Recent Insurance Industry News
National News
DOJ to Loosen Marijuana Rules in Major Shift for $47B Industry
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday it would immediately loosen restrictions on some marijuana products and move quickly to reclassify the drug as less dangerous, in...
International & Reinsurance News
Ex-Credit Suisse Team Plans $1 Billion Fund for Data Center Insurance Risk
A team of former Credit Suisse bankers is preparing to launch a fund they say will offer double-digit returns in exchange for taking on some of the insurance risk tied to data...
Beazley Shareholders Approve Zurich’s $10.9 Billion Cash Takeover
Iran Shows Off its Control Over Strait After Collapse of Peace Talks
France Probes Weather Data Tampering After Surge in Polymarket Bets
PwC Pays $166 Million to Settle HK Evergrande Audit Probe
Iran Seizes Ships in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Halts Attacks
East News
Mass. Top Court Upholds $56 Million Damages Award Against Philip Morris
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has dealt tobacco company Phillip Morris USA a blow by unanimously upholding a $56 million punitive damages award in a wrongful death...
Northeast Flower and Fruit Farmers Grapple With Whiplash Weather
New York to Lose $74 Million Over 33,000 Licenses for Immigrant Truckers
People Moves: Lawley Adds Employee Benefits Consultant, Insurance Advisor
New Jersey Lawmakers Weigh Future of New Flood Rules
Wall Street Law Firm Apologizes for AI ‘Hallucinations’ in Court Filing
Midwest News
Midwest Soybean Farmers Face Financial Struggles Amid Rising Costs
Strong winds whipped around Doug Bartek, a fifth-generation farmer, as he headed into a grain bin to shovel soybeans onto a conveyor chute. The 60-year-old was anxious at the...
Texas / South Central News
State Farm Paid a ‘Hail’ of a Lot of Claims in 2025
Providing its annual report of hail-related claims, State Farm said that it paid out $5.6 billion nationally for such claims in 2025, and $1.4 billion in Texas alone. The giant...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau
Judge Rules to Temporarily Block Texas’ Smokeable Hemp Ban
Texas AG Sues Kratom Retailers for Deceptive Marketing
Texas Speaker Seeks to Investigate Roblox Over Game Simulating Uvalde Shooting
People Moves: Swingle Collins & Associates Appoints Curtis as CEO
Southeast News
Mississippi Law School Among First in Nation to Require AI Education
Mississippi College School of Law is one of the first schools in the nation to tackle the growing influence of artificial intelligence in jurisprudence by making AI education...
As Planet Warms, IBHS Tests Homes to Find Best Protection From Wildfires
Florida Sunshine: Big Improvement in Combined Ratio in 2025, Gallagher Says
West Virginia Chemical Facility Reaction Kills 2, Injures 20
Roblox Settles With Three States For $35.8 Million Over Child Safety
State High Court Weighs in on Woman Taken for Organ Donation But Was Still Alive
West News
As Planet Warms, IBHS Tests Homes to Find Best Protection From Wildfires
RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) — It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of the house to shattering a window and working under the eaves to...
Roblox Settles With Three States For $35.8 Million Over Child Safety
California Insurance Commissioner Race Has Diverse Field, With ‘Insurance Crisis’ at Center of Platforms
California Wildfire Risk Bills Cruising Through Legislature
Amwins Partnering With Vivere on California FAIR Plan Wrap Product
Man Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed Sheriff’s Recruit, Injuring 25 Others in California