Insurance Journal

Viewpoint: Einstein on Entropy and Builders Risk

Were he alive today, Albert Einstein would make for a fantastic expert witness in builders risk coverage litigation. Einstein’s testimony on the concept of entropy would be particularly insightful—assuming his hourly rate was affordable, of cou...

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Death and Destruction at Orlando I-4 Project But Punitive Damages Not Allowed

The Interstate 4 construction project in Orlando may have been one of the most accident-plagued sites in Florida history, leading to the deaths of five workers and significant injuries for others, along with damage to vehicles. But one of those &#823...

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Death and Destruction at Orlando I-4 Project but Punitive Damages Not Allowed

The Interstate 4 construction project in Orlando may have been one of the most accident-plagued sites in Florida history, leading to the deaths of five workers and significant injuries for others, along with damage to vehicles. But one of those &#823...

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End

Last month, New York City announced it would begin activating red light cameras at 50 new intersections each week for the next five weeks, reaching 600 intersections by the end of 2026. The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC …

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Family Members Arraigned in California Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme

A California family is charged with insurance fraud in what authorities describe as a staged staging accident involving a Porsche. Pasadena residents Sarkis Dishchyan, 47, Ani Suzie Labbad, 47, and Violett Lara Labbad, 44, were arraigned on multiple...

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

California Insurance Agent Fraud Found After Student Athlete Death

A licensed insurance agent in California has been charged with insurance fraud and premium theft, which was discovered during an investigation following the death of a student athlete. Gonzalo Lorona, 58, of Oxnard, was charged with 37 felony counts,...

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

King Risk Partners Continues New York Expansion With Acquisition of PRL Associates

Florida-based King Risk Partners is continuing its expansion in the Northeast through the acquisition of PRL Associates, an insurance agency based in Endicott, New York. For more than 15 years, PRL Associates has provided personal and commercial insu...

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Greenpeace Faces $345M Judgment in North Dakota Court

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deep Freeze and Drought Fueled a Massive Florida Wildfire

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

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

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

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

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

Insurers Urge Australia to Launch $21 Billion Flood Defense Fund

Insurers in Australia are urging legislators to set up a A$30 billion ($21.4 billion) flood defense fund as the nation grapples with surging costs from extreme weather events. Funding would be used on tasks including the addition of more flood-protec...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Hedge Funds, Insurers Rush to Gauge Exposure as Iran Spirals

Hedge funds, banks and insurers rushed to size up their exposure to the Middle East after weekend attacks on Iran fueled chaos across the region. Some of Taiwan’s largest life insurers, including Cathay Life Insurance Co. and Nan Shan Life &#82...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Travel Chaos Worsens as Iran Conflict Shuts Mideast Airports

Travel chaos extended through the Middle East and beyond, sending airline stocks sharply lower on Monday, as carriers across the Persian Gulf extended blanket flight suspensions, causing major disruptions at some of the world’s busiest airports...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026