for February 2026

• Experian Launches Insurance Marketplace App on ChatGPT
• Houston-Area Developer Reaches $68M Settlement With Texas, Feds
• King Risk Acquires Georgia-Based Hanc Group Agency
• ZestyAI Provides AI-Driven Risk Analytics for Marsh McLennan Agency
• Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Forgery
• Enstar Group Acquires Michigan’s AF Group
• Three People Suffer Burns at Exxonmobil Facility in Texas, Media Report
• AIG’s Zaffino: Outcomes From AI Use Went From ‘Aspirational’ to ‘Beyond Expectations’
• TVA Now Ready to Reverse Plans on Closing Two Coal-Fired Power Plants
• MAPFRE Re Gets Regulatory Approval to Open India Branch Office
• Former New Jersey Attorney General Platkin Opens Law Office
• China Orders Cereulide Tests as Nestle, Danone Face Recalls
• Nestlé Runs 24 Hours to Avert Formula Shortages After Recall
• Forest Service Gets Pushback on Plan to Use Controlled Burns in Green Mountains
• Viewpoint: East London Faces Risks of Extreme Flooding – But Resilience Can Be Built
• Odido Telecom Says Customer Data Compromised in Cyberattack
• Owner of Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Is Said to Plan $250 Million India IPO
• Lane & Associates Nearly Triples Premium with ALIS DX
• Judge Awards Applied Systems Preliminary Injunction Against Comulate
• Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for ‘Decades’
• Palo Alto Chose Not to Tie China to Hacking Campaign on Retaliation Fear: Sources
• People Moves: Aon Appoints Peiser CEO of Risk Capital; Liberty Mutual Announces Leadership Transition in Global Risk Solutions
• Florida Engineers: Winds Under 110 mph Simply Do Not Damage Concrete Tiles
• Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate
• People Moves: Gavlick Named IICF Northeast Chair; Lawley Grows Benefits Division
• Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers
• Former Pitt Women’s Basketball Players’ Lawsuit Alleges Abusive Coaching
• California Attorney General Investigating Eaton Fire Emergency Response
• Gun Accessory Company to Pay $1.75 Million to Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims
• People Moves: Smart AutoCare Names Murphy President
• People Moves: Marsh Risk Canada Promotes Lewis to President, Succeeding Robson
• How One Fla. Insurance Agent Allegedly Used Another’s License to Swipe Commissions
• Alliant Acquires Laredo Commercial’s For-Hire Trucking Portfolio
• Canada Police Name 18-Year-Old Suspect in Shootings That Killed Nine
• Summit Now Offers Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania and Delaware
• Investors: Trump’s Rollback on Greenhouse Gases to Cause Confusion, Could Add Costs
• Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Launches in Oregon
• Chinese Insurer Owner to Sell NYC’s Waldorf Astoria After Acclaimed Renovation
• Markets/Coverages: Re/Insurer Canopius Launches Natural Resources Team
• Portugal Deadly Floods Force Evacuations, Collapse Main Highway
• AXIAN Bets on Insurance to Deepen Risk Underwriting in Africa
• Prime Insurance Announces Strategic Addition of Fernando “Fernie” Alvarez to Support High Net Worth & Excess & Surplus Lines Growth
• Bus Crash Involving Iowa College Baseball Team Leaves One Dead, 32 Injured
• People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Names O’Sullivan as Chief People Officer
• Texas AG Sues Snapchat for Alleged Inappropriate Material and Addictiveness
• Drones, Drugs, Laser Beams Stir Confusion Over Texas Skies
• Insurance Issue Leaves Some Players Off World Baseball Classic Rosters
• Auto Safety Bill Targeting Electric Doors Advances in US House
• BMW Recalls Hundreds of Thousands of Cars Over Fire Risk
• Viewpoint: How Carriers Can Break the Cycle of Medical Abuse
• China Charges Former AstraZeneca Regional Head With Insurance Fraud
• The $10 Trillion Fight: Modeling a US-China War Over Taiwan
• Florida Insurance Costs 14.5% Lower Than Without Reforms, Report Finds
• New York’s Mid-Hudson Insurance to Acquire Hanover Fire of Pennsylvania
• California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims
• ‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines
• Fingerprints, Background Checks for Florida Insurance Execs, Directors, Stockholders?
• Illinois Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Budget Pressure From Trump Cuts
• Texas’ Equal Parts Raises $23M to Support Acquisition Strategy
• OSHA Fines Nebraska Manufacturer $148K Over Fatal Explosion
• El Paso Airspace Reopened After FAA Rescinds 10-Day Flight Restrictions
• Western Snow Drought Raises Fire and Drought Concerns
• Tennessee Approves Smallest Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs in Years
• New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing to Protect Children
• West Virginians Could Soon Lose Access to 28% of Affordable Housing
• House Votes to Restrict China’s Global Financial Institution Ties If Taiwan Threatened
• Portuguese Insurer Fidelidade Said to Be Worth at Least €3 Billion in Revived IPO
• FDA to Review Decades-Old Food Preservative in Safety Overhaul
• Local Regulators Deny Rezoning Request for Pennsylvania Data Center Development
• EU Aims to Use Global Upheaval to Drive New Single Market Push
• Estee Lauder Sues Walmart Over Alleged Counterfeit Fragrances
• South Korea Crypto Exchange Bithumb Says System Flaws Led to $40 Billion Error
• Climate Change and Budget Cuts Fueled South American Blazes
• Canadian Airlines Suspend Cuba Flights as Island Set to Run Out of Jet Fuel
• Acorn Owners Said to Weigh Options for £1 Billion UK Cab Insurer
• Viewpoint: Why Unified Data, Not More Data, Will Decide Insurance’s Next Winners
• A 10-Year Wait for Autonomous Vehicles to Impact Insurers, Says Fitch
• Trump’s Repeal of Climate Rule Opens a ‘New Front’ for Litigation
• Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer
• Maryland Traffic Fatalities Declined 18% in 2025
• People Moves: Hinterland Names Krozy CUO, Harding VP Commercial Package and Property
• AIG Underwriting Income Up 48% in Q4 on North America Commercial
• EPA Identifies Spilled Chemical Compound That Affected 260 Cars in Kansas
• Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws
• Liberty Mutual to Partner With Net-Zero Focused PE Firm Ara
• SC Wind Mitigation Grant Program Now Open for New Applications
• Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Row
• Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
• Greece and Malta Hesitate Over EU’s Russia Oil Services Ban
• Six Charged in $1.7M Damage Claims Scheme With Florida Government
• AIG Completes Purchase of Minority Stakes in Re/Insurer Convex and PE Firm Onex
• Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
• Risky Future Series: AI Tools for Aerial, Geospatial Intelligence ‘Demo Day’ on Feb. 11
• Labor Board Gives Up Oversight of Musk’s SpaceX
• Majority of Striking New York Nurses Announce Tentative Deal With Hospitals
• Insurify Starts App With ChatGPT to Allow Consumers to Shop for Insurance
• Insurance Broker Stocks Sink as AI App Sparks Disruption Fears
• Singapore Says Cyber Espionage Group Targeted Telco Infrastructure
• S. Korea Blames Coupang Data Breach on Management Failure, Not Sophisticated Attack
• Markets/Coverages: MGA Helix Launches London Property Offering With PartnerRe
• 5 Lessons from INTRConnect 2026 on How to Maximize Your Impact in Property Insurance
• China’s Nio Recalls Record 246,229 Cars Over Software Problem
• Methven to Succeed Millaire as CyberCube CEO
• People Moves: Verisk Names Kauderer President of Claims Solutions; Lang Joins CRC to Head Carrier Management
• Schwebach: Impact of Florida Reforms ‘Undeniable,’ Reinsurance Should Drop Again
• Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack
• Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Gets 40 Years in Prison
• Chevron Buys West Texas Ranch in ‘Zombie’ Oil Well Settlement
• Musk’s Underground Vegas Tunnels Scrutinized for Safety, Environmental Concerns
• Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power
• Man Convicted in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth
• People Moves: Diessner Promoted to President of Kraus-Anderson Insurance; Alliant Adds Quitmeyer to Chicago Employee Benefits Group
