Inszone Insurance Services announced its expansion in Texas through the acquisition of Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates, Inc., a Dallas-based agency with more than four decades of experience serving commercial property clients. Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates was founded in 1981 by …

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance distribution, underwriting, and consulting businesses, announced the acquisition of Logistiq Insurance Solutions and the subsequent integration of Logistiq with Anova Marine Insurance, a firm acquired by Specialty Program Group in …

Two asphalt companies have agreed to pay $30 million total to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they submitted fraudulent test results to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for federally funded asphalt projects in Ohio. Specifically, Kokosing Materials, Inc. …

Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around …

The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey and several holdout insurers have agreed to add $180 million to a trust fund to pay claims of survivors of sexual abuse by the church’s clergy. The $180 million is in addition to …

A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its decision to revoke the scientific finding that forms the basis of U.S. climate regulations. The legal challenge filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

Florida regulators announced a crackdown on people selling vehicle insurance products without a license. Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky this week ordered American Dream Auto Protect Inc., an auto warranty company, to cease operations because it did not have a license …

Specialty insurance platform Pinion Insurance announced its launch yesterday. The company will offer insurance capacity for managing general agents (MGAs) across the U.S., U.K. and European markets through a fully integrated innovative proprietary technology platform. Founded