State Farm said Illinois has had more hail damage than any state except Texas.
Builders and insurers may want to take a look at some homes rising in Florida.
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- Florida Meteorologist Predicts Where the Next Hurricane Will Hit, For a Price
- Excessive Litigation Causes Surge in Liability Insurance Costs: Marsh McLennan CEO
- The New Approach to Hurricane-Strong Homes? Concrete Walls But Affordable
- Jury Awards $100M in Shooting Death of Former Florida State Senator’s Son
- Alaska Tsunami Warning Had Residents Scrambling for High Ground After M7.3 Quake
- Man Dies After Heavy Chain Around Neck Pulls Him Into MRI Machine
- Transgender Woman Sues Princeton for ‘Humiliating’ Removal From Track Meet
- Trump’s Lawsuit Against Bob Woodward Over Audiobook Is Dismissed
- Orion180 Offering Flexible Home and Flood Insurance in Coastal Massachusetts
- Everclear High-Proof Alcohol Poses Extreme Risk, Alleges Burn Victim’s Lawsuit
- Google to Offer Free AI Certification Courses to Virginia Job Seekers
- People Moves: Wehmann Joins Alliant as SVP in Northern California
- LA County Supervisors Consider Ordinance to Make Landlords Help Keep Rentals Cool
- Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires
- Alaska Tsunami Warning Had Residents Scrambling for High Ground After M7.3 Quake
- Billionaire-Backed California City Pitches Plans for Factory Hub
- California Labor Commissioner Cites Ritz-Carlton and Subcontractors $2M
- The New Approach to Hurricane-Strong Homes? Concrete Walls But Affordable
- Police: Florida Man Firebombed Insurance Agency, Is Linked to Competing Agency
- Owner of Tenn. Factory Where Workers Drowned in Helene Won’t Face Charges
- Family of Man Crushed by Bulldozer at Atlanta Homeless Camp Sues the City
- Jury Awards $100M in Shooting Death of Former Florida State Senator’s Son
- Tesla Settled Suit Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway
- Texas Mutual’s Ward Elected to NCCI Board of Directors
- How Crockett, Texas Turned a Devastating Tornado Into Funding for Sirens
- Russell Reappointed Head of Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission
- AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Texas’ Southern Vanguard
- Waymo Expands in Austin After Tesla Launches Robotaxi Competitor
- People Moves: Higginbotham Appoints Reutter to Newly Created CFO, COO Role
- Survivors’ Lawyers Allege Decades of Systemic Abuse in Illinois Detention Facilities
- People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Two New Senior Leadership Team Members; NI Holdings Inc. Names Dawson SVP and CHRO
- Inszone Acquires Kansas’ Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency
- Illinois Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Insurance Fraud and Arson Scheme
- Ryan Specialty Board Member Cameron Findlay Passes Away
- USDA Margin Coverage Option for Row Crops Available in Select States
National News
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- Drone Crashes, Security Threats Have States Demanding Power to Take Them Down
- ITRC: 2025 Data Breaches Outpace Same Period Last Year
- People Moves: Triple-I’s Porfilio New Head of Personal, Commercial Development at WTW’s ICT; Aspen Names Welch as Group CUO
- Trump’s Auto Safety Pick Promises Rapid Self-Driving Deployment
- Former AIG Exec McElroy Faces Sexual Assault Charges in Vermont
East News
- Man Dies After Heavy Chain Around Neck Pulls Him Into MRI Machine
- Transgender Woman Sues Princeton for ‘Humiliating’ Removal From Track Meet
- Trump’s Lawsuit Against Bob Woodward Over Audiobook Is Dismissed
- Orion180 Offering Flexible Home and Flood Insurance in Coastal Massachusetts
- Everclear High-Proof Alcohol Poses Extreme Risk, Alleges Burn Victim’s Lawsuit
- Google to Offer Free AI Certification Courses to Virginia Job Seekers
Midwest News
- Survivors’ Lawyers Allege Decades of Systemic Abuse in Illinois Detention Facilities
- People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Two New Senior Leadership Team Members; NI Holdings Inc. Names Dawson SVP and CHRO
- Inszone Acquires Kansas’ Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency
- Illinois Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Insurance Fraud and Arson Scheme
- Ryan Specialty Board Member Cameron Findlay Passes Away
- USDA Margin Coverage Option for Row Crops Available in Select States
The high-profile lawsuit was over a Florida driver’s 2019 death when the Autopilot system allegedly failed to avoid a collision.
Texas / South Central News
- Texas Mutual’s Ward Elected to NCCI Board of Directors
- How Crockett, Texas Turned a Devastating Tornado Into Funding for Sirens
- Russell Reappointed Head of Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission
- AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Texas’ Southern Vanguard
- Waymo Expands in Austin After Tesla Launches Robotaxi Competitor
- People Moves: Higginbotham Appoints Reutter to Newly Created CFO, COO Role
Southeast News
- The New Approach to Hurricane-Strong Homes? Concrete Walls But Affordable
- Police: Florida Man Firebombed Insurance Agency, Is Linked to Competing Agency
- Owner of Tenn. Factory Where Workers Drowned in Helene Won’t Face Charges
- Family of Man Crushed by Bulldozer at Atlanta Homeless Camp Sues the City
- Jury Awards $100M in Shooting Death of Former Florida State Senator’s Son
- Tesla Settled Suit Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway
More than 90% was driven by wildfires and severe convective storms in the U.S., said Aon's Global Catastrophe Recap.
West News
- People Moves: Wehmann Joins Alliant as SVP in Northern California
- LA County Supervisors Consider Ordinance to Make Landlords Help Keep Rentals Cool
- Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires
- Alaska Tsunami Warning Had Residents Scrambling for High Ground After M7.3 Quake
- Billionaire-Backed California City Pitches Plans for Factory Hub
- California Labor Commissioner Cites Ritz-Carlton and Subcontractors $2M
International & Reinsurance News
- Ambani’s Jio Agrees to Reinsurance Venture With Allianz in India
- Flood Re’s Reinsurance Costs Surge on UK Claims Frequency and Severity
- ‘Simply Fake’: The Dossier That Warned Credit Suisse About Gupta
- Singapore Says Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Critical Infrastructure
- Credit Insurer Atradius Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
- People Moves: HDI Global Canada Appoints Reedie as Head of Engineering and Construction; QBE Promotes Connolly as European Property Product Manager
- Evidence Shows Jeju Air Pilots Shut Off Less-Damaged Engine Before Crash: Source
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
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Quote of Note
If you've reached an exponential part of the curve where suddenly, something's accelerating, it's almost certain that we are underpricing the risk that we're taking.
More Quotes Bruce Carnegie-Brown, chairman of insurance market Lloyd’s of London.
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| NI Holdings, Inc. | NODK | $13.15 | -1.42% |
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