• Kansas Jury Awards $8M to Family of Teen Who Died at Juvenile Intake Center
• Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms
• Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims
• Family of Still-Missing Texas Camper Sues to Shut Down Camp Mystic
• CNA Q4 Underwriting Results Drop 6.2%
• Mississippians Without Power for Two Weeks After Winter Storm
• EEOC Files to Get NAPA Auto to Comply in Hiring Investigation
• Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed
• Instagram, YouTube Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Los Angeles
• Coupang Confirms More Data Leaks Which South Korean Aide Says Has ‘Shaken’ US Ties
• Danone Infant Formula Recalls Expand in UK, Ireland
• EU to Soften Emissions Curbs on Companies in Flagship Market
• Portugal Rolls Out €2.5 Billion Aid as Deadly Flooding Spreads
• EU Commission Proposes Further Sanctions on Russian Oil Trade and Financial Services
• TikTok Charged for Breaching EU Rules With App’s Addictive Features
• EU Discloses January Cyberattack That Exposed Some Staff Data
• How Technology Helps MGAs Overcome Operational Friction
• Nationwide Acquires Surety, Fidelity Renewal Rights From Main Street America
• US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s Efforts to Ban DEI
• Florida Bill Would Allow High School Class in Place of CSR Ed Requirements
• Florida’s Commercial Clearinghouse Bill Stirring Up Concerns for Brokers, Regulators
• Trump Demands $1 Billion From Harvard as Prolonged Standoff Appears to Deepen
• California Attorney General Files Suit Against Companies for Ghost Gun Coding
• Concrete Firm Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation That Led to Worker’s Death
• California Produce Company Fined $6M for Farmworker Wage Violations
• Fire at Pennsylvania Hospital Forces Evacuation of Dozens of Patients
• Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River
• LA Mayor Race Shaken by Wildfire Allegations
• McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance Announces Sales Territory Realignment
• Louisiana Agency to Pay $1.2M Refund for Illegal Overcharging on Surety Premiums
• Allstate CEO Wilson Takes on Affordability Issue During Earnings Call
• People Moves: NFP Appoints Spencer in Northeast; Lawley Promotes 3 Partners
• WTW Reports Q4 Organic Revenue Growth of 6%; Data Center Clients Boost Business
• Alabama, NC Public Safety Officers Investigated in ‘Chop Shop,’ Disability Fraud
• Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana
• Starbucks Wins Dismissal of Missouri Lawsuit Over DEI Policies
• Inside the Toxic Legacy of Georgia-Based Mulitbillion-Dollar Carpet Empire
• Ken Griffin, Steve Ross Team Up to Lure More CEOs to Florida
• EPA Outlines Trump Plan to Speed up Rebuilding of Homes Destroyed in LA Wildfires
• Man Charged in Organized Cargo Theft of Snow Crab, Blueberries, Cologne
• Tainted Baby Milk Hits Billionaire Family’s Powerful Dairy Empire
• Danone Recalls More Infant Formula in Europe
• The Essential Checklist for Starting Your Independent Agency
• EU Needs Smart-Car Data Security Rules And Can Learn From China, Group Says
• Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint on US-Iran Tensions
• Leading South Korean Insurers Explore India Entry, Sources Say
• Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 US Deaths Per Year
• Planet and Goosehead Insurance Announce Franchise Partnership
• Aon Agrees to $15 Million Settlement With Pennsylvania Teachers
• Assignment of Benefits Bill Passes Washington Senate
• Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Sexual Assault Case
• People Moves: Trucordia Names Reid as Vice President on M&A Team
• Insurance Ad During Super Bowl Aims to Win Over Frustrated New York Fans
• Maine Plane Crash Victims Worked for Luxury Travel Startup Led by Texas Lawyer
• People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker
• Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge
• Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells
• Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins
• Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash
• 17 Former NC State Athletes Join Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Former Trainer
• Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals
• People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Stewart CEO of Newly Formed Canadian Unit
• Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers
• Patients of UCLA Doctor Shaken by Sex Abuse Conviction Overturn, What’s Next
• UK Says Infant Formula Contamination Could Have Affected 36 Babies
• Two SE Commissioners Warn Insurers About Claims Denials, Policy Cancellations
• Russian Captain Jailed Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash
• Against Judge’s Orders, New Hampshire Doubles Down to End Emissions Testing
• Hackers Hit Sensitive Targets in 37 Nations in Vast Spying Plot
• Tricolor Founder Can Tap Insurance for Fraud Defense, Judge Says
• Allstate Doubles Q4 Net Income While Auto Underwriting Income Triples
• Nike Facing Probe Over Alleged Discrimination Against White Workers
• Greenwood General Announces Record Momentum in 2025 Wrapped Report
• Singapore Urges Global Cooperation to Tackle Shadow Fleet Ships
• Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
• Safety, State Involvement Should Be Central to AV Regulation, Says Trades
• What Analysts Are Saying About the 2026 P/C Insurance Market
• Viewpoint: Underwriting at an Inflection Point – The AI Advantage
• Florida Senate President Says No Major Insurance Changes This Year
• Immunity Upheld for State Officials Over COVID-Related Nursing Home Deaths
• Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on Fire. Help Please’
• People Moves: Capital Insurance Group Promotes Noel to Regional Field Executive
• Governor ‘Not Convinced’ California Wants to Take Over PG&E
• Business Moves: Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Germany’s Reck & Co.; Howden Buys Polygon Insurance Brokers Ltd.; Clear Purchases Gauntlet and Shire Insurance Services
• Ohio Couple Sentenced for Arson in $2M Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Hotel Management Company Sued for Discrimination at Illinois Property
• Texas Cattle Ranchers Fear the Return of a Flesh-Eating Pest
• Texas Grid Shows How Batteries Can Help Avoid Winter Blackouts
• New Hampshire Insurance Department Says It Delivered ‘Real Value’ in 2025
• Former Ole Miss Standout Player Convicted in $194M Medicare, CHAMPVA Fraud
• Q4 Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4%, in 6th Quarterly Decline: Marsh
• Markets/Coverages: Great American Enters Travel Insurance Market With Faye
• Appeals Court Overturns Former UCLA Gynecologist’s Sex Abuse Conviction
• Massachusetts Approves Liberty Mutual Reorganization Involving 3 Domestic Mutuals
• Recreational Weed and Other Citizen Initiatives Fail to Qualify for Ballot in Florida
• The Hanover Reports 18% Growth in Q4 Net Income
• Move to Ban Social Media for Kids Gains Traction Across Europe
• Congo Fighting Drove Spike in Insurance Costs, Squeezing Miners, Insurer Says
• China to Ban ‘Hidden’ Car Door Handles to Address Safety Fears
• Chesapeake Employers Insurance Declares $60 Million Policyholder Dividend
• Accounting and Commission Automation for Multi-Carrier MGAs in Texas
• Beazley Agrees to Zurich’s Sweetened £8 Billion Takeover Bid
• Elon Musk Loses Bid to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Over Twitter Stake
• People Moves: Hub International Names Baldrica Chief Sales Officer, US Employee Benefits; Bernards Hired as Alternative Risk Practice Leader
• APCIA Testifies in Support of the Fix Our Forests Act
• New Association Wants Florida to Become a Major Domicile for Captives
• Policy Expert Ochs Is NJ Gov. Sherrill’s Choice as Banking and Insurance Commissioner
• Chubb Posts Record Q4 and Full Year P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio
• People Moves: Marsh Names Quest as UK CEO, Succeeding Lay; TMK Taps Carpenter’s Sitki as Cyber Re U/W; Everest Promotes 2 Key Leaders in Facultative & Hybrid Re
