Insurance Journal
Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer ...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state’s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway &...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed on Jan. 25 when the jet crashed on takeoff in Bangor, Maine. Local officials on Tuesday named four victims. The …
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, pushing the total number to 31 in a case th...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Zurich Insurance’s bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers jostle for exposure to the lucrative specialty lines market, analysts, industry advisers and a broker said. London-listed Beazley...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Ryan Specialty, the international specialty insurance intermediary, announced the appointment of Stephen Stewart as chief executive officer of Ryan Specialty Canada Ltd., the newly formed Canadian operating and holding entity for Ryan Specialty’...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Presumably, many insurers in the next couple of weeks will continue to announce very favorable quarterly and full-year earnings—the kind of numbers that could draw the attention of legislators and regulators. Asked his thoughts on the potential for t...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Two years after a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist was convicted of sex abuse and sentenced to 11 years in prison, an attorney working to prepare an appeal of the case stumbled across an astounding find for the …
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
British authorities investigating baby formula contamination said on Thursday there had been 36 likely cases of children developing symptoms consistent with poisoning from affected batches in the country. Nestle recalled some batches of its key infan...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Two Southeastern states’ insurance commissioners this week posted sternly worded bulletins, warning property insurers about improper policy cancellations and claims denials. Following severe winter storms that swept across the South early this...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year was jailed for six years on Thursday for causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence. Russian national Vladimir Motin, …
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
On Wednesday, just over a week after a U.S. District Court judge ordered New Hampshire to take all necessary steps to continue its vehicle inspection program, the New Hampshire Executive Council voted to let the state’s emissions testing contra...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, Inc. The state...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Tricolor Holdings founder Daniel Chu, who faces federal fraud charges related to the collapse of the subprime auto-loan firm, won court approval to use company insurance policies to pay for his defense costs, a judge ruled Wednesday. US Bankruptcy Ju...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Allstate Corp. fourth quarter 2025 net income applicable to common shareholders was about $3.8 billion, double the $1.9 billion booked for the same quarter the prior year. Allstate’s Property-Liability business turned in a Q4 combined ratio 14...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination said in a court filing on Wednesday it is investigating Nike for allegedly discriminating against white people through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Monrovia, CA – Feb 5, 2026 – Greenwood General, a leading Managing General Agent (MGA), has released its 2025 Wrapped report, showcasing a year of transformative growth and expanded capabilities, driven by strong broker partnerships. The report highl...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Singapore is urging for international cooperation to curb shadow fleet vessels operating just beyond its territorial waters, as scrutiny intensifies on ships used to evade sanctions. “Singapore fully implements United Nations Security Council r...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the Earth’s surface with a “f...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Industry trade associations side with caution to ensure regulations promote safety as autonomous vehicles (AVs) share the road with traditional automobiles. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the American Property Casualty Ass...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Following in the footsteps of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, analysts from Fitch Ratings and Morningstar weighed in with these P/C insurance market forecasts in the past week: “Fitch Ratings expects the U.S. property/casualty market to continue s...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
The U.S. commercial insurance market is demonstrating clear signs of rate fatigue and an overall softening. Since 2017, the industry has experienced increased loss pressures from climate events, social inflation in legal judgments, and loss inflation...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Three weeks into the 2026 Florida legislative session, with bill deadlines approaching, Florida Senate President Ben Albritton said Wednesday that he expects no major changes to Florida’s property insurance laws this year. The reason: Landmark...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
Three weeks into the 2026 Florida legislative session, with bill deadlines approaching, Florida Senate President Ben Albritton said Wednesday he expects no major changes to Florida’s property insurance laws this year. The reason: Landmark legis...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a proposed class action against New Jersey government officials on behalf of families of nursing home residents who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 10,000 elderly residents of New Je...
Posted: Feb 05, 2026