Recent Insurance Industry News
National News
Study: AI May Be Tempering Insurer Hiring
The share of insurance companies planning to maintain their current staff size over the next 12 months has reached a 15-year high—while just 7% of insurers plan to reduce...
US Offers $20 Billion Reinsurance Plan to Spur Gulf Oil Flow
Liberty Mutual ‘Shifting From Fixing to Building’ in 2026, CEO Says
Live Nation Reaches Settlement With DOJ in Antitrust Case
People Moves: Mosaic Builds Financial Institutions, Professional Liability Teams
3 Big Questions Facing FEMA With Kristi Noem Out
International & Reinsurance News
US Offers $20 Billion Reinsurance Plan to Spur Gulf Oil Flow
The Trump administration announced a $20 billion reinsurance program aimed at reviving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has all but stopped amid the US and...
UK Banks Slammed by Flood Re’s CEO for ‘Ignoring’ Mortgage Risks
Airline Shares Battered, Airfares Surge as Iran War Intensifies
Zurich to Buy Generali’s Irish Unit for €337 Million in Cash
Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Shipping Strait With Signal Off
Asia’s Rich Having Second Thoughts on Dubai as War Rages
East News
Search Ends for Survivors After Fishing Vessel Sank Off Cape Cod, Killing 2
The search has been called off for any survivors after a commercial fishing vessel with two people aboard sank off Cape Cod, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. Coast Guard Sector...
Federal Appeals Court Denies Workers’ Compensation Claim for Cannabis Edibles
Plane That Crashed in Maine Spent Too Long on Runway After Deicing, NTSB Says
High-Tech Snowplows and AI Help Cities Recover From Storms, Cut Insurance Claims
Virginia Could Pave Way for Self-Driving Cars and Trucks by 2028
Maine’s Local Governments Spent $3 Million of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year
Midwest News
Ohio AG Sues Contractor Accused of Scamming Residents
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost last week filed a lawsuit against a contractor accused of soliciting Northeast Ohio residents for new roofs and siding replacement, only to ghost...
Authorities Search Debris After Suspected Tornadoes Kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma
AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of First Chicago Insurance Group Members
Ohio Bill Would Establish Online Auto Insurance Verification
Michigan Pharmacist Pleads Guilty in $3M Health Care Fraud Scheme
Severe Storms in Kansas Lead to $879 Million in Insurance Claims in 2025
Texas / South Central News
Authorities Search Debris After Suspected Tornadoes Kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma
Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old...
Austin Shooting Response Raises Fresh Questions About Self-Driving Cars
After Buyout, Universal North America Changes Name to One Alliance
AI ‘Man Camps’ Offer Golf, Free Steaks to Lure Workers in Texas
Legal Fight Over SpaceX Beach Closures Hits Texas Supreme Court
Texas Camp Can’t Alter Its Property While Civil Suit Proceeds, Judge Rules
Southeast News
Georgia Appeals Court Reverses $345M Judgment Against Insurers in School Sex Abuse
Five insurance carriers cannot be expected to defend or indemnify a Georgia boarding school where child sexual abuse took place decades before the liability policies were...
Tennessee’s The Plateau Group is Now Lumos Insurance
Miami Developer Indicted in Alleged $85M Fraud Scheme
After Florida Charged People With Selling Insurance Licenses, 12 More Arrested
Florida Tank Company Contesting OSHA Fines After Fatal Incident
After Buyout, Universal North America Changes Name to One Alliance
West News
State Farm’s 17% California Homeowners Rate Hike to Remain Under New Agreement
The California Department of Insurance, State Farm, Consumer Watchdog agreed on rate request from the carrier to raise homeowners rates. The interim rate of 17% will remain in...
Edison Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires
People Moves: NFP Names Ross Head of Broking, West Region
Attorneys for Suspect in LA Wildfire Seek Release Based on New Evidence
New Mexico Jurors Heard From Zuckerberg in Meta Child Safety Trial
xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law