Allocations to cat bonds and other insurance-linked securities rose 18% last year.
The number of unique vehicle configurations sold in the U.S. has surpassed 600,000.
- Electric Bills in Coal Country West Virginia Now Top Mortgage Payments
- AI Ruling Prompts Warnings From Lawyers: Your Chats Could Be Used Against You
- Data Centers Offer a Potential $10 Billion Windfall for Insurers
- Verisk: Insurance Claims Volume Fell to 5-Year Low in 2025
- Albertsons Reaches $774 Million Opioid Accord, Records Loss
- Florida Mobile Home Insurance Market Still Struggling With Premiums, Coverage
- Fire Departments Halt Service Due to Lapse in Workers’ Compensation
- Bodies of 2 Workers Found Days After Collapse at Hospital Parking Garage
- NFP Acquires New Jersey’s Hamilton Group
- World Insurance Adds C&A Agency Serving New York’s Diverse Communities
- Connecticut High Court: Injured Rental Car Occupants Covered for Uninsured Motorist
- Pennsylvania Approves 1.2% Workers’ Compensation Costs Reduction
- California Attorney General, DAs Warn About E-Bike Safety and Legal Requirements
- Seven States in West Added to IBHS Expands Wildfire Prepared Program
- Public Interest Groups Backing California Homeowners Insurance Bills
- USGS: Magnitude 5.7 Quake Strikes in Nevada, Aftershocks Likely
- Federal Aid Available for Washington Residents Impacted by Floods
- Report: California Has Largest Flood Coverage Gap in US
- With Florida Businesses Facing Higher Costs, Is Premium Financing an Answer?
- Personnel Staffing to Pay $155K in Sex Discrimination Charge
- CRC Group Adds Murphy as Casualty Broker; Peachtree Group Names Morey VP
- Florida Mobile Home Insurance Market Still Struggling With Premiums, Coverage
- Middle East War Spotlights Florida’s Fuel Supply Vulnerability
- NC Suspect Charged With Arson After Dousing Woman and House With Gasoline
- Camp Mystic Faces Scrutiny Over Lack of Evacuation Plan in Wake of Fatal Flood
- Texas Restaurant Ordered to Pay $77K in Back Wages
- Tesla’s Gigafactory Water Use Surges in Austin as New Chip Plant Looms
- Trucordia Acquires Louisiana’s JJL&W Insurance Consulting
- Lululemon Slips as Texas Announces Probe of ‘Forever Chemicals’
- Oklahoma State Softball Team Bus Involved in Fatal Crash
- People Moves: Friedman Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group in Chicago
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Heuring
- Rainfall Across Northern Michigan Heightens Concerns of Flooding, Dam Overflows
- Farmers Face Local Opposition to Host Solar
- Missouri Waste Management Company to Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- An Omaha Sinkhole Went Viral but Hundreds of Others Fall Under the Radar
National News
- Verisk: Insurance Claims Volume Fell to 5-Year Low in 2025
- AI Ruling Prompts Warnings From Lawyers: Your Chats Could Be Used Against You
- Vehicle Complexity Complicates Auto Valuation, Says JD Power
- Viewpoint: Risk Segmentation to Cover Large Data Centers
- People Moves: Marsh Gives CFO McGivney Added COO Role, Names Griffith Global Logistics Lead, Marsh Risk; Costonis Is Resource Pro President of Insurance Solutions
- Progressive Q1 2026 Net Income Up 10%
- Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming, but Can They Improve Forecasts?
East News
- Fire Departments Halt Service Due to Lapse in Workers’ Compensation
- Bodies of 2 Workers Found Days After Collapse at Hospital Parking Garage
- NFP Acquires New Jersey’s Hamilton Group
- World Insurance Adds C&A Agency Serving New York’s Diverse Communities
- Connecticut High Court: Injured Rental Car Occupants Covered for Uninsured Motorist
- Pennsylvania Approves 1.2% Workers’ Compensation Costs Reduction
Midwest News
- People Moves: Friedman Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Heuring
- Rainfall Across Northern Michigan Heightens Concerns of Flooding, Dam Overflows
- Farmers Face Local Opposition to Host Solar
- Missouri Waste Management Company to Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- An Omaha Sinkhole Went Viral but Hundreds of Others Fall Under the Radar
Lawyers warn that conversations with AI chatbots can be used in court cases.
