Historic Fishing Community Mourns 7 Lives Lost in Another Tragedy at Sea February 2, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Coast Guard’s Northeast Division is investigating the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean off the Massachusetts...
Cluster of Quakes Felt Around San Francisco Bay, Including a M4.2 February 2, 2026 A cluster of earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday including a magnitude 4.2 temblor was felt by...
Rokstone Launches Commercial Agriculture and Farm Property Program February 2, 2026 Rokstone Agriculture, part of the International Speciality (Re)Insurance MGA Rokstone, has announced the launch of its new U.S. non-admitted Commercial...
Novacore Acquires Texas’ CP Insurance Associates February 2, 2026 Novacore, the specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) formerly the U.S. commercial division of NSM Insurance Group, announced it has...
Cannabis Is Here to Stay, Texas Lawmakers Say February 2, 2026 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune and Alejandro Serrano Cannabis is here to stay in Texas, lawmakers and industry leaders said last week, as efforts to ban consumable hemp...
FMIG Acquires Illinois’ Downs Insurance Agency February 2, 2026 First Mid Insurance Group (FMIG) announce its acquisition of Downs Insurance Agency in Decatur, Illinois. The transaction closed on January...
Zurich Reveals Beazley Stake After UK Insurer Spurns Bid February 2, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper Zurich Insurance Group AG disclosed a 1.5% stake in Beazley Plc, about two weeks after the UK specialty insurer rejected...
NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues February 2, 2026 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had expanded a safety-related investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150...
‘Moltbook’ Social Media Site for AI Agents Had Big Security Hole February 2, 2026 By Raphael Satter A buzzy new social network where artificial intelligence-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip about their human owners had...
Georgia City Warns Against Drinking Tap Water After Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill February 2, 2026 A town south of Atlanta advised its residents on Friday not to drink their tap water after a fuel spill...