Maine Plane Crash Victims Worked for Luxury Travel Startup Led by Texas Lawyer February 5, 2026 By Patrick Whittle, Jennifer Kelleher and Maryclaire Dale The six people killed in a fiery plane crash in Maine were flying to France’s Champagne region to scope out...
People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker February 5, 2026 XPT Specialty, headquartered in Plano, Texas, hired Kyle Goedeke as an underwriter/broker. Goedeke has nearly a decade of experience across...
Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge February 5, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil...
Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells February 5, 2026 By Michael Phillis and Helen Wieffering Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking...
Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins February 5, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he...
Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash February 5, 2026 By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed...
17 Former NC State Athletes Join Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Former Trainer February 5, 2026 By Aaron Beard Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment...
Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals February 5, 2026 By Charlie Conchie, Amy-Jo Crowley and Jemima Denham Zurich Insurance’s bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers...
People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Stewart CEO of Newly Formed Canadian Unit February 5, 2026 Ryan Specialty, the international specialty insurance intermediary, announced the appointment of Stephen Stewart as chief executive officer of Ryan Specialty...
Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers February 5, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Presumably, many insurers in the next couple of weeks will continue to announce very favorable quarterly and full-year earnings—the kind...