Recent Insurance Industry News

AI Firms Agree to Give US Early Access to Evaluate Their Models

• Berkshire Selects Gen Re’s Shamieh to Succeed Jain as Insurance Chief, WSJ Reports

• Federal Judge Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About Missouri Roundup Deal

• For Autonomous Robots, Not All Rules Are Equal

• Treasury’s Bessent Wants Americans to Avoid Easy-Money Traps, Be Financially Literate

• Progressive Insurance Helps First-Time Homebuyers With Down Payments

Middle East Truce in Doubt as US and Iran Launch New Attacks for Control of Hormuz

• Insurer QBE Faces Investor Pressure Over Extreme Weather Risks

• Ships Cluster Further From Hormuz Strait as Iran Widens Grip

• Young Europeans Turn to AI Chatbots for Emotional Support, Survey Shows

• New Zealand’s A2 Milk Recalls Batches of US Baby Formula After Toxin Found

• Oil Tanker Pricing Feud Embroils Centuries-Old London Market

Kalshi Grilled by Massachusetts High Court Over What Gambling Is

• Rhode Island Approves 2.5% Workers’ Compensation Decrease

• Delta Dental Insurers to Pay New York $2.25M Over Cybersecurity Incident

• Mayor Mamdani Pushes to Shrink New York Business Tax Credit

• United Jet Hits Truck and Light Pole on Turnpike in Landing at Newark Airport

• RI Settles With Deloitte for $12M Over 2024 Ransomware Attack on Benefits System

American Farmers Shun USDA Surveys as Trust in Data Erodes

• Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

• Westcap Launches Excess Liability Product

• Missouri Hailstorm Damages Hundreds of Vehicles

• Michigan Gravel Company Agrees to Settlement Over PFAS Contamination

• Steel Company Faces $12M Settlement Over Contamination at Ohio Site

SpaceX Sued for Alleged Home Damage in South Texas

• Plane Crashes in Texas Hill Country, Killing 5 Pickleball Players

• Texas Camp Won’t Reopen This Summer Following Flood Deaths

• Texas Hill Country on Alert for Flooding as Heavy Rains Approach

• Inszone Acquires Arkansas’ Mena Insurance Agency

• Texas Seeks to Ban In-Home Ketamine

No, Florida Lawmakers Did Not Repeal the No-Fault Auto Insurance Law

• People: Sunstar Names New CEO, King Risk Adds Sales Leadership

• After Greg Biffle Plane Crash, Police Think ‘Friends’ Stole From His NC Home

• KBRA Assigns Issuer Rating to Universal as Q1 Results Mark ‘Fantastic’ Start to 2026

• SC Bill Would Change ‘Free’ Windshield Replacement and Give DOI More Authority

• Most Are Overcharged for Property Insurance, Vanderbilt Study Says

A Quiet Alaska Fault Is Missing The Fluids Scientists Expected

• Oregon Regulator Shutting Down Health Sharing Company’s ‘Unlicensed’ Insurance Program

• California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims

• People Moves: Alliant Adds McCarter to Employee Benefits Team in Denver

• New Mexico Seeks Changes to Meta Platforms in Youth Harm Trial

• Maui Fire Lawsuit Payouts Are Near, but Few Will Break Even