Insurance Journal

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

Waiting for Hormuz, More Oil Tankers Gather in the Persian Gulf

Dozens of laden oil tankers are hunkering down inside the Persian Gulf after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have all but closed off the waterway, upending regional logistics, slowing exports and threatening near-term production. At least 40 very-l...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Belgium Seizes Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker

Belgium seized an oil tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet on Sunday and suspected of sailing with a “false flag and false documents,” Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said. Western sanctions imposed on Russia for invading U...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Ship Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover Due to Iran Conflict

Several marine insurers said they are canceling war risk cover for ships due to the conflict in Iran and the Gulf. Insurers including Gard, Skuld, NorthStandard, the London P&I Club and the American Club said their cancellations will take effect...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Update: Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict Escalates

Marine insurers are canceling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the widening Iran conflict left at least three tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of …

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict Escalates

Marine insurers are canceling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the widening Iran conflict left at least three tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of …

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Median Securities Class Action Settlement Hits 29-Year High

Despite fewer securities class action settlements, the median settlement amount reached its highest level in nearly three decades last year, according to Cornerstone Research. The median settlement was $17.3 million in 2025—marking a 20% increase fro...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

FedEx Customers Sue Company for Tariff Refunds After US Supreme Court Ruling

FedEx was sued in federal court on Friday on behalf of customers seeking refunds from the global shipping company after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month that President Donald Trump unlawfully imposed billions of dollars in emergency tariffs on...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Baldwin Posts Fourth Quarter Loss; Carlisle Takes Over Underwriting Group

Tampa-based Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (BWIN) reported a loss of $25.9 million in its fourth quarter, the second quarter for significant red ink. On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents. Earnings, &#82...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Delaware High Court Upholds Elon Musk-Led Overhaul of State’s Business Law

The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of an overhaul of state law that governs most major US corporations and was fueled by Elon Musk, handing a win to company founders, insiders and private equity owners who sought less restrictive...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Federal Judge Allows Suit Against California AG Over ExxonMobil Remarks

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil can bring a defamation lawsuit against California’s attorney general over comments about the company’s plastic recycling efforts. U.S. District Judge Michael J. Truncale in the Eastern Di...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Bird Flu Devastates 7.4 Million Pennsylvania Chickens in a Month

Bird flu has wiped out 7.4 million chickens in Pennsylvania in the past month, a swift and devastating loss that veterinarians and industry members suspect may be linked to an unusually cold winter. Infections of flocks raised to produce eggs …

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Aspire Acquiring PolicyOne in California

Aspire today announced it has acquired California-based PolicyOne from One Inc. As part of the transaction, 21 PolicyOne employees are joining Aspire. Aspire plans to continue its long-standing relationship with One Inc. through the use of their Prem...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway’s Abel Vows Firm Will Thrive Beyond Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel vowed to keep Warren Buffett’s guiding principles intact and sought to reassure investors that the company would outlast the legendary executive. Abel began his inaugural letter to share...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026