National News for February 2026
- Experian Launches Insurance Marketplace App on ChatGPT
- ZestyAI Provides AI-Driven Risk Analytics for Marsh McLennan Agency
- AIG’s Zaffino: Outcomes From AI Use Went From ‘Aspirational’ to ‘Beyond Expectations’
- Judge Awards Applied Systems Preliminary Injunction Against Comulate
- Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for ‘Decades’
- Palo Alto Chose Not to Tie China to Hacking Campaign on Retaliation Fear: Sources
- People Moves: Aon Appoints Peiser CEO of Risk Capital; Liberty Mutual Announces Leadership Transition in Global Risk Solutions
- Investors: Trump’s Rollback on Greenhouse Gases to Cause Confusion, Could Add Costs
- Insurance Issue Leaves Some Players Off World Baseball Classic Rosters
- Auto Safety Bill Targeting Electric Doors Advances in US House
- BMW Recalls Hundreds of Thousands of Cars Over Fire Risk
- Viewpoint: How Carriers Can Break the Cycle of Medical Abuse
- House Votes to Restrict China’s Global Financial Institution Ties If Taiwan Threatened
- FDA to Review Decades-Old Food Preservative in Safety Overhaul
- Estee Lauder Sues Walmart Over Alleged Counterfeit Fragrances
- Viewpoint: Why Unified Data, Not More Data, Will Decide Insurance’s Next Winners
- A 10-Year Wait for Autonomous Vehicles to Impact Insurers, Says Fitch
- Trump’s Repeal of Climate Rule Opens a ‘New Front’ for Litigation
- AIG Underwriting Income Up 48% in Q4 on North America Commercial
- Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws
- Liberty Mutual to Partner With Net-Zero Focused PE Firm Ara
- Risky Future Series: AI Tools for Aerial, Geospatial Intelligence ‘Demo Day’ on Feb. 11
- Labor Board Gives Up Oversight of Musk’s SpaceX
- Insurify Starts App With ChatGPT to Allow Consumers to Shop for Insurance
- Insurance Broker Stocks Sink as AI App Sparks Disruption Fears
- Methven to Succeed Millaire as CyberCube CEO
- People Moves: Verisk Names Kauderer President of Claims Solutions; Lang Joins CRC to Head Carrier Management
- Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims
- CNA Q4 Underwriting Results Drop 6.2%
- EEOC Files to Get NAPA Auto to Comply in Hiring Investigation
- Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed
- Nationwide Acquires Surety, Fidelity Renewal Rights From Main Street America
- US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s Efforts to Ban DEI
- Allstate CEO Wilson Takes on Affordability Issue During Earnings Call
- WTW Reports Q4 Organic Revenue Growth of 6%; Data Center Clients Boost Business
- Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 US Deaths Per Year
- Planet and Goosehead Insurance Announce Franchise Partnership
- Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Sexual Assault Case
- Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals
- Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers
- Tricolor Founder Can Tap Insurance for Fraud Defense, Judge Says
- Allstate Doubles Q4 Net Income While Auto Underwriting Income Triples
- Nike Facing Probe Over Alleged Discrimination Against White Workers
- Safety, State Involvement Should Be Central to AV Regulation, Says Trades
- What Analysts Are Saying About the 2026 P/C Insurance Market
- Viewpoint: Underwriting at an Inflection Point – The AI Advantage
- Markets/Coverages: Great American Enters Travel Insurance Market With Faye
- The Hanover Reports 18% Growth in Q4 Net Income
- Beazley Agrees to Zurich’s Sweetened £8 Billion Takeover Bid
- Elon Musk Loses Bid to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Over Twitter Stake
- People Moves: Hub International Names Baldrica Chief Sales Officer, US Employee Benefits; Bernards Hired as Alternative Risk Practice Leader
- APCIA Testifies in Support of the Fix Our Forests Act
- Chubb Posts Record Q4 and Full Year P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio
- After Falling 6% in 2025, Average Auto Insurance Cost Will Stabilize in 2026, Says Insurify
- Winter Storm Fern to Cause Up to $6.7B in Insured Losses
- APCIA Hires Hanson to Lead National Advocacy and Coalition Strategy
- Data Center Boom Offers Organic Growth Opportunities for Brokers Like Aon, Marsh
- Zurich Reveals Beazley Stake After UK Insurer Spurns Bid
- NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues
- ‘Moltbook’ Social Media Site for AI Agents Had Big Security Hole
- AIG, Chubb Can’t Use ‘Bump-Up’ Provision in D&O Policy to Avoid Coverage
- Bitcoin’s Break Below $80,000 Signals New Crisis of Confidence
- Federal Trade Commission Warns Law Firms About DEI Hiring
- Open-Source AI Models Vulnerable to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn
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