Insurance Journal

Root Inc. Reports Record 2025 Net Income as Policies Grow

Root Inc. reported a fourth quarter 2025 net income of $5.3 million compared with net income of $22.1 million for the same period in 2024 but ended the year with record net income of $40.3 million, a 30% jump compared …

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

King Risk Expands With Acquisition of Lewis Agency in Georgia

King Risk Partners, one of the largest U.S. agencies, with offices across the eastern half of the country, has acquired Georgia-based Lewis Insurance, an independent agency that writes personal and commercial coverage around the Southeast. Lewis, fou...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Willis Launches Global Digital Infrastructure Group for Data Center Risks

Willis, a WTW business, said it has started a Global Digital Infrastructure Group to be led by Alastair Swift, head of Willis Global Specialties. The announcement comes on the heels of a newly unveiled data center risk management framework. The &#823...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

People Moves: Former USAA CEO Named to Cotality Board; Chubb Names MacLean ESIS Division President;...

Cotality Appoints Former USAA CEO Peacock to Board Property information and analytics provider Cotality said it appointed former USAA chief executive Wayne Peacock as an independent member of its board, effective Feb. 18. Peacock spent 36 years with...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Safety Insurance Drove Up Net Income by 40% in 2025

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. reported that net income for the full year 2025 was $99.3 million compared to net income of $70.7 million for the 2024, a 40% increase. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was $20.1 …

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires German Broker Krose GmbH & Co.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Bremen, Germany-based Krose GmbH & Co KG (Krose). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1920, Krose provides comme...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

T. Rowe Among Signatories to Resurrected Net Zero Alliance

A net zero alliance for asset managers has resurrected itself after shelving its work last year amid a wave of US defections. The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative now has more than 250 signatories, including Aberdeen Investments and Amundi SA, &#82...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Majority of Companies Worldwide See AI Benefits; Coverage Vague: Survey

A recent survey of more than 1,200 global businesses found that as artificial intelligence adoption accelerates, 82% of respondents report positive impacts on their organizations. Global insurance brokerage Gallagher recently released its third annua...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Majority of Companies Worldwide See AI Benefits; Coverage Vague

A recent survey of more than 1,200 global businesses found that as artificial intelligence adoption accelerates, 82% of respondents report positive impacts on their organizations. Global insurance brokerage Gallagher recently released its third annua...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

L’Oreal, Dyson, Bausch + Lomb Become Latest to Sue for Trump Tariff Refunds

French beauty group L’Oreal, British vacuum manufacturer Dyson and contact lens maker Bausch + Lomb became the latest corporations to sue for refunds of tariffs paid under President Donald Trump’s emergency trade measures, days after the...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Florida Cabinet Approves Land Transfer for New Rays Stadium in Tampa

The Florida Cabinet and Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed Tuesday to give Hillsborough College a 22-acre (49-hectare) plot of state land in Tampa to use for a proposed ballpark for the Rays. Last month, the Rays ownership entered a memorandum of …

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

People Moves: AEU Names Lake VP and Loss Control Director

The American Equity Underwriters, one of the largest providers of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employees, has named Jason Lake senior vice president and director of loss control. Lake will succeed Jimmy Burgin, who plans to re...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

San Diego Approves $6M Settlement With Insurers for Flood Damage

The city of San Diego is paying $6 million to a group of insurers to compensate them for paying claims from floods in January 2024 floods. The city council granted final approval Tuesday to the settlement, part of a longer …

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Cleaning Up Potomac River Sewer Spill Could Take Months

After a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River outside Washington, DC attracted the ire of President Donald Trump, federal officials are taking on a larger role in the disaster response — a job that could last months. The spill …

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Judge Dismisses Ex-Commissioner’s Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systemic Corruption’ in NYPD

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner that accused the previous mayor, Eric Adams, and his top deputies of operating the New York Police Department (NYPD) as a “criminal enterp...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

People Moves: Delos Insurance Promotes, Hires Leadership Team Members

Delos Insurance Solutions made several promotions and appointments within its leadership team Co-founder Shanna McIntyre will move from chief data officer to become chief strategy officer, and Andrew Notohamiprodjo was promoted from head of data to c...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned on Grand Theft And Embezzlement Charges

A former insurance agent has been charged with pocketing more than $100,000 of premiums. Andre De Gazon, 56, of Bellflower, was arraigned this week in Orange County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement after allege...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Canada’s Desjardins Scouts for Hires and Deals to Expand Wealth, Capital Markets

Quebec’s Desjardins Group wants to expand further in the rest of Canada, its top executive said, an ambition that means it needs to make deals and add staff in wealth management and capital markets. The financial co-operative is flush: it &#823...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Marsh Awarded Injunction Against Former Employees Now With Howden US

A federal judge this week granted Marsh its request to prohibit a group of employees who left for Howden US from using its confidential information, soliciting other former employees, and trying to acquire current and prospective Marsh clients. An op...

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

NC State Workers Should Seek Comp Benefits, Not Constitutional Claims, Court Told

College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for North Carolina S...

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard

Two days before New York’s biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional US model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer artificial intelligence systems weren’t s...

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

Munich Re Plans to Return €5.3 Billion to Investors

German reinsurer Munich Re announced plans to return €5.3 billion ($6.3 billion) to shareholders through a new buyback program and a higher dividend. The firm aims to repurchase as much as €2.25 billion of its stock, according to a statement …

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual, Floodbase Partner on Parametric Flood

Floodbase and Liberty Mutual announced the launch of an instant quoting application for parametric flood insurance in the U.S., allowing wholesale and retail brokers to price parametric flood covers in minutes Designed specifically for the U.S. marke...

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

Alabama Governor Signs Law Barring New Environmental Regulations

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation Thursday that restricts the state’s ability to set new environmental regulations. The measure prohibits state agencies from setting restrictions on pollutants and hazardous substances exceeding those...

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

Vistria Acquires Texas-Based MGA Lumen

Vistria, a middle market private investment firm with deep sector expertise across essential industries, announced the acquisition of Lumen, a technology-enabled Managing General Agent headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2019, Lumen underwrite...

Posted: Feb 25, 2026