Insurance Journal

Insurify’s Founders Discuss Evolution of Insurance Shopping With AI

To coincide its 10-year anniversary, Insurify launched what it called the first ever insurance app on OpenAI’s directory, which caused the stocks of brokers to take a hit due to disruption fears. Well, that’s not exactly true. While Insui...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Anthropic Sues to Block Pentagon Blacklisting Over AI Use Restrictions

Anthropic on March 9 filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab’s high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. Anthr...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Florida House Gives Final Approval to Much-Debated Citizens Clearinghouse Bill

The Florida House of Representatives Monday night gave final approval to a Senate bill that will set up a clearinghouse to help offload Citizens Property Insurance commercial policies to admitted and surplus carriers—despite lingering opposition from...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

For Survivors, Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Renewed Demands

The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of getting on the school bus. For many survivors of clergy abuse, memories like these linger for decades. A report rele...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

For Survivors, Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Demands

The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of getting on the school bus. For many survivors of clergy abuse, memories like these linger for decades. A report rele...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Amazon’s Zoox to Launch Command Hub in Arizona, Expand Testing

Amazon’s robotaxi unit Zoox is expanding testing to Dallas and Phoenix and launching a command hub for fleet operations in Arizona, as it looks to widen its footprint in the U.S.’s increasingly competitive autonomous taxi market. The move...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires S Philips Surety & Insurance Services in California

Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Agoura Hills, California-based S Philips Surety & Insurance Services Inc. The S Philips team will remain in its current location under the direction of Jeremy Crawford, head of RPS’s surety bond operati...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Jarring Alarms Out as New Firehouse Dispatch Systems Aim to Ease Stress

Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume — startling the firefighters before they headed out to scenes that could get their hearts pumping even faster. Capt. Kevin Lunni...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

How US-Israeli War on Iran Is Upending Global Business

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is rattling businesses worldwide, driving up energy prices, squeezing supplies of critical raw materials and raising questions about the reliability of trade routes critical to the flow of goods from food to car parts....

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

People Moves: Mosaic Builds Financial Institutions, Professional Liability Teams

Mosaic Insurance, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, made leadership hires to finpro lines across North America. In New York City, John Soular joined the company as senior vice president, miscellaneous professional liability. With more than 20 years...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Edison Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires

The parent company of Southern California Edison won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders prior to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires by assuring it had significantly reduced the risk of losses from such catastrophes...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Federal Appeals Court Denies Workers’ Compensation Claim for Cannabis Edibles

A construction worker who was permanently disabled on the job has been denied workers’ compensation coverage for cannabis-infused edibles prescribed by his doctor. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the denial on the grounds that ma...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

People Moves: AXA XL Taps QBE’s Weaver to Lead Energy, UK & Lloyd’s; Aon Re Names Attard Head of Ana...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Aon Reinsurance, and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Taps QBE’s Weaver as Head of Energy, UK & Lloyd...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Tennessee’s 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 09, 2026

Ohio AG Sues Contractor Accused of Scamming Residents

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost last week filed a lawsuit against a contractor accused of soliciting Northeast Ohio residents for new roofs and siding replacement, only to ghost customers after accepting over $188,000 in payments. The lawsuit, filed...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Miami Developer Indicted in Alleged $85M Fraud Scheme

A prominent Miami real estate developer could face years in prison after he was indicted last week on charges of leading a massive fraud scheme that allegedly diverted investor funding, deceived lenders and evaded taxes. Rishi Kapoor, 42, who until &...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

State Farm California Homeowners 17% Rate Hike to Remain

The California Department of Insurance, State Farm, Consumer Watchdog agreed on rate request from the carrier to raise homeowners rates. The interim rate of 17% will remain in place, meaning there will be no additional impact to policyholders beyond...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

State Farm 17% California Homeowners Rate Hike to Remain Under New Agreement

The California Department of Insurance, State Farm, Consumer Watchdog agreed on rate request from the carrier to raise homeowners rates. The interim rate of 17% will remain in place, meaning there will be no additional impact to policyholders beyond...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

State Farm’s 17% California Homeowners Rate Hike to Remain Under New Agreement

The California Department of Insurance, State Farm, Consumer Watchdog agreed on rate request from the carrier to raise homeowners rates. The interim rate of 17% will remain in place, meaning there will be no additional impact to policyholders beyond...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Austin Shooting Response Raises Fresh Questions About Self-Driving Cars

A viral image from the March 1 shooting in downtown Austin — an autonomous vehicle blocking an ambulance from reaching the scene where a gunman fatally wounded three people and injured 15 others — has put a spotlight on driverless …

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Authorities Search Debris After Suspected Tornadoes Kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma

Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklaho...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Live Nation Reaches Settlement With DOJ in Antitrust Case

Live Nation Entertainment has reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, according to a court hearing on Monday. In the same hearing, it was disclosed that Live Nation is also in talks with state attorneys general to secure &#823...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Shipping Strait With Signal Off

A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of the first large oil tankers to leave the Persian Gulf since traffic through the vital chokepoint all but halted. The …

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Update: Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Shipping Strait With Signal Off

A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of the first big tankers to leave the Persian Gulf since traffic through the chokepoint all but halted. The Shenlong tanker, …

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Asia’s Rich Having Second Thoughts on Dubai as War Rages

Many of Asia’s richest families are reconsidering their exposure to Dubai as the Iran war rattles the city that has attracted billions from across the region in recent years. Several consultants told Bloomberg News they are getting calls from c...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026