Texas / South Central News
- Camp Mystic Faces Scrutiny Over Lack of Evacuation Plan in Wake of Fatal Flood
- Texas Restaurant Ordered to Pay $77K in Back Wages
- Tesla’s Gigafactory Water Use Surges in Austin as New Chip Plant Looms
- Trucordia Acquires Louisiana’s JJL&W Insurance Consulting
- Lululemon Slips as Texas Announces Probe of ‘Forever Chemicals’
- Oklahoma State Softball Team Bus Involved in Fatal Crash
Southeast News
- With Florida Businesses Facing Higher Costs, Is Premium Financing an Answer?
- Personnel Staffing to Pay $155K in Sex Discrimination Charge
- CRC Group Adds Murphy as Casualty Broker; Peachtree Group Names Morey VP
- Florida Mobile Home Insurance Market Still Struggling With Premiums, Coverage
- Middle East War Spotlights Florida’s Fuel Supply Vulnerability
- NC Suspect Charged With Arson After Dousing Woman and House With Gasoline
Demand for insurance coverage related to data centers is creating a “meaningful growth opportunity” for the industry.
West News
- California Attorney General, DAs Warn About E-Bike Safety and Legal Requirements
- Seven States in West Added to IBHS Expands Wildfire Prepared Program
- Public Interest Groups Backing California Homeowners Insurance Bills
- USGS: Magnitude 5.7 Quake Strikes in Nevada, Aftershocks Likely
- Federal Aid Available for Washington Residents Impacted by Floods
- Report: California Has Largest Flood Coverage Gap in US
International & Reinsurance News
- England Has 1.2 Million Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses
- Trump Says Talks With Iran Could Resume Soon, as US Blockades Iranian Ports
- Britain May Extend Bans on Gagging Orders That Cover Up Workplace Abuse
- Australian MedTech Firm EBR Systems Flags Possible Data Breach of Patient Records
- Italy Court Allows Class Action Against Meta Over Facebook Data Scraping
- Dutch Insurer Aegon Strikes $2.7B Deal to Sell UK Insurance Business to Standard Life
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- The Account Manager Bottleneck: Why More Tools Aren’t Fixing Brokerage Work
- Medicare Open Enrollment 2026: Market Risks and Distribution Channel Strategies for Insurance Agencies and Carriers
- The Alliance’s Control of Risk Now Available in Self-Paced Format
- From Inbox to Quote — Automating the P&C Submission Journey
- What Is a Comparative Rater?
- 5 Ways to Reduce Operating Costs and Get More Control Over Your Insurance Loss Ratio
Quote of Note
"Insurance carriers are paying more attention to underwriting and selecting accounts they want to do business with and being very competitive on those."
More Quotes Brian F. Cooper, managing director, National Construction Practice, for Gallagher Construction Services in San Francisco.
Insurance Top Gainers/Losers
| Company | Symbol | Close | 1 Day Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemonade, Inc. | LMND | $62.47 | +6.35% |
| Kingstone Companies, Inc. | KINS | $16.61 | +5.53% |
| Trupanion, Inc. | TRUP | $26.26 | +3.75% |
| Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. | NP | $26.35 | +3.09% |
| Hippo Holdings Inc. | HIPO | $27.21 | +2.10% |
| Company | Symbol | Close | 1 Day Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Indemnity Company | ERIE | $249.43 | -4.54% |
| Goosehead Insurance, Inc. | GSHD | $40.50 | -3.32% |
| Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | UVE | $34.14 | -2.23% |
| Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | KNSL | $350.51 | -1.94% |
| Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. | BOW | $24.12 | -1.59% |