Insurance Journal

Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training

Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial i...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

South Africa Closes Kruger Park as Deadly Floods Kill Dozens

Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in the northeast of the country and neighboring Mozambique. The South African Weather Service on Thursday issued...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

Polish Premier Blames Russia for Cyberattack on Energy Facilties

Poland fought off a wave of cyber threats from Russia which targeted its energy infrastructure in December, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. A series of attacks in the last days of the month hit two power plants and renewable energy …

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

SC Workers’ Comp Commission Bans Most Wireless Devices in Courtroom

The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission this week banned all wireless communication devices, including cellphones, laptop computers, cameras and even smart watches, from the Commission’s courtroom. The bulletin, issued Jan. 12...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

Amwins Expands Professional Products as Stonetrust Moves Into South Carolina

Less than a month after Stonetrust Commercial Insurance announced it had expanded into North Carolina, the workers’ compensation carrier has added South Carolina to its sphere of influence. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Stonetrust now writes...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

Virginia officials are touting the state’s efforts in strengthening oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes, including filling leadership and inspector positions and improving how complaints are handled. “Virginia families deserv...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

NEXT Insurance in California Rebrands as ERGO NEXT Insurance

Palo Alto, California-based NEXT Insurance will now be operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, a new brand identity that the company says reflects its next phase of growth as a small businesses insurance provider. The updated brand follows NEXT’s int...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

New Jersey Adds Job Protections for First Responders Diagnosed With PTSD

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. The New Jersey First Responders Post-Traumatic Stre...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

People Moves: Fallon to Lead CRC Specialty Expansion Into Virginia

Tracey Fallon has been named office president for wholesale insurance broker CRC Group’s first Virginia office. Fallon will lead CRC Specialty’s recently opened Richmond office, strengthening CRC’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic regio...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

Maui Braces for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance And More Housing Strain for Fire Survivors

Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for &#8...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

Maui Fire Survivors Brace for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance

Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for &#8...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

Twice Convicted Rhode Island Adjuster Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes

A Rhode Island man who ran public adjuster and property restoration businesses and who was previously twice convicted for federal tax charges was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court for tax evasion. U.S. Attorney Charles Calenda reported that...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

DoorDash, Uber Cost Drivers $550 Million in Tips, NYC Says

DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. have deprived New York delivery workers of more than $550 million in tips after changing the interfaces on their apps, according to findings released in a report from a city agency. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’...

Posted: Jan 16, 2026

New York State Police Report 30-Car Pileup on I-81 Near Syracuse

On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of …

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

New York State Police Report 30-Vehicle Pileup on I-81 Near Syracuse

On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of …

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

New York State Police Report 37-Vehicle Pileup on I-81 Near Syracuse

On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of …

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think

There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed more than 16,000 properties and have generated more than $22 billion in claims so far. A one-year &#...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Food Distributor to Pay $1.1 Million Over Deadly Ammonia Release

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a $1.1 million civil penalty settlement with a wholesale food and snack distributor in Massachusetts. The EPA said Home Market Foods violated federal Clean Air Act (CAA) chemical safety requi...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Minority Leader Proposes Insurance Reform Bills

An Oklahoma state senator has proposed a package of insurance reform bills she says will tackle the state’s skyrocketing insurance costs. Democrat Sen. Julia Kirt, the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate, has pre-filed three insurance-relate...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Kansas Department of Insurance Recovers $56M in 2025

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Department of Insurance recovered $56.7 million for Kansans in 2025 Funds considered “recovered” are calculated when Department staff assists individuals in need of support...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Immigration Officers Descend on Meta Data Center, Arrest Drivers

Federal immigration officers targeted a construction site in rural Louisiana where Meta Platforms Inc. is building its largest data center, leading to the arrest of two individuals, according to local law enforcement. US Immigrations and Customs Enfo...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Trump Nominates WeatherTech’s MacNeil to Be FTC Commissioner

President Donald Trump nominated David MacNeil to be a US Federal Trade Commissioner, according to statement posted on the White House website. MacNeil is the Chief Executive Officer of WeatherTech, an Illinois-based company selling automotive access...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

People Moves: SCOR Names Swiss Re’s Forgeron as P&C Chief Underwriting Officer; Hamilton Re Promotes...

This edition of International People Moves details CUO appointments at SCOR and Hamilton Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. SCOR Names Swiss Re’s Forgeron as P&C Chief Underwriting Officer SCOR announced that Laure Forgeron has...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Georgia Lawmakers Move to Strike Savannah Ban on Guns in Unlocked Cars

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill that aims to void a city of Savannah ordinance that imposes fines and possible jail time for leaving guns in unlocked cars. The state Senate gave final approval to the …

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Registration Open for Florida OIR Insurance Summit in April

Registration is now open for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s Insurance Summit, set for April 15-16 in Tallahassee. Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky said the registration closes March 30 for the conference that will include a nu...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026