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London Cyberattack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales
Jan 27 2026 // A “sophisticated, criminal cyberattack” is threatening to hold up thousands of home sales in two of London’s richest boroughs. Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have...
Accuweather: Winter Storm to Cause Up to $115B in Damage, Economic Losses
Jan 27 2026 // The weekend winter storm that impacted more than 200 million people from more than 24 states is expected to result in total damage and economic losses of between $105 billion and $115 billion, said AccuWeather. The...
Customers’ Search for Better Auto Rates Has UBI Heating Up
Jan 26 2026 // Customers shopped for auto insurance at a record pace in 2025 as years of insurance rate hikes got buyers looking around. And this time, they are finding better prices elsewhere, according to J.D. Power. The percentage of...
Industry Trends to Exploit for 2026: Part Two
Jan 26 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...
Trump Backs Down on Greenland Tariff Threats, Rules Out Use of Force
Jan 22 2026 // U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish...
Outlook on Reinsurance Has Changed; Pre-2023 Property Pricing Is Back: AM Best
Jan 21 2026 // AM Best’s outlook for the global reinsurance segment is no longer positive, the rating agency announced Monday, citing the uptick in property reinsurance price drops and concerns about casualty reinsurance loss...
Kalshi Cannot Operate Sports-Prediction Market in Massachusetts, Judge Rules
Jan 21 2026 // A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday ruled prediction-markets operator Kalshi cannot let state residents bet on sports through its online platform, after the state’s attorney general accused it of running afoul of gaming...
Travelers Q4 Net Income Up 20% on Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses
Jan 21 2026 // Fourth quarter 2025 net income at The Travelers Cos. increased about 20% compared with the same period a year ago, to about $2.5 billion. Underwriting, lower catastrophe losses, and more favorable prior year reserve...
Texas Faces Freeze While Weekend Snow Risks Rise in New York
Jan 21 2026 // A massive winter storm will sweep across a huge swath of the US starting Friday, freezing Texas before roaring up the East Coast, where New York City and Boston are seeing a strong chance of heavy snow by Sunday. Air...
CEO Revenue Confidence Hits 5-Year Low: PwC Survey
Jan 21 2026 // Only three in 10 chief executives are confident in their companies’ revenue growth prospects over the next year, the lowest level in five years, according to a global survey by professional services group PwC...
Alabama DOI Report Shows Litigation Is Up, Raising Liability Costs and Rates
Jan 21 2026 // A new report from the Alabama Department of Insurance shows claims litigation and big verdicts are on the rise in the state, inflating loss costs for insurers and putting upward pressure on auto and commercial liability...
Texas Forecast to Be Top Market for Data Centers
Jan 20 2026 // Texas is poised to become the largest home for data centers in the country within the next three years as artificial intelligence continues to boom, according to a report published Tuesday. Bloom Energy, a California-based...
Florida OIR Triples the Size of Citizens’ Rate Decrease
Jan 20 2026 // With takeouts continuing at a steady pace and more carriers working the Florida property insurance market, state regulators saw fit to more than triple the size of Citizens’ Property Insurance Corp. recent rate...
Driver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident
Jan 15 2026 // Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla caused an accident. Judge Nelson Roman in federal district court in New York granted Tesla...
Trade and War Worries Haunt Davos as World Seen ‘on a Precipice’: WEF Survey
Jan 14 2026 // A global backdrop increasingly threatened by trade disputes and inter-state conflict is how respondents in a World Economic Forum survey see things panning out in 2026. The annual poll of 1,300 leaders and experts by the...
Consumer Acceptance of Telematics Widens, Says Survey
Jan 14 2026 // Consumer acceptance of telematics technology in auto insurance is growing, creating opportunity for insurers who can cater to tech-driven drivers who crave personalized pricing and service. Today, 82% of policyholders view...
2025 Among World’s Three Hottest Years on Record: WMO
Jan 14 2026 // Last year was among the planet’s three warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, as EU scientists also confirmed average temperatures have now exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of global...
Drones Hit Two Tankers in Black Sea, Driving Up War Insurance Costs
Jan 14 2026 // Drones struck two oil tankers in the Black Sea on Tuesday, including one chartered by U.S. oil major Chevron, the companies involved said, as they sailed toward a terminal on the Russian coast. Both were en route to the...
Markets/Coverages: FM Bumps Up Limits for Data Centers to $5B
Jan 13 2026 // Commercial property insurer FM announced a significant increase in capacity to support its global FM Intellium clients and the data and power generation ecosystem. FM can now provide up to $5 billion in capacity for the...
Wildfires, Storms Fuel 2025 Insured Losses of $108 Billion: Munich Re Report
Jan 13 2026 // Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday. That compared with an inflation-adjusted $147 billion in 2024, the German reinsurer said, as the U.S....
