for April 2026

• US E&S Growth Slows Again; Declining Berkshire Volume Tops Leaders
• People Moves: Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims; The Hartford Promotes Burns to Lead Enterprise Sales and Distribution
• NYC Helicopter Crash Prompts Push for New Tourist-Flight Rules
• Parents Charged After Child Is Hurt Crawling Into Wolf Area at Zoo
• AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Oswego County Mutual
• Toilet Paper Warehouse Fire Investigators Review Viral Video
• Good News for Nonprofits as Liberty Mutual Foundation Launches $600M Endowment
• People Moves: Insurance Advisory Partners Names Caltavuturo as Partner
• Judge Tosses PETA’s Lawsuit Against American Kennel Club Over Dog Breed Health
• People: The Doctors Company Names Hayes Interim SVP of Claims
• Wildfires Race Across US as Drought Spans Half the Nation
• Maryland Reaches Settlement With Ship Owner, Operator Over Bridge Collapse
• Jacksonville Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll by $2 Million
• LexisNexis: Synthetic Identity Fraud Rises Significantly in 2025
• The Fidelis Partnership Launches Capital Solutions Business, Led by Howden’s Gammoh
• Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Jeopardize Iran Truce; Talks Planned but Strait Still Shut
• Florida’s Prestige Trucking Insurance Acquires Mulligan, an AI Automation Platform
• Kansas Woman Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud
• People Moves: IBC Insurance Appoints Zepeda as Business Development Strategist
• Texas Summer Camps Sue to Block New Internet Rule
• DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Accord
• Trump Appeals Civil Fraud Ruling, Citing Former Lawyer’s Testimony Doubts
• China Confirms Three Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz
• What Is a Comparative Rater?
• Israel Intensifies Lebanon Strikes With Ceasefire in Doubt
• Paramount President Jeff Shell to Depart After Lawsuit Scandal
• Hormuz Stays Blocked for Now as Hundreds of Ships Seek Exit
• Shippers Rush for Hormuz Insurance After Truce Deal, Broker Says
• Anthropic Touts AI Cybersecurity Project With Big Tech Partners
• FDIC Lays Out Guidelines for Institutions Issuing Stablecoins
• SEC Enforcement Activity Drops Dramatically as Agency ‘Resets’
• Gallagher Clarifies Non-Ownership of Florida Firm Guilty of Bogus ACA Sign-ups
• Contractor Faces $4.6 Million in OSHA Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse
• People Moves: Booher Named President & CEO of CopperPoint Insurance
• Berkshire-Owned PacifiCorp Wins Ruling That Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages
• Judge Trims Wrongful Death Suit Claims Over Spicy Chip Challenge
• California Workers’ Comp Bureau Upping Fee for Special Inspections
• Nantucket Flight Returns After Part of Cabin Door Opens Midair
• Another State, Tennessee, Warns Insurers About the Proper Use of Drone Images
• Texas Cannabis Businesses Sue State to Block Smokeable Hemp Ban
• South Dakota Construction Company Sued Over Whistleblower’s Firing
• Waco Business Earns TDI’s Lone Star Safety Award
• NFP Acquires Minnesota’s Sherman
• Investors Press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on Water, Power Use in Data Centers
• UBS Loses Bid to Limit Liability for Nazi-Linked Crimes, Judge’s Ruling Shows
• Risk Strategies Claims Ex-Employees’ Talent and Customer Raid Has Cost It $900K
• Russia-Linked Hackers Hijack Routers to Steal Passwords, UK Says
• Resuming Normal Shipping to Take 6-8 Weeks Once Middle East Stabilizes: Hapag-Lloyd
• Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Enhances Cyber Facility With Up to $200M of Capacity; Willis Launches End-to-End Solution for Data Center Owner, Operators
• 5 Ways to Reduce Operating Costs and Get More Control Over Your Insurance Loss Ratio
• Maersk Cautious on Strait of Hormuz Shipping Despite US-Iran Ceasefire
• US, Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire as Israel Escalates Parallel War in Lebanon
• Shipowners Eye Hormuz Truce With 800 Vessels Still Trapped
• Traveling for Business? Don’t Forget to Pack Your Emergency Preparedness Plan
• Truck Rates at Highest Since 2022 Add to Inflation Pressures
• Viewpoint: The Missing Link in Commercial? No Paper Trail is Costing Insurers
• Convicted Insurance Mogul Lindberg Should Pay $1.6B Restitution to Companies
• Toilet Paper Warehouse in California Destroyed by Fire; Employee Arrested
• How Maine Regulators Say They Saved Residents $5.8 Million on Insurance
• US Warns of Iran-Linked Cyber Hacks on Water, Energy Systems
• Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Seitz Insurance in Montana
• NYC Mayor Wants to Crack Down on ‘Bad Landlords.’ First He Has to Find Them
• Avalanche Experts Question Decisions by Guides on Deadly California Backcountry Trip
• Two Firefighters Killed in Collision During Search for Missing Woman
• Google Adds Mental Health Tools to Gemini Chatbot After Lawsuit
• California AG Opposing Oil Pipeline Special Permit to Waive Safety Regulation
• Markets/Coverages: INSTANDA MAX Launched for Commercial Lines Insurers; Novacore Launches Aerospace Segment
• Strong Underwriting, Investment Income Bolster P/C Income in 2025, Says Moody’s
• House Explosion in Illinois Kills Three People
• Kentucky Insurance Agent Charged With Keeping Church’s Premium Payments
• Texas Coffee Bar Owes Back Wages for 36 Workers Over Tip Pool Violations
• India Plans Sovereign Guarantees for Insurers as Iran War Hikes Shipping Risks: Sources
• People Moves: ALDOI Names Tompkins Consumer Services Manager
• GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire
• Insurer Nationwide Operating Income Up 37% in 2025
• Police Chases Result in 8 Deaths in a Week, 4 of Them in Alabama
• Texas Department of Insurance Helps Stop $400M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Deere Settles Right-to-Repair Lawsuit With $99 Million Fund, Repair Commitments
• Airline Pilots Must Be Given Final Say on Flying in War Zones, Aviators’ Group Says
• King Risk Partners Acquires Its Sixth Connecticut Agency
• China Targets Taiwan’s Chip Tech to Evade Global ‘Containment’: Taipei Government
• Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Opens Nominations for Outstanding CSR of the Year 2026
• Here’s a List of Gulf Energy Infrastructure Damaged in Iran War
• IEA Chief: Current Oil and Gas Crisis Worse Than 1973, 1979, 2002 Together
• ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight,’ Says Trump, as Iran Defies Looming Deadline
• Maker of Stanley Tumblers Prevails in Lawsuit Over Lead Scare
• Yes, Motorist Can Sue for Pothole Injury if the City Knew, Mississippi High Court Says
• Connecticut Weighs P/C Insurance Surcharge to Fund Local Infrastructure Resilience
• Record Low Colorado Mountain Snow Doesn’t Bode Well for Drought-Stricken West
• Iowa Contractor Charged for Public Adjusting Without a License
• San Francisco House Prices Hit Record $2.15 Million on AI Boom
• As Coastal Homeowners Stock Up on Sand, Those Near Cranberry Bogs Pay Price
• Jones Day Law Firm Says Hackers Accessed Some Clients’ Data
• NHTSA Ends Probe Into Tesla Remote Driving Feature After Software Updates
• DOXA Buys Florida-Based Jupiter Underwriting Group
• US, Iran Study Ceasefire Plan as Deadline Nears on Trump’s ‘Hell’ Threat
• Georgia Lawmakers to Let Property Owners File Claims Over Homeless, Immigrants
• AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Federated Mutual
• Vehicle Hits Revelers During Lao New Year Celebration in Rural Louisiana
• California Wildfire Almost Fully Contained as Evacuation Orders Lifted
• Oklahoma Junior College Sued Over Death of Basketball Player
• EPA, HHS to Monitor Drinking Water for Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals
• Old Republic Opens New Company for Specialty Property
• US Doubles Hormuz Reinsurance Guarantees to $40 Billion With New Partners
• March Sadness: 20,000 New Englanders Lose Out on $50 Million in Refunds
• Private Credit Sector Stresses Could Be Catastrophic, but Not Just Yet
• Trump Risks Confidence in US Role as Guardian of Global Shipping
• The 4 Vision Pillars of Cotality’s Product Innovation
• CFPB Prepares Final Lending Rule to Narrow Civil Rights Protections
• FBI Calls Breach of Sensitive Agency Networks a ‘Major Incident’
• People Moves: Liberty Mutual Restructures Leadership of GRS, LMI
• Hands-Free Driving Systems Do Not Improve Safety, NTSB Says
• After ‘Two Clocks’ Workers’ Comp Court Ruling, Will Florida Claims Be Reopened?
• After Airport Rejected Her Ad, Attorney Sued and Won. Now She Has Massive Billboard.
• California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant OK’d to Run Through at Least 2030
• Delos Says It Has Expanded Eligibility by 1M California Homes in Wildfire-Stressed Areas
• Public Adjuster Charged With Stealing $80K of Clients’ Insurance Claims Funds
• Pioneering Female NFL Official Sues League Over Her Treatment and Firing
• Reinsurance Rates Continued Softening During April Renewals, Despite Iran War
• Toymaker Hasbro Reports Cybersecurity Incident
• Mississippi Lawmakers Revive Wind-Mitigation Program With $15,000 Grants
• Georgia Boards Owe $3M to Military Spouses With Out-of-State Licenses
• US Exempts Gulf of Mexico Drillers From Endangered Species Rules
• Kroger Houston Division Faces Lawsuit for Disability Discrimination
• Texas Woman Loses Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit in Controversial Abortion Case
• Tugboat Captain Charged in Crash That Killed 3 Girls from Miami Sailing Camp
• Fleet Lender Pays $1.64M to California to Settle False Claims Allegations
• New York Restaurateur Charged In No-Fault Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Jury Can’t Reach Verdict in Corruption Trial of Fired FirstEnergy Execs
• Warmer Winters Causing Costly Water Pollution Crisis
• Hail a Growing Loss Driver on Rising Tide of Severe Convective Storms, Allianz Says
• Stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Were Probably Uninsured, Market Sources Say
• UK Motor Finance Scandal to Cost Lenders $12 Billion
• Level-Up Your Management Skills with the Self-Paced CIC Agency Management Course
• Secret Codes and Yuan Fees Get Ships Through Iran’s Hormuz Tollbooth
• Oil Prices Surge, Allies Discuss Securing Hormuz, as Trump Vows to Step Up Iran Attacks
• Meet the New AI Coworker Who Won’t Stop Snitching to Your Boss
• People Moves: Shankland to Lead Markel Ocean Cargo, US; Verisk Hires Murphy to Lead Sales for Claims Solutions; Kalepa Appoints Howell as Head of Product
• Baidu Robotaxis Freeze Mid-Ride in Wuhan, Trap Passengers
• Perplexity AI Machine Accused of Sharing Data With Meta, Google
• EPA Watchdog Finds Nation’s Most Toxic Sites Are Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires
• Viewpoint: Why Brokers Struggle to Navigate Data Complexity and What to Do About It
• People Moves: Lockton Expands California Footprint in Life Sciences
• People Moves: Patriot Growth Names Bowie National Cyber Leader
• Judge Says Penn Must Turn Over Information on Jewish Employees to EEOC
• California Drought, Wildfire Risks Grow as Snow Falls Short
• Man Charged in Phony Vehicle Accident Reporting Scheme
• Elon Musk Must Face Class Action Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake, Judge Rules
• Public Adjuster Accused of Swiping $600,000 in Hurricane Ian Insurance Payments
• Man Who Crashed Into Michigan Synagogue Was Inspired Hezbollah: FBI
• AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Cities and Villages Mutual
• Giuliani Fails to Get $10 Million Sexual Harassment Suit in New York Dismissed
• Student Shoots a Teacher at Texas High School Before Fatally Shooting Self
• Texas AG Sues Container Company Over Chemical Fire
• Iranian Missile Hit Oil Tanker in Qatari Waters, Qatar Says
• Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Only Possible When Hormuz Reopens
• North Korean Hackers Suspected in Axios Software Tool Breach
• Russia and Ukraine Set to Intensify War as World Focuses on Iran
• Acrisure Completes Buy of MGA Vave From Canopius
• Vermont Defends Its Climate Superfund Law Against Trump Administration Lawsuit
• Viewpoint: How Will the Middle East War Affect the Insurance Sector?
• Bank of England Says Iran War Has Boosted Threats to Financial Stability
• War Risks Insurers Win Bid to Appeal UK Ruling on Jets Lost in Russia
• Dei Primus Holdings Launches LUCY, a Fully Autonomous Insurance Carrier
• NAIC Issues Nationwide Data Call to Homeowners Insurers
• US IPO Prospects in Limbo as War Dents Optimism Ahead of SpaceX
• Agency Customer Rep and Miami Businessman Killed in Separate Boat Accidents
• Tallahassee Hospital Drops Eviction Suit After Patient Finally Moves Out
• Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk
• Delaware Judge Accused of Bias Reassigns Musk Cases
• California AG Bonta Says Sable Restart Won’t Lower Oil Prices

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