• Florida Appeals Court Blocks Punitive Damages Claim in Car-Sharing Crash Case
• Allianz Commerical Relocates Chicago Office
• Specialty Program Group Launches SPG Transportation
• Oklahoma McDonald’s Franchisee Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
• Texas Data Centers to Rely on Gas Power Plants
• After Falling 6% in 2025, Average Auto Insurance Cost Will Stabilize in 2026, Says Insurify
• Florida Cold Damages Citrus Crop, Strains Power Supplies
• Winter Storm Fern to Cause Up to $6.7B in Insured Losses
• Court Blocks Trump Halt on Last of 5 Suspended Offshore Wind Projects
• Markets/Coverages: Munich Re Launches Pandemic Consortium via Lloyd’s Market
• The $3 Trillion AI Data Center Build-Out Becomes All-Consuming for Debt Markets
• Russian Captain Found Guilty Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash
• EU Body’s Advice on Toxin Limit in Baby Formula Prompts More Recalls
• APCIA Hires Hanson to Lead National Advocacy and Coalition Strategy
• India Plans a $2.2 Billion Bet on Carbon Capture and Storage
• Data Center Boom Offers Organic Growth Opportunities for Brokers Like Aon, Marsh
• Carolinas Emerge as New Population Boom States With Affordability and Lifestyle
• Coverage A for Florida Surplus HO-3 Shows Mixed Bag in Premiums, Policy Count
• Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Marine Insurance Specialist Robinson & Son
• Arizona Experienced 25% Decrease in Vehicle Thefts in 2025, New Report Shows
• Married Insurance Brokers Indicted for Allegedly Running $750K Fraud Scheme
• California Light Bulb Maker Paying $100K for Firing Pregnant Worker
• MAPFRE Denied Injunction Against AAA Auto Insurance Sales in Massachusetts
• Bill Introduced to ‘Transform’ the California FAIR Plan
• Historic Fishing Community Mourns 7 Lives Lost in Another Tragedy at Sea
• Cluster of Quakes Felt Around San Francisco Bay, Including a M4.2
• Rokstone Launches Commercial Agriculture and Farm Property Program
• Novacore Acquires Texas’ CP Insurance Associates
• Cannabis Is Here to Stay, Texas Lawmakers Say
• FMIG Acquires Illinois’ Downs Insurance Agency
• Zurich Reveals Beazley Stake After UK Insurer Spurns Bid
• NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues
• ‘Moltbook’ Social Media Site for AI Agents Had Big Security Hole
• Georgia City Warns Against Drinking Tap Water After Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill
• Record-Breaking Cold Hits South, Leaving Snow, Accidents and Crop Damage
• AIG, Chubb Can’t Use ‘Bump-Up’ Provision in D&O Policy to Avoid Coverage
• Markets/Coverages: Willis Returns to Light and Recreational General Aviation Market
• UN Nuclear Watchdog Discusses Risks to Ukraine’s Nuclear Safety After Russian Strikes
• Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Launches Self-Paced CRM Control of Risk Course
• Agenzee™ Launches Agenzee Assist: A Comprehensive Compliance Solution for Insurance Industry Professionals
• Dutch Regulator to Probe Roblox Over Risks to Minors
• India’s GIFT City Attracts Lloyd’s and Other Global Reinsurers, Sources Say
• Trafigura Wins $600 Million Nickel Fraud Lawsuit Against Businessman Gupta
• Bitcoin’s Break Below $80,000 Signals New Crisis of Confidence
• Federal Trade Commission Warns Law Firms About DEI Hiring
• Open-Source AI Models Vulnerable to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn
• Charges Dropped Against ‘Poster Boy’ Florida Contractor Accused of Insurance Fraud
• Man Charged With Murder in New York City High-Rise Gas Explosion
• Delaware’s Supreme Court Slashes Legal Fees in Tesla Director Pay Lawsuit
• Rapaport Reappointed as Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commissioner
• Two Companies Made Dried Milk Powder Linked to Botulism in Baby Formula
• Meta Faces New Mexico Trial Over Child-Exploitation Claims
• Search Suspended for 7 People on Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts

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