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?
- Father and Son Charged With Running ‘Chop-Shop,’ Selling Stolen Cars, Insurance Fraud
- More Florida Insurers Announce Rate Cuts for Auto, Homeowners, Condo Units
- Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of Corporate Ownership Reporting Rules
- Florida AG Sues Climate Modeler First Street Over Home Risk Scores
- Study: 75% of Ex-NFL Players Who Died Between 2008 and 2023 Had CTE
- 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
"Certainly, claims — with all of their moving parts in all of the lines of business — still present compliance challenges."
More Quotes Kathy Donovan, lead researcher for Wolters Kluwer, on P/C insurers' top market conducts mistakes.
Insurance Top Gainers/Losers
| Company | Symbol | Close | 1 Day Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |