Premium Slowdown, Inflation Factors to Lead to Higher P/C Combined Ratio: AM Best February 24, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Success for the property/casualty industry in 2025 was marked by rate increases and investment income, but plateauing or softening rates...
Waymo to Debut in Biggest Texas Cities After New York Setback February 24, 2026 By Joe Lovinger Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will start offering commercial robotaxi service in the three biggest cities in Texas, pushing ahead with its...
Mississippi Hospital System Closes All Clinics After Ransomware Attack February 24, 2026 By Sophie Bates A ransomware attack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all of its roughly three dozen clinics around...
Mexico Visitors Shaken as Cartel Death Fuels Travel Chaos February 24, 2026 By Amy Stillman and Kelsey Butler Despite assurances from President Claudia Sheinbaum and her security minister Monday that Mexico was returning to normal after a weekend...
NC House Fire That Killed Hamlin’s Father Ruled Accidental But Cause Unknown February 24, 2026 The North Carolina house fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father and injured his mother has been ruled accidental...
UK Sanctions New Zealand Insurer Maritime Mutual After Reuters Report February 24, 2026 By Paul Carsten and Lucy Craymer Britain on Tuesday sanctioned Maritime Mutual, the New Zealand-based marine insurer that was the subject of a Reuters special report...
Over 2,000 Flights Canceled, 380,000 Homes Without Power as Storm Effects Continue February 24, 2026 U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights on Tuesday, far fewer than a day earlier, as a powerful winter storm that...
FedEx Sues US for Refund on Trump’s Emergency Tariffs February 24, 2026 By Lisa Baertlein and Mike Scarcella Global transportation company FedEx filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking a refund for President Donald...
EU’s Russia Sanctions Hit Roadblock Put Up by Hungary, Slovakia February 24, 2026 By Max Ramsay and Daniel Hornak The European Union failed to approve a fresh round of sanctions against Russia as Hungary and Slovakia halted the measures,...
UK Targets Russian Oil Fleet With Biggest Sanctions Hit in Years February 24, 2026 By Alex Wickham The UK government announced new sanctions on Russia’s so-called shadow oil fleet as it ramped up efforts to squeeze energy...