EU Needs Smart-Car Data Security Rules And Can Learn From China, Group Says
The European Union needs to implement comprehensive regulations to manage the growing security risks posed by intelligent vehicles, particularly Chinese cars that are increasingly popular with consumers, according to a think tank. Intelligent cars, typically electric or hybrid vehicles, allow …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 9:59 AM |
Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint on US-Iran Tensions
Some supertanker operators, nervous about rising US-Iran tensions and potential risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, are speeding their vessels through the chokepoint. Very Large Crude Carriers are traveling around the narrow, congested waterway — through which about …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 9:43 AM |
Leading South Korean Insurers Explore India Entry, Sources Say
South Korean firms Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Mirae Asset Financial Group and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. are in exploratory talks about entering India’s $130 billion insurance market, three Indian sources said. The interest comes as India has …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 9:08 AM |
Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 US Deaths Per Year
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that from 2006 to 2020, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:08 AM |
Planet and Goosehead Insurance Announce Franchise Partnership
Independent personal lines agency Goosehead Insurance and newly launched Planet Insurance Agency said they have a strategic franchise partnership for customers shopping for homeowners insurance. Meriden, Connecticut-based Planet Insurance Agency was launched last month through Planet Financial Group. Through the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:07 AM |
Aon Agrees to $15 Million Settlement With Pennsylvania Teachers
A unit of Aon Plc agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that calculation errors and faulty investment advice caused Pennsylvania public school teachers to make millions of dollars in extra contributions to their pension fund. The firm’s Aon Investments …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:00 AM |
Assignment of Benefits Bill Passes Washington Senate
A bill prohibiting post-loss assignment of benefits agreements passed the Washington Senate on Thursday on a unanimous vote. Senate Bill 6178 was backed by Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer, halting post-loss assignment of benefits, an agreement that allows a third …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:00 AM |
Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Arizona Sexual Assault Case
Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with $8.5 million in damages in a trial over a 19-year-old woman’s claim that she was raped by her driver in Arizona, raising the rideshare giant’s risk of a costly settlement to resolve thousands of …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Trucordia Names Reid as Vice President on M&A Team
Trucordia hired Kim Reid as a vice president on its mergers and acquisitions team. Reid comes to Trucordia after more than two decades with Arthur J. Gallagher, where she helped build and lead the firm’s due diligence and integration programs. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:00 AM |
Insurance Ad During Super Bowl Aims to Win Over Frustrated New York Fans
New York football fans may not be happy that neither the Giants nor Bills nor Jets made it to Super Bowl 2026 but there is a reason for them to tune in on Sunday anyway. During the New England Patriots …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 6:00 AM |
Maine Plane Crash Victims Worked for Luxury Travel Startup Led by Texas Lawyer
The six people killed in a fiery plane crash in Maine were flying to France’s Champagne region to scope out the next travel destination for high-net-worth clients when their small jet flipped on the runway during takeoff. They included an …
POSTED FEBRUARY 06, 2026 12:38 AM |
People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker
XPT Specialty, headquartered in Plano, Texas, hired Kyle Goedeke as an underwriter/broker. Goedeke has nearly a decade of experience across wholesale brokerage, underwriting, and excess and surplus (E&S) line placements. In his role at XPT Specialty, Goedeke will underwrite and …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 5:24 PM |
Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge
A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil fuels or boycott that industry. In a decision made public on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright said the law …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 5:02 PM |
Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells
Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 4:58 PM |
Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins
The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state’s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 4:18 PM |
Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash
Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed on Jan. 25 when the jet crashed on takeoff in Bangor, Maine. Local officials on Tuesday named four victims. The …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 4:09 PM |
17 Former NC State Athletes Join Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Former Trainer
Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, pushing the total number to 31 in a case that …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:58 PM |
Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals
Zurich Insurance’s bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers jostle for exposure to the lucrative specialty lines market, analysts, industry advisers and a broker said. London-listed Beazley said on …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:51 PM |
People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Stewart CEO of Newly Formed Canadian Unit
Ryan Specialty, the international specialty insurance intermediary, announced the appointment of Stephen Stewart as chief executive officer of Ryan Specialty Canada Ltd., the newly formed Canadian operating and holding entity for Ryan Specialty’s underwriting management businesses in Canada. Stewart will …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:36 PM |
Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers
Presumably, many insurers in the next couple of weeks will continue to announce very favorable quarterly and full-year earnings—the kind of numbers that could draw the attention of legislators and regulators. Asked his thoughts on the potential for the implementation …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:32 PM |
Patients of UCLA Doctor Shaken by Sex Abuse Conviction Overturn, What’s Next
Two years after a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist was convicted of sex abuse and sentenced to 11 years in prison, an attorney working to prepare an appeal of the case stumbled across an astounding find for the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 2:46 PM |
UK Says Infant Formula Contamination Could Have Affected 36 Babies
British authorities investigating baby formula contamination said on Thursday there had been 36 likely cases of children developing symptoms consistent with poisoning from affected batches in the country. Nestle recalled some batches of its key infant nutrition products, including SMA, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 2:24 PM |
Two SE Commissioners Warn Insurers About Claims Denials, Policy Cancellations
Two Southeastern states’ insurance commissioners this week posted sternly worded bulletins, warning property insurers about improper policy cancellations and claims denials. Following severe winter storms that swept across the South early this week, Commissioner Carter Lawrence and Tennessee Attorney General …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 2:23 PM |
Russian Captain Jailed Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash
The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year was jailed for six years on Thursday for causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence. Russian national Vladimir Motin, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 1:23 PM |
Against Judge’s Orders, New Hampshire Doubles Down to End Emissions Testing
On Wednesday, just over a week after a U.S. District Court judge ordered New Hampshire to take all necessary steps to continue its vehicle inspection program, the New Hampshire Executive Council voted to let the state’s emissions testing contract expire. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 1:12 PM |