Mapfre to Acquire Safety Insurance for $1.54 Billion in Cash Deal July 23, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Safety Insurance Group Inc,, a property/casualty insurer in Massachusetts and New England, has agreed to be acquired by Spain’s Mapfre...
People Moves: Brown & Riding Names Kane to National Casualty Practice July 23, 2026 Brown & Riding to announced that Abe Kane has joined its National Casualty Practice. With over 20 years of industry...
War Risk Insurance Costs Surge for Southern Red Sea Voyages After Houthi Attacks July 23, 2026 By Jonathan Saul The insurance cost of shipping goods through the southern Red Sea doubled for some companies on Thursday, after Yemen’s Iran-aligned...
Florida Appeals Court Strikes Jury’s $335,000 Award in Universal Plumbing Claim July 23, 2026 By William Rabb One of Florida’s largest property insurers won a major victory Wednesday from an appeals court, which found that a jury’s...
Eight Sentenced in $1.2M Travel Insurance Fraud Scheme July 23, 2026 Eight people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a $1.2 million travel insurance fraud kickback scheme, the...
Tech Update: Gallagher Enhances Digital Insurance Platform for Aviation Clients July 23, 2026 Insurance broker Gallagher has relaunched its aviation insurance web portal — Jacinth — which provides clients with an interconnected insurance...
Cyclosporiasis Cases in Michigan Climb to Over 7,000, State Health Officials Say July 23, 2026 Michigan health officials reported 7,171 cases linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis on Wednesday, up 600 cases since its last...
Wildfires Force France to Evacuate Tourists From Campsites July 23, 2026 By Nayla Razzouk Wildfires forced French authorities to evacuate some 20,000 residents and tourists from an area southwest of Bordeaux, after successive heat...
Federal Judge Casts Doubt on 69,000 Cases Alleging J&J Talc Caused Cancer July 23, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth A federal judge cast doubt on July 22 on claims by approximately 69,000 people alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ.N...
Hacker Breaches South Korean Database of Nearly All Diplomats July 23, 2026 By Mark Anderson South Korea has been hit by a “significant” data leak that could affect all of its diplomats following a breach...