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Man Sentenced for Flashing Three Insurance Agencies in Georgia

A man convicted of flashing workers at three insurance agencies in Warner Robins, Georgia, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Demarcus Tyrell Mann, 30, pleaded guilty but mentally ill in October, after he was arrested for public indecency …

Black Lung Benefits Denied; Discrimination Claim Against UPS Shot Down by Court

A federal appeals court, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down two rulings in favor of employers and insurers, one involving black lung and one regarding a black delivery driver. In Keith McKnight vs. United Parcel Service, the …

NAIC Elects New Officers for 2026; Virginia’s White President

At the conclusion of its fall national meeting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected new officers for 2026, with Virginia Insurance Commissioner Scott A. White slated to become president. White has been insurance commissioner of Virginia since 2018. He …

Missouri Attorney General Charges Carpenter for Fraud

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Office has filed felony charges against Jeffrey Griffin, operating as Griffin Quality Construction in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, for allegedly defrauding consumers by accepting payments for staircase repair service that he …

Rise of AI Impacts Grand Rapids Region, Companies Face Talent and Market Challenges

West Michigan remains a leader in job and population growth across Michigan, but there are signs momentum has slowed amid staffing challenges, tariffs and the rise of artificial intelligence. Forty-six percent of Grand Rapids-area companies said in 2025 they were …

Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes And Stranded Families

Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic. …

State Farm Files for Auto Rate Decrease, Homeowners Rate Increase in Louisiana

More than one million State Fam auto insurance policyholders in Louisiana should see a decrease in premiums in 2026, as Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved the carrier’s request for a 5.9% average rate decrease. State Farm is the largest personal …

South Carolina’s Abandoned Nuclear Plants Could be Revived as Firm Offers $2.7B

South Carolina’s stalled nuclear power project could finally finish construction as a private company has offered to pay $2.7 billion to the state-owned utility and a small share of the power if they can reach an agreement to get the …

Climate Change Is Straining Alaska’s Arctic, But A Mining Road May Push It Past The Brink

Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day of September, and by every measure of …

Connecticut Builder Charged With Being Workers’ Compensation Scofflaw

The owner of a Connecticut construction firm has been arrested and charged with failing to provide the required workers’ compensation insurance coverage for employees as required by law. According to the state’s Division of Criminal Justice, Lou Milardo, , the …

Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation

President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who’ve pressed for preemption of local rules. Trump said the measure was necessary to …

What to Expect in 2026: US P/C Results More Like 2024

With premium growth slowing to around 3% or 4%, and hurricane activity likely returning to normal levels, analysts at Fitch Ratings foresee 2026 underwriting results for property/casualty insurers lining up with results for 2024. Tana Marcom and Chris Grimes, both …

Viewpoint: Legal Finance and Insurance – From Confusion to Collaboration

We knew we were important to the insurance industry—but we didn’t understand why. Legal finance has become a lightning rod in insurance industry conversations about social inflation and claims costs, yet the substance of what we do remains widely misunderstood. …

Apollo Sees Echoes of Collapse of SVB in US Insurance’s Shift to Caymans

Apollo Global Management Inc. compared the potential risks of some US insurers moving to the Cayman Islands with the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which triggered a crisis among regional lenders. The British overseas territory is the “home of …

People Moves: DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe Transactional Liability; AXIS Taps LSM’s Edwards as Head of Delegated Strategy, Global Mkts

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA DUAL Europe and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe Transactional Liability DUAL Europe, the managing …

Reddit Sues Australia Over Social Media Ban, Citing Free Speech Threat

Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia’s highest court seeking to overturn the country’s social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse and setting the stage for a protracted legal battle. …

Lapses Gave Louvre Thieves Crucial 30-Second Advantage Against Police, Inquiry Finds

The burglars who robbed Paris’s Louvre museum benefited from 30 seconds of security lapses that helped ensure their getaway with France’s still-missing crown jewels, an inquiry from France’s culture ministry into the spectacular heist showed on Wednesday. Four burglars made …

Floods, Falling Rocks Force Closure of Major Highways to Vancouver

Most major Canadian highways to the Pacific port city of Vancouver have been shut due to floods, falling rocks and the risk of avalanches, local authorities said on Thursday. “This situation is evolving and very dynamic,” said the transport ministry …

US Preparing to Seize More Tankers off Venezuela’s Coast After First Ship, Sources Say

The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The seizure was …

Climate Change Supercharged Deadly Asia Floods, Study Finds

Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research. A trio of tropical cyclones battered the region from Sri Lanka to Indonesia in November, causing at least …

Applied Underwriters Golf Invitational Nets Record-Breaking $15.2 Million for Charities

The Applied Underwriters Invitational said its annual golf competition raised a record-breaking $15.2 million for charities across the nation. The record exceeds last year’s $14 million, and boosts Applied Invitational’s 38-year total to over $316 million in charitable contributions. There …

Big ‘I’ CEO Symington Named Among Top Lobbyists for 2025

The Hill, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based political newspaper, named Charles Symington, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), among the top trade association lobbyists in the nation’s capital this year. The Big “I” …

Suit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Blames ChatGPT for Murder-Suicide

OpenAI and its investor Microsoft Corp. were sued over a Connecticut murder-suicide in the latest case to blame the popular ChatGPT chatbot for dangerous psychological manipulation of users. The lawsuit turns on the actions of a 56-year-old man who lived …

Probe Finds Officers Violated Policies in Pursuit That Killed Recruit

An internal affairs investigation into the actions of Rutland, Vermont police in a motor-vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a young officer was “preventable” if police had followed proper procedures, recent court documents show. A Salisbury man driving …

People Moves: Penn National Insurance Announces Leadership Changes for 2026

Penn National Insurance, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is making changes to its leadership team effective in early 2026. After over 30 years with the company, including more than five as president and CEO, Robert Brandon will transition to CEO on …

Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped Into Rivers

Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own. State regulators are working to issue permits that would let four companies, including …

Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Troop Deployment in LA

The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted …

The Fidelis Partnership Transfers European Headquarters to Dublin From Brussels

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-headquartered managing general underwriter, announced it has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective December 1, 2025. The move establishes Dublin as the hub through which TFP will access the EU market, …

UConn, Georgia Tech Students Win ACORD Challenge Using AI Tools in Pet Insurance

The insurance industry data standards organization ACORD announced today that University of Connecticut graduate student Manasa Ramaka has won the ACORD Student Challenge 2025, a national competition that asks university students to leverage cutting-edge technology to optimize real-world insurance processes. …

People Moves: Salem Five Insurance Names Leadership of New Private Client Practice

Salem Five Insurance, a division of Salem Five Bancorp headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, launched its private client practice, naming Kelly Ewart as senior vice president and private client practice leader and appointing Beth Needham to the newly created role of …