Insurance Journal
A second winter storm is set to hit northern Europe, where transport and power systems have already been disrupted by heavy snow and freezing conditions. Storm Chandra is expected to move into northwest Europe late Monday and early Tuesday, bringing...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over the production of explicit imagery, Regina Doherty, a member of the European parliament representing Ireland, said in a statement on Monday. The investi...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
French food and beverage maker Danone said on Friday it was recalling specific baby formula batches in targeted markets, as a toxin contamination scare that started with Nestle products continued to spread. Some of the world’s largest dairy com...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Underwriters and quoting teams spend hours reviewing guidelines, appetite charts, and exceptions. Selectsys AI Assist acts as an intelligent underwriting assistant inside RQB and Expert Insured (EI), using trained models on carrier and program rules...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Insurers and brokers have invested in safety programs, driver training, monitoring, mock audits—all the traditional loss prevention tools. The commitment is real. Yet, most risk control programs are operating reactively. They’re relying on lagg...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Dyad, a software provider powering modern insurance distribution, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Imperial PFS (IPFS) and AndDone to embed premium finance and digital payment capabilities directly into Dyad’s ALIS platform....
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The UK is losing more jobs than it’s creating because of artificial intelligence — and at a faster rate than its international peers. That’s according to research by Morgan Stanley that found the significant benefits to firms adopting the...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Countries including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands will pledge to jointly develop 100 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea and step up security of such infrastructure amid growing threats of sabotage. Energy ministers from nine c...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
An Edwardsville, Illinois man is facing a federal arson charge for allegedly setting fire to an insurance office building in Alton, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Illinois. A federal grand jury charged Jason Dawso...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
In 2024, the Texas House Republican primaries were a bloodbath. The cutthroat cycle saw historic levels of campaign ad spending, including the usual cash influx from West Texas oil billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks supporting far-right primary c...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
A car crashed through the entrance of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Friday evening, striking a ticket counter and injuring six people, airport officials said. The driver was taken into custody, the Wayne County Airport Authority sa...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
A car crashed through the entrance of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Friday evening, striking a ticket counter and injuring six people, airport officials said. The driver was taken into custody, the Wayne County Airport Authority sa...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Nearly 82% of executives surveyed by AXIS Capital Holdings Limited said their organizations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets over the next 12 months, while 75.2% said they are likely to reduce cybersecurity headcount due to greater produc...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The winter storm sweeping the US has begun disrupting the operations of industrial oil and gas consumers on Texas’ Gulf Coast, including refiners, chemical plants and manufacturers. With almost 10% of US natural gas production estimated to be o...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
An international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service. Meta has made so called “end-to-end” encryption a central part of...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
For the last several years, complaints have piled up, contending that some Florida engineers have testified or have submitted reports in insurance claims lawsuits about major property damage that was somehow caused by relatively minor wind events. So...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
A reality TV series meant to spotlight the New York Police Department has spawned a real-life legal drama involving the city and the show’s producer, Jordan McGraw — the son of TV’s “Dr. Phil” McGraw. The city sued the younger...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The temporary rules imposed after last year’s collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter to improve the safety of the crowded airspace around Washington D.C. are being made permanent, the government announced Thursday. The Federal Aviation...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The Hartford has opened a Y‑Risk office in San Francisco, a specialty underwriting business focused on insuring the shared economy and emerging technologies. The company says the San Franciso Y-Risk location will strengthen its ability to serve custo...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
More than 1 million customers in the U.S. as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday during a monster winter storm that paralyzed eastern and southern states with heavy snow and …
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
By Andrew G. Simpson The biggest auto insurer in Massachusetts is at odds with the AAA Northeast division it says is violating an exclusive 20-year joint marketing agreement that is worth $200 million a year in premiums to the insurer. …
Posted: Jan 25, 2026
It began with “door knockers” – the all-too-familiar practice of roofing companies telling homeowners that they can get a new roof with little or no out-of-pocket expense. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance, the second-largest pro...
Posted: Jan 25, 2026
The insurance industry is built on assessing risk, yet many companies overlook a critical one: the risk of sameness in leadership. When all decision-makers look and think the same, they’re limited in their ability to spot emerging risks, connec...
Posted: Jan 25, 2026
Agency owners must stay informed about significant new trends in the insurance industry. The following is part two of a two-part article highlighting seven industry trends insurance agencies should track for 2026. For part one, see Insurance Journal&...
Posted: Jan 25, 2026
Recently, policyholder attorney Chip Merlin blogged about a vacancy exclusion found in many property insurance policies. His article cited a California Supreme Court decision that overturned a claim denial based on a vacancy exclusion. In TRB Investm...
Posted: Jan 25, 2026