Insurance Journal

A Risky World

Worldwide business leaders face growing risk challenges including increased technology and cyber risks, societal challenges, and deepening geopolitical divides. These risks will continue to shape the business landscape over the next 12 months, say Ma...

Posted: Jan 25, 2026

Insurance Agency Recruiting Tips to Kickstart 2026

As we look ahead to the new year, insurance agencies are diving into a fresh set of hiring challenges. It’s more important than ever to attract new talent in sales, service, and leadership. With competition getting steeper by the day, …

Posted: Jan 25, 2026

Experian: AI Agents Could Overtake Human Error as Leading Cause of Data Breaches

By Chad Hemenway Artificial intelligence continues to be at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast for 2026, heavily influencing the scope, frequency, and cost of cyber incidents. AI makes its way into many of the predictions in Experi...

Posted: Jan 25, 2026

Iowa Landlord Settles in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

The Justice Department announced that the owner and property manager of residential rental properties in Davenport, Iowa, have agreed to pay $325,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the property manager sexually harassed female tenants in violatio...

Posted: Jan 25, 2026

New Exoskeleton System Said to Reduce Back and Strain Injuries by Almost Two-Thirds

An exoskeleton system developed initially by Vanderbilt University researchers decreased strain, sprain and lifting injuries by as much as 62% over months of study, signaling a way to reduce some of the most common workers’ compensation claims....

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Sweeping US Winter Storm Threatens Blackouts and Snarled Travel

A vast swath of the US — sweeping east from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England — is on alert for winter-storm conditions that could last days, disrupting travel and threatening blackouts. By Friday evening, a mix …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Pacific Life Seeks to Dismiss Kyle Busch’s $8.5M Lawsuit Over Insurance Policies

Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as &#8230...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Starwind Marine and Energy Announces Leadership Appointments

Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group division, announced a series of leadership appointments within Starwind Marine and Energy that further strengthen its long-term strategy for growth and technical excellence across the marine and ener...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Coterie Appoints Seich as Chief Revenue Officer

Coterie Insurance, a small business MGA, announced Mark Seich as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer overseeing revenue strategy across distribution, agency engagement, marketing, and customer experience. Seich served as VP of Marketing &#3...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles

A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after customers complained that Lola&#...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct

Prudential Financial Inc.’s Japan insurance head vowed to bolster governance after revelations that improper actions by more than 100 current and former staff cost customers about $20 million. The chief executive officer of the unit, Kan Mabara...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Port of Los Angeles December Imports Fell 8% From Year Earlier

The Port of Los Angeles handled 424,499 20-foot equivalent units of imports in December, down 8% from the year earlier, according to data released by the nation’s busiest seaport on Thursday. Related: EU ‘Fully Prepared’ to Hit Back...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Pennsylvania High Court Quashes Challenge to Uber’s ‘Clickwrap’ Arbitration Agreement

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated a lower appeals court ruling that had found ride-hailing firm Uber’s “clickwrap” mandatory arbitration agreement unenforceable because it would deprive a husband and wife of their right to...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Munich Re May Trim Headcount Through Voluntary Buyouts at Ergo Insurance Unit

German reinsurer Munich Re is planning to reduce jobs through attrition but may turn to voluntary buyouts at its ERGO insurance unit, CEO Christoph Jurecka said. Speaking to journalists on Thursday evening in Munich, Jurecka said that natural fluctua...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

France Reports Second Baby Death Amid Tainted Formula Crisis

French authorities received a report of a second infant death, as a tainted formula crisis that’s engulfed Nestlé SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis widens. Both babies drank formula that has been recalled, the French health ministry said in a &...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Another Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker Runs Into Difficulties

An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria and is now drifting in the Mediterranean Sea, according to tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Promotes Leaders Nationwide

Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, transitioned several of its professionals into new leadership positions. Sam Carson, formerly vice president, operations, is now vice president & managing director with responsibili...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Poll: Most Americans Believe Cities Will Be Lost to Rising Sea Levels

Many Americans believe climate change climate change is likely to cause some cities to be lost to rising sea levels, and they also expect mass displacement of people and serious damage to the global economy, a new poll shows. A …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

France Boards Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Move

France’s navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia into the Mediterranean Sea, as part of a global crackdown on shadow fleet ships used to export sanctioned crude. The operation was carried out on the high seas, with the support …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Egan-Jones Ratings No Longer Recognized by Bermuda Regulator

Egan-Jones Ratings Co. has been removed from the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s list of recognized credit ratings providers, according to recent guidance from the watchdog. The regulator is no longer listing Egan-Jones among the ratings providers...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Big North European Investors Reassess US Exposure as Geopolitical Risk Mounts

Big Northern European investors are increasingly wary of the risks of holding U.S. assets in the face of geopolitical tensions, pensions chiefs told Reuters, a sign of a broadening shift away from the world’s biggest financial market. A top inv...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Commercial Lines Market Overall Remains Firm, Says Ivans

Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to fourth quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index. “The commercial insurance market remains firm overall, though renewa...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AI Data Center Boom Risks Roiling Global Carmaker Supply Chains

The auto sector is bracing for yet another potential supply chain disturbance, this time spurred by the rush to build data centers that train and develop artificial intelligence models. A shortage of memory chips caused by the data center boom &#8230...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

20,000 AI Users at Travelers Prep for Innovation 2.0; Claims Call Centers Cut

Days after announcing a deal to equip 10,000 engineers and data scientists at Travelers with AI assistants, the insurance company’s leader detailed “differentiating domain expertise” around data and technology, which fuel long-term...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Security First Latest Florida Insurer to Roll Back HO3 Rates

Hot on the heels of a significant rate cut in December, Florida’s Security First Insurance has announced another average decrease for one of its homeowners products. The use-and-file decrease will average about 5.2% for the carrier’s Sign...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026