Drought-Stricken South Dakota Ranchers Faced With Drying Wells
Each morning this summer, Gordon and Connie Howie have awoken on their cattle ranch in central Pennington County and turned on the kitchen faucet, unsure if any water will come out. “We can’t do laundry or dishes or take showers …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 4:43 PM |
AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group
AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 4:38 PM |
Register: AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance claims leaders, including chief claims officers, innovation & transformation leaders, customer experience …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 4:23 PM |
Rain Brings Needed Relief to North Texas Wildfires
Rain fell over and around the Ross Fire in North Texas on Thursday, a welcome reprieve to firefighters who have battled the flames for two weeks. The heavy rain, while brief, could dampen flames and embers and speed containment of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 4:21 PM |
Bayer Faces Pivotal Test of $7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement
Bayer’s Monsanto unit heads to a Missouri state court on Monday seeking approval of a $7.25 billion settlement that could resolve tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. In a pivotal test of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 3:05 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Liberty Specialty Offers Security Advice for Political Risk Clients
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has introduced a new benefit for eligible political risk insurance policyholders: access to a one-off advisory consultation with Blackthorn Risk Group Ltd., a London-based independent security consultancy. Through this new …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 2:48 PM |
Springfield to Reopen Schools Monday After Closing Them Due to Cyber Attack
Public school students in Springfield, Massachusetts have been told they can return to their schools on Monday, September 14 after the schools were closed on Tuesday due to a cyber incident. According to Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and school officials, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 2:41 PM |
Ryan Files Protest Over Clearinghouse Contract Awarded to Brown & Brown Firm
The months-long effort to put a Ryan Turner Specialty insurance unit in charge of a lucrative commercial policies clearinghouse in Florida may be far from over, after Ryan filed notice of intent to protest the awarding of the contract to …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 2:30 PM |
Cleaning Crew Killed by Amazon Plane Was Wrapping up Shift at Demanding Job
Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 2:06 PM |
Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Prompted by 9/11 Still Waits for Reauthorization
Prior to September 2001, terrorism was covered by a standard commercial insurance policy. Either as a direct mention in the policy wording or by its omission, it was covered. But the attacks on 9/11 changed everything. Today, an insurance industry …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 1:54 PM |
Northern California Braces for Power Shutoffs Amid Fire Risk
Nearly a dozen counties in Northern California face an elevated risk of power shutoffs this weekend as extreme heat and high winds boost wildfire conditions across the region. PG&E Corp., which serves more than 5.5 million electric customers in northern …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 1:21 PM |
Japan’s Digital Agency Hit by Unauthorized Access to Servers
Japan’s Digital Agency said it suffered unauthorized access to its servers and personal data on about 246,000 people may have leaked. The agency detected access to a large volume of files on its Government Solution Service network using a maintenance …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 12:47 PM |
Europe Struggles to Counter Russian Attacks Falling Short of War
A day after Germany blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on cargo planes at its Leipzig-Halle airport, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a tacit admission that the continent was not responding quickly enough to the threat. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 12:30 PM |
At First NYC Firehouse to Respond on 9/11, Sal Argano Is Last Still on Staff
Sal Argano got lucky. When the World Trade Center was struck by hijacked jets on Sept. 11, 2001, the New York City firefighter was in Brooklyn, on loan to another station, rather than at his usual post at the small …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 12:08 PM |
Allianz, Zurich Say They Have No ‘Material Exposure’ to Radiant
Insurers Allianz SE and Zurich Insurance Group AG, who had both written policies covering transactions tied to Radiant World, said they have no material exposure to the iron ore trader. Zurich had insured Radiant World against non-payment from counterparties including …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 12:06 PM |
AI ‘Arms Race’ Still Poses Global Stability Risk, BIS Chief Says
The artificial intelligence boom remains a global financial stability danger that risks more damage than past crashes, the Bank for International Settlements chief said. Pablo Hernandez de Cos reiterated a warning delivered by his institution in June, observing that investors’ …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 11:53 AM |
What Do We Remember About 9/11? Whom Do We Remember?
Where were you on September 11, 2001, when you heard that at 8:46 a.m. a hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Manhattan? And that minutes later hijackers crashed United …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 11:46 AM |
Powerful El Niño Nears Record Strength, US Forecasters Say
The powerful El Niño that’s already disrupting global weather patterns has a 75% chance of becoming “a historic event,” surpassing all records dating back to 1950, the US Climate Prediction Center said. El Niño will likely keep getting stronger through …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:23 AM |
Lawmakers Call for New AI Rules After Anthropic Researchers’ Safety Warnings
U.S. lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern AI, after an Anthropic researcher went public with his concerns about the technology escaping human control. The reaction was broader than after previous statements from OpenAI and Anthropic staffers about …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:03 AM |
Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Rules on Physician Dispensing, Immigration Forms
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted finalized rule changes in keeping with a recent court decision on physician dispensing of medication, along with new rules requiring the latest federal immigration status forms for workers. Six months after a …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:02 AM |
People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds New West Coast Associate Managing Directors
Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Famington Hills, Michigan, hired Winston Rendall and Sandra Shambaugh as associate managing directors for the West region. Rendall comes to Burns & Wilcox with 10 years of experience. Most recently, he was vice president of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
9/11 and Its Many Griefs Land Differently in America 25 Years Later
When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
25 Years Later: IJ’s Past and Continued Coverage of the Insurance Impact of 9/11
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 shocked the nation and left nearly 3,000 dead. In today’s dollars, 9/11 caused $60 billion in insured losses. In the aftermath, the industry responded with state-filed requests to exclude terrorism coverage, which had …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
Arrow Bank to Acquire Skene Valley Agency in Upstate New York
Bank holding company Arrow Financial Corp. announced that Upstate Agency, LLC, a subsidiary of Arrow Bank National Association, has agreed to acquire Skene Valley Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency in Washington County in upstate New York. Founded in 2002, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. John Chapel in Caldwell Parish in the early morning of March 27, 2026. Anthony Dillon Jr., 19, of Columbia, faces …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 4:53 PM |