Aon Acquires USI Insurance From KKR in $17 Billion Deal Targeting Middle Market August 31, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Aon plc early Monday confirmed a definite agreement to buy USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR for $17...
New Illinois Law Requires Insurance for High-Speed E-Bikes August 28, 2026 By Ezra Amacher Some Illinois e-bike riders will need to carry insurance starting in 2027 under a law signed this week by Governor...
Willis Towers Watson Accuses Lockton of ‘Smash and Grab’ of Construction Team August 25, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is accusing rival Lockton Companies and 18 former employees of WTW’s Northeast construction insurance...
China’s Hackers Use DeepSeek for Attacks, Researchers Say August 25, 2026 By Mark Anderson Chinese hackers are ramping up attacks after integrating DeepSeek and other open-source artificial intelligence models into their operations, highlighting attackers’...
Nuclear Verdicts Go Boom, Increase 40.7% in 2025 August 25, 2026 By Chad Hemenway So-called “nuclear” verdicts did not subside in 2025. In fact, it was quite the opposite. According to a new report...
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Insurance BPO & Consulting ‘Demo Day’ on August 26 August 24, 2026 Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for BPO & Consulting” Demo Day, a series of free...
USI Sues 3 Former Producers After They Allegedly Moved Clients to Howden US August 24, 2026 By Chad Hemenway USI Insurance Services has sued three former producers, who “reneged on their contractual obligations” in a move to competitor Howden...
Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves August 24, 2026 By Gautam Naik Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heat waves dried out the clay soil on which...
Thousands in Indiana Still Without Power After Deadly Storms August 21, 2026 By R.J. Rico and Ed White Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Aug. 19, more than a week after deadly storms...
CIAB Survey: Overall Soft Market Conditions Continue in Q2 August 20, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Average commercial insurance premiums decreased across all account sizes for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter. The...