Pilot Disability Options

The high standards and responsibilities bestowed on a professional pilot cannot be overstated. Every time a plane lifts off from the tarmac, the weight of the world rests on the shoulders of the person in the cockpit; a great many …

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

US Terrorism and Political Violence Market Outlook: Capacity, Exposure and Emerging Threats

By Joshua Watson and Kyle Rogers The U.S. terrorism and political violence (PV) insurance market is evolving amid rising risks. An uptick in active-assailant attacks, domestic extremism, and civil unrest is reinforcing flexibility, agility, and resil...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

Soft Market Hits Yachts, Boat World

By Andrea Wells The insurance market for yachts is good with rates staying flat or even slightly decreasing. Competition in this highly specialized market is growing as more capacity opens up, according to specialists in the space. “All the car...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

Stressing Out Over the Right Risks

Do you feel more stressed today than last year? More than half of U.S. business leaders, some 60%, report feeling “more stressed” than they were last year. Even so, 54% of those business leaders expect their business to survive and, &#823...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

It’s All in the Details: Contractual Clarity in the Lumber Industry

Risk is unavoidable, but in today’s increasingly litigious landscape, it has developed into a serious threat for business owners. The lumber industry faces its own issues with the rising threat of long-tailed exposures. As more lumber and hardw...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

Former Tennessee Insurance Agent Charged With Keeping Premium Payments

A Tennessee man was released on bond in February after he was indicted for allegedly collecting premiums then absconding with the money. Richard Darrel Wolfe, 67, of Hendersonville, was indicted by a Sumner County grand jury in late February. He &#82...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

The Plateau Group is Now Lumos Insurance

After 45 years under the name The Plateau Group, the Tennessee-based multi-line insurer now has a new name: Lumos Insurance. The rebranding is the culmination of a multi-year modernization effort on corporate governance and capitalization, the compan...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

US Terrorism, Political Violence Market Outlook: Capacity, Exposure, Emerging Threats

The U.S. terrorism and political violence (PV) insurance market is evolving amid rising risks. An uptick in active-assailant attacks, domestic extremism, and civil unrest is reinforcing flexibility, agility, and resilience as insurers navigate an inc...

Posted: Mar 22, 2026

NHTSA Upgrades Probe into 3.2M Teslas Over Self-Driving Crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday escalated its probe into 3.2 million Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving driver-assistance on concerns the system may fail to detect or warn drivers in poor visibility. NHTSA first open...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Oklahoma Insurance Producer Has License Revoked Following Investigation

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced it has fined and revoked the license of Leslie Clark, a resident insurance producer from Stigler, Oklahoma, following an investigation led by its Anti-Fraud Unit. On Feb. 11, 2026, a show-cause hearin...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Texas Takes Over Permitting for Carbon Storage Projects

The Texas Railroad Commission spent two years working to secure the authority to issue the permits energy companies need to inject and store carbon dioxide underground, a power previously held by the federal government. Last November, the Environment...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Inszone Acquires Ohio Valley Insurance

Inszone Insurance Services, a provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance solutions, is pleased to announce its expansion in the Midwest through the acquisition of Ohio Valley Insurance, an established independent insurance agency with d...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Names Hobbs President of Underwriting, GRS

Liberty Mutual Insurance, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, named Phil Hobbs, currently president, Liberty International Insurance, as president of underwriting, Global Risk Solutions (GRS), effective April 1. Hobbs, who is based in London, wil...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

FirstEnergy Execs Face Corruption Trial in Bribery Scheme

Jurors in Akron began deliberating this week in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a lucrative bailout of two affiliated nuclear pla...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Rapper Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Ohio Deputies Over Music Videos

The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home. “We did it, America! Yeah, we &#8230...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Again Accept Actual Cash Value Home Insurance

Insurance industry trade associations are applauding a decision to change the homeowners insurance required by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which the trades said will lower costs for homeowners and buyers. The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz, Data Shows

Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a pause in voyages, with no crude oil tankers having transited the waterway in the past 24 hours, according to shipping …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Football Club Lyon Sued for $63 Million Over Igor Jesus Funding

French top-tier football club Olympique Lyonnais is facing a $63 million legal claim to pay back debt linked to the transfer of Brazilian star Igor Jesus, putting yet more scrutiny on the team’s finances and ownership structure. A subsidiary of...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Decades After Canal Project Was Abandoned, Advocates Trying to Link 3 Rivers

It was supposed to be Florida’s version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the state from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf instead of navigating around the peninsula. But work on …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Tally Hospital Sues to Evict Patient Who Won’t Leave Room 5 Months After Discharge

The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also has asked a state judge in &#8230...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Rural New York Insurance Agency Under Investigation, Police Report

A Warwick, New York insurance agency is under investigation for alleged illegal practices. The Warwick Police Department reported it executed a warrant to search Fullerton Insurance in January for the purpose of obtaining documentation, electronic de...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

FAA Mandates Radar Checks on Helicopters and Planes Near DC Airport

Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C., federal officials...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

UK to Seek Closer EU Ties on Financial Services as Reeves Chases Growth

The UK’s city minister will visit European capitals next week in a push to deepen ties with the European Union on financial services as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves seeks to spur economic growth domestically. Lucy Rigby will meet &...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026