AM Best warned the event could have a longer tail as threat actors may wait to act.
The average premium now exceeds the average tax bill in two-thirds of US counties.
- Yellow Furball Mascot Liberty Biberty Sparks ‘Beautiful’ Protest. Seriously?
- More Florida Insurers Announce Rate Cuts for Auto, Homeowners, Condo Units
- Father and Son Charged With Running ‘Chop-Shop,’ Selling Stolen Cars, Insurance Fraud
- Florida AG Sues Climate Modeler First Street Over Home Risk Scores
- Finland Launches Criminal Probe of Environmental Damage at Google Data Center Site
- Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of Corporate Ownership Reporting Rules
- Father and Son Charged With Running ‘Chop-Shop,’ Selling Stolen Cars, Insurance Fraud
- Columbia University Opens Claims for $16 Million Data Breach Settlement
- Town Appeals Denial of Insurance for $11M Judgment Over Political Closing of Quarry
- Chili’s Workers’ Suit Challenges New York State’s Lower Wage for Tipped Workers
- Delaware High Court Affirms Order for Verisk to Honor AccuLynx Merger Agreement
- GEICO Returns $10.5 Million to New Jersey Policyholders
- Screwworm Reaches Arizona for First Time as Outbreak Spreads
- California Braces for Floods as Atmospheric River Threatens
- LA Wildfire Smoke Exposed 7 Million to Dangerous Toxic Metals
- Anthropic Tells California Governor Courts Should Be Able to Block Risky AI Models
- Root Insurance Expands Personal Auto into Wyoming
- Border Crossing Opens With Tighter Checks for Screwworm
- Florida Property-Tax Ballot Measure Threatens to Defund the Police
- Florida Men Charged With Creating Sham Insurance Now Face Federal Indictment
- WV AG Says He’s Investigating Environmental Groups Over ‘Deceptive’ Acts
- Black Lung Disease Hits 50-Year High, Report Says, as Claims Payments Climb Steadily
- Florida Agency Owner and Unlicensed Agent Charged in Fake Certificates Scheme
- More Florida Insurers Announce Rate Cuts for Auto, Homeowners, Condo Units
- Rainier Partners Acquires Texas MGA Platform Apex
- Screwworm Reaches Arizona for First Time as Outbreak Spreads
- Texas Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson
- Border Crossing Opens With Tighter Checks for Screwworm
- Marine Life Declined in Gulf of Mexico After BP Oil Spill, Study Finds
- Texas Attorney General Sues ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI
- Midwest Gasoline Supplies Hit Lowest On Record As Election Nears
- People Moves: Big I of Illinois Names Leming as President
- DOJ Recovers $604K in Back Wages from Indiana Auto Parts Manufacturer
- People Moves: CM Vantage Appoints Finnegan as Managing Director, Casualty; Alliant Adds Sprangler to Midwest Benefits Team
- Explosion and Fire Erupt at Quaker Oats Plant in Iowa
- Ohio Judge Blocks Lawmakers From Killing Clean Air Law
National News
- Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of Corporate Ownership Reporting Rules
- Study: 75% of Ex-NFL Players Who Died Between 2008 and 2023 Had CTE
- Global Cyberscams Bilk Americans Out of Billions. Few Get Any Money Back.
- Consumer Watchdog’s Information Security ‘Not Effective,’ Watchdog Finds
- Aurora’s Driverless Trucks on Pace for 2027 Expansion Target
- Markets & Coverages: Aon and SAGE to Use AI to More Precisely Price Crop Insurance
- New Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico
East News
- Father and Son Charged With Running ‘Chop-Shop,’ Selling Stolen Cars, Insurance Fraud
- Columbia University Opens Claims for $16 Million Data Breach Settlement
- Town Appeals Denial of Insurance for $11M Judgment Over Political Closing of Quarry
- Chili’s Workers’ Suit Challenges New York State’s Lower Wage for Tipped Workers
- Delaware High Court Affirms Order for Verisk to Honor AccuLynx Merger Agreement
- GEICO Returns $10.5 Million to New Jersey Policyholders
Midwest News
- Midwest Gasoline Supplies Hit Lowest On Record As Election Nears
- People Moves: Big I of Illinois Names Leming as President
- DOJ Recovers $604K in Back Wages from Indiana Auto Parts Manufacturer
- People Moves: CM Vantage Appoints Finnegan as Managing Director, Casualty; Alliant Adds Sprangler to Midwest Benefits Team
- Explosion and Fire Erupt at Quaker Oats Plant in Iowa
- Ohio Judge Blocks Lawmakers From Killing Clean Air Law
Truckers say their insurance bills have been climbing, straining their balance sheets.
