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NAIC Issues Nationwide Data Call to Homeowners Insurers
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued a nationwide data call to insurers in order to get a better understand of the U.S. homeowners insurance markets. The data, intended to be collected at the ZIP code level, will help …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:24 AM
US IPO Prospects in Limbo as War Dents Optimism Ahead of SpaceX
The companies that typically make up the backbone of the US initial public offering market are eyeing the Iran war for signs volatility could boil over and wreck their plans. For banks, there’s a ray of hope — that SpaceX’s …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:14 AM
Agency Customer Rep and Miami Businessman Killed in Separate Boat Accidents
Boating accidents in crowded Biscayne Bay near Miami have claimed the lives of two Floridians, including a Miami insurance agency customer representative and the CEO of a medical conference services firm. Multiple news sources reported that Davide Veglia, 55, of …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:01 AM
Tallahassee Hospital Drops Eviction Suit After Patient Finally Moves Out
A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:01 AM
Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market’s New Phase Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk
It’s been more than two years since I wrote an analysis based on Surplus Line Association of California insight and data for an Insurance Journal article forecasting that the state’s homeowners insurance market was entering a structural transition driven primarily …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM
Delaware Judge Accused of Bias Reassigns Musk Cases
The chief judge on Delaware’s corporate court said she will reassign three cases involving Elon Musk to avoid unnecessary media attention after the billionaire entrepreneur complained that her activity on social media had shown bias against him. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM
California AG Bonta Says Sable Restart Won’t Lower Oil Prices
The restart of some 50,000 barrels a day of oil production off the coast of California will have have “no impact” on oil prices, the state’s Attorney General said in an interview on Bloomberg Televison. Houston-based oil driller Sable Offshore …

POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM
FAA Imposes Restrictions on Some Landings at San Francisco Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that it was imposing new safety restrictions at San Francisco International Airport that will limit some landings and lead to significant delays. The FAA said the airport will experience delays due to a …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 5:30 PM
Farmers Insurance Plans Historic, Rapid Expansion of Agency Force
Farmers Insurance has announced a plan to grow its agency force over the next year, and expects to appoint nearly 1,700 new agency owners—one of the largest single-year expansions in Farmers’ history. The recruitment drive is aimed at fueling organic …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 4:45 PM
5 Killed in Train-Van Collision in Mississippi
Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, near Wiggins, authorities said. All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was flown …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 4:03 PM
US Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Dismiss Boeing Criminal Case
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling by a lower court to approve the Justice Department decision to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing, which allowed the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 4:00 PM
Axios Software Tool Used by Millions Compromised in Hack
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. An unknown hacker was able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 3:47 PM
Florida’s Hatcher Insurance Group Acquires Benefits Firm, Moves to New HQ
Orlando-based Hatcher Insurance Group, part of Unison Risk Advisors for almost a year, has expanded its employee benefits practice with the acquisition of Level 3 Benefit Advisors. The Level 3 firm, founded in 2021, is based in Winter Park. Founder …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 3:43 PM
People Moves: Galaviz Succeeds Patriot Growth Founder Gardner as CEO
Pennsylvania-based insurance brokerage Patriot Growth Insurance Services announced the appointment of John Galaviz as chief executive officer. Galaviz succeeds Matt Gardner, who founded Patriot Growth in 2019, as CEO. Gardner has left the company to pursue other opportunities, according to …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 3:36 PM
District of Columbia AG Wins $530K, Seeks $600K More From Bad Drivers
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District has won judgments in nine lawsuits that will cost 14 drivers from Maryland and Virginia a total of $531,192 in unpaid fines, penalties and fees for traffic citations. …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 2:36 PM
How California’s Ambitious Car Pollution Rules Made Everyone’s Air Cleaner
Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:54 PM
Moynihan Named CEO of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman
Marsh announced Ted Moynihan will become president and CEO of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman, effective April 1. He will succeed Nick Studer, who earlier this month was appointed president and CEO of Marsh Risk. Moynihan will serve on …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:43 PM
European Watchdogs Review How Insurers Value Private Credit
European insurance watchdogs are taking a closer look at how the industry values its investments in private credit amid widespread concerns about the asset class. Authorities in France and Germany are among those to recently step up their scrutiny, according …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:38 PM
Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline for Workers’ Compensation
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is not required to provide his insurance carrier with notice of his work-related injury within 120 days to qualify for workers’ …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:36 PM
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level as Unprecedented Heat Smashes Global Records
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:14 PM
Illinois Cannabis Company Sued for Sexual Harassment
Cannabis company Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected female employees at the company’s Collinsville, Illinois facility to unlawful sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:06 PM
SMBs Particularly Exposed to Rise in Privacy Litigation, Report Says
Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are especially at risk being struck by a new trend—a rise in cyber privacy litigation. “Privacy risk is no longer just about data breaches,” said Andy Thomas, CEO of KYND. A new report from the …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:04 PM
Chicago Area Grapples With Property-Tax Growth Double Inflation
Chicago-area residents are facing some of the country’s highest property taxes, with bills surging at double the inflation rate over the past 30 years, according to a study released Monday. Property owners paid $19.2 billion in taxes in 2024, a …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:00 PM
Trial Begins Over Alleged Heat-Related Deaths at Texas Prisons
There were allegedly five heat-related deaths over the last two summers in Texas prisons, the plaintiff’s attorneys presented on the first day of the federal trial over insufficient air conditioning in these facilities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 12:58 PM
Thousands of Dumped Wind-Turbine Blades Prompt Crackdown in Texas
For nearly a decade, residents of Sweetwater have been confronted by a jarring sight as they leave and enter this small West Texas town: thousands of used wind-turbine blades. The blades take up nearly 1 million square feet in a …

POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 12:55 PM

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