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West Virginia Flood Threat Rises After Deadly Indiana Storms
Aug 17 2026 // The threat of flooding shifted east into West Virginia and Kentucky on Monday as Indiana began recovering from storms that killed at least six people and produced some of the state’s worst deluges in decades. Flood...
AM Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Standard Casualty
Aug 17 2026 // AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb”...
Premises Liability Emerging as Significant Driver of Nuclear Verdicts
Aug 17 2026 // Last year, a jury in Oregon awarded a $15.8 million verdict against Topgolf after the sports and entertainment complex was found negligent for a young child’s skull fracture and traumatic brain injury at its...
Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS
Aug 17 2026 // Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period last year. As it did in its first-quarter report, investment banking and financial consulting firm...
US Climate Prediction Center Sees 69% Chance of Historic El Niño
Aug 14 2026 // The El Niño building in the Pacific Ocean is increasingly expected to reach a strength not seen in 76 years of record keeping. “During the October-December 2026 season, there is a 69% chance of a historic event that...
Homeowners Insurance Market Reaches ‘Fragmented Phase,’ Says S&P GMI
Aug 13 2026 // New research from S&P Global Market Intelligence looks to suggest that homeowners insurers are reaching rate adequacy, but certain marketplace factors are creating what it called a “fragmented...
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