Coverage Without Borders: Protecting High-Profile Clients Across a Global Stage August 17, 2026 By Chris Lack If you’ve walked through an international terminal lately, you’ve probably noticed it feels like a cross between the running of...
AM Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Standard Casualty August 17, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed...
Musk’s xAI Sues Minnesota Over Ban on Nudification Technology August 17, 2026 By Marc Levy and Barbara Ortutay Elon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps,...
State Farm to Begin Issuing Dividend Payments to Louisiana Drivers August 17, 2026 By Ezra Amacher =State Farm Mutual Auto will soon begin issuing $136 million in dividends to Louisiana drivers. The carrier informed the Louisiana...
Mapfre to Acquire Safety Insurance for $1.54 Billion in Cash Deal August 17, 2026 Safety Insurance Group Inc., a property/casualty insurer in Massachusetts and New England, has agreed to be acquired by Spain’s Mapfre...
Premises Liability Emerging as Significant Driver of Nuclear Verdicts August 17, 2026 By Roberta Mercado Last year, a jury in Oregon awarded a $15.8 million verdict against Topgolf after the sports and entertainment complex was...
Insurers Must Defend Hotels Accused of Sex Trafficking of Minors August 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance companies cannot invoke “overriding public policy” in order to refuse to defend insured hotel owners and managers accused of...
Apartment Living: Why Property Owners Need Solid Insurance Requirements and Verification Processes in Lease Agreements August 17, 2026 By Patrick Wraight One of the upsides of apartment living is that you aren’t responsible for many of the maintenance issues that come...
The Huge Expansion of Managing General Agencies August 17, 2026 By Chris Burand I have been doing a fair amount of work regarding the expansion of MGAs, particularly the new kind of MGAs,...
Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS August 17, 2026 Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period...