Texas / South Central News
- Rainier Partners Acquires Texas MGA Platform Apex
- Screwworm Reaches Arizona for First Time as Outbreak Spreads
- Texas Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson
- Border Crossing Opens With Tighter Checks for Screwworm
- Marine Life Declined in Gulf of Mexico After BP Oil Spill, Study Finds
- Texas Attorney General Sues ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI
Southeast News
- Florida Property-Tax Ballot Measure Threatens to Defund the Police
- Florida Men Charged With Creating Sham Insurance Now Face Federal Indictment
- WV AG Says He’s Investigating Environmental Groups Over ‘Deceptive’ Acts
- Black Lung Disease Hits 50-Year High, Report Says, as Claims Payments Climb Steadily
- Florida Agency Owner and Unlicensed Agent Charged in Fake Certificates Scheme
- More Florida Insurers Announce Rate Cuts for Auto, Homeowners, Condo Units
Some of South Korea’s major financial investment companies suffered widespread hacking.
West News
- Screwworm Reaches Arizona for First Time as Outbreak Spreads
- California Braces for Floods as Atmospheric River Threatens
- LA Wildfire Smoke Exposed 7 Million to Dangerous Toxic Metals
- Anthropic Tells California Governor Courts Should Be Able to Block Risky AI Models
- Root Insurance Expands Personal Auto into Wyoming
- Border Crossing Opens With Tighter Checks for Screwworm
International & Reinsurance News
- Barclays Turns to Insurers to Hedge Billions of Data Center Debt
- Who Was to Blame for Hong Kong’s Deadly 2025 Fire?
- Finland Launches Criminal Probe of Environmental Damage at Google Data Center Site
- Three Bodies Recovered in Gabon Following Sinking of Borr Drilling Rig
- Greek PM Calls for Global Maritime Truce After Greek Ship Sunk in Drone Attack
- Canada’s Biggest Banks Move to Limit AI Agents, Citing Risk
- Chinese AI Model Carries Out Complex Cyberattacks in Controlled Tests: Researchers
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- Evaluating Commercial Replacement Cost Estimates: Beyond the Numbers Finale
- Why the Operation That Worked at $50M Breaks at $150M
- Evaluating Commercial Replacement Cost Estimates: Beyond the Numbers Part 2
- The Last Manual Frontier: Why Claims Automation Stalls at the Supplement
- How AI is Changing Insurance Document Research
- Evaluating Commercial Replacement Cost Estimates: Beyond the Numbers Part 1
Quote of Note
"The rules are fuzzy. It's not clear what is allowed, what isn't allowed."
More Quotes Max Smeets, director of the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative.
Insurance Top Gainers/Losers
| Company | Symbol | Close | 1 Day Chg |
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| Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. | OIG | $9.53 | +2.92% |
| James River Group Holdings, Inc. | JRVR | $3.85 | +2.12% |
| Palomar Holdings, Inc. | PLMR | $136.44 | +1.78% |
| Trupanion, Inc. | TRUP | $29.52 | +1.06% |
| Kingstone Companies, Inc. | KINS | $19.70 | +0.92% |
| Company | Symbol | Close | 1 Day Chg |
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| Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. | SLDE | $27.19 | -4.23% |
| Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | HRTG | $34.73 | -4.09% |
| Kingsway Corporation | KWY | $9.66 | -2.72% |
| Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | UVE | $45.98 | -2.61% |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | HIG | $130.04 | -2.60% |