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November 13, 2026
 
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National

 

OpenAI, Google, Anthropic Hit With Lawsuit Seeking to Halt Frontier AI Development

A group of nonprofits sued OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX's AI division, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google on Thursday, seeking to block...
 

Hours-Long Microsoft Outage Disrupts Businesses, Governments Globally

A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams crippled communications for businesses and governments globally on Friday,...
 

Viewpoint: The Cyber Insurance Industry's AI Blind Spot

Highly sophisticated AI tools have become integral to modern business operations. According to McKinsey & Company, 88% of organizations...
 

Wildfires Causing $1 Billion in Damage Have Jumped in Frequency in US

Billion-dollar wildfires in the US have become more than five times as frequent and 10 times as costly over the past two decades,...
 

Microsoft Races to Fix Outlook in One of Its Longest Outages

Microsoft Corp. is struggling to restore access to its flagship software and end an outage that has paralyzed government offices, traders...
 

Freezer Hacks 'a Wake-Up Call for Society' Pentagon CIO Says

Kirsten Davies, the Pentagon's Chief Information Officer, said the potential significance for the US of the recent supermarket freezer...
 

Cowbell to Offer Standalone AI Liability Insurance for US SMEs

Cowbell announced Cowbell AI Liability Insurance, a standalone policy for U.S. businesses deploying AI agents that act on their behalf...
 

Risky Future Summit to Explore Emerging Threats, Technology, Risk Management Strategies

Free Virtual Event on Nov. 17 Will Feature Sessions on Cyber Risk, Commercial Auto, Terrorism and Natural Catastrophes From AI-powered...
 

Small Business Satisfaction

Technology is helping to improve satisfaction levels overall for small business owners, according to JD Powers' recent 2026 U.S. Small...
 

Viewpoint: Solving the Insurance eDiscovery Challenge

Many insurance companies take too narrow an approach to eDiscovery by viewing it as a cost to minimize. This is...
 
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East

 

Mamdani Vows 100 Construction Site Probes After 8 Killed in Building Collapse

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said city officials would commence sweeps of 100 construction sites after eight people died in the...
 

Insurer Denied Second Injury Fund Reimbursement for Late Notice

An insurer that pays full workers' compensation benefits for an insured's injured employee who has more than one employer is entitled to...
 

Connecticut Workers' Compensation Costs to Fall 4.9% in 2027

The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved decreases in workers' compensation rates for employers starting January 1, 2027. The...
 
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Midwest

 

Trucking Company Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

Wabash National Corp., a nationwide producer of semi-trailers and other commercial trucking equipment and headquartered in Lafayette,...
 

National Beef Says Worst Is Over for US Cattle Cycle

Meatpacker National Beef Inc. said it is seeing a bottom in the US cattle industry's downturn as it reported its highest margin in two...
 
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Southeast

 

With Dwindling Litigation, GEICO Says it Doesn't Need 114 Legal Staffers in Florida

With less claims litigation following Florida's 2022 insurance reform legislation, GEICO says it doesn't need so many legal staffers, and...
 

Miami Contractor Charged with Underreporting Payroll to NorGuard by $1 Million

A Miami construction company owner has been charged with theft and workers' compensation fraud after he allegedly underreported his...
 

GuideStone Embraces Insurance Agency Model for Churches and Ministries in NC

GuideStone Financial Services was founded in 1918 to provide retirement assistance to retiring Southern Baptist ministers and their...
 
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South Central

 

Henderson Named as Interim CEO of Louisiana Citizens

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has named Ron Henderson to serve as the interim CEO of Louisiana Citizens. Henderson, who...
 

Texas' Next AG Vows 'Tremendous Scrutiny' of Tesla-SpaceX Deal

Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson vowed to take a close look at any potential merger between Elon Musk's Space Exploration...
 
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West

 

Driver in Deadly LA Metro Station Crash Arrested on DUI And Murder Counts

The driver of a minivan that crashed outside a Los Angeles metro station, killing three women and critically injuring two more, was...
 

California Orders Insurance Nonrenewal Moratorium for 50,000 Following Dove Fire

Property insurers are prohibited from canceling or declining to renew coverage for 50,000 residential policyholders in Tuolumne,...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Hours-Long Microsoft Outage Disrupts Businesses, Governments Globally

A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams crippled communications for businesses and governments globally on Friday,...
 

Aviva Flags Higher UK Home Subsidence Claims After Dry Summer

Aviva Plc has seen higher UK subsidence claims, the latest sign of the impact of this summer's heat wave, which has dried out soil and...
 

Publication of Air Crash Probes Across the Globe Fall Short, Safety Advocates Say

National agencies around the world have not published enough air accident reports to generate recommendations that could improve safety...
 

Former Hiscox CEO Masojada Becomes Lord Mayor of London

Bronek Masojada had a reputation as a tough leader in the insurance world he worked in for three decades. He's now planning to bring that...
 

German Watchdog Warns Some Cooling Systems Remain Vulnerable to Hacking

Germany's information security office BSI warned on Friday of ongoing vulnerabilities in some of Danish firm Danfoss' industrial cooling...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Teach Insurance Teams to Explain AI-Assisted Work to Clients

A customer emails your team to ask whether storm damage to a building is covered. An employee uses AI to draft a reassuring email. It...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Capacity Is There, Selectivity Is Up: Insuring Transportation Risks in Q4 2026

The transportation industry continues to navigate a challenging operating environment marked by rising costs, evolving liability...
 
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Turn Monthly Carrier Reports Into Data You Can Reuse

AI adoption is accelerating across the insurance industry, but many agencies are discovering a hard truth: AI is only as good as...
 
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Hallucinations, Data Breaches and Copyright Snags: What Agencies Need to Watch For

Sixty-eight percent of agencies plan to increase their use of AI over the next 12 months, but only 8.29% are using it regularly...
 
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The Energy Market Playbook (Insurance Journal Oct 5, 2026 Issue)

A Special Report on Data Centers, Shifting Federal Policy, and the Evolving Risks Reshaping Energy Insurance Federal policy...
 
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Perpetuation Planning: The Fragile Math of Self-Funding an Internal Buyout

Only about 1 in 4 privately held agency owners who set out to sell internally actually finish the job. The other three usually...
 
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