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Connecticut Weighs 4.9% Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease for 2027
Sep 30 2026 // Connecticut’s insurance regulator is weighing whether to approve a workers’ compensation industry proposal for an overall average decrease of 4.9% to the current voluntary loss costs and an average decrease of...
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Digital Quoting ‘Demo Day’ on September 30
Sep 28 2026 // Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for Digital Quoting” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance carriers, retail agents, managing...
State Farm to Increase Claims Workforce by 3,000
Sep 25 2026 // State Farm said it plans to increase the size of its claims workforce throughout 2027 by about 10%, or about 3,000 employees.In a Sept. 25 announcement, the mutual insurer said it is investing in training, developing, and...
NY, Polymarket Sue Each Other Over Whether Prediction Markets Are Illegal Gambling
Sep 24 2026 // New York’s attorney general and Polymarket sued each other on Thursday, escalating a nationwide debate over who should regulate prediction markets and whether they violate state laws against illegal gambling.The...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Iowa’s FMH
Sep 24 2026 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance...
Hellman & Friedman Explores Sale of Applied Systems at Up to $10B, Sources Say
Sep 24 2026 // Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is exploring a sale of insurance software provider Applied Systems that could value the company at up to $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.The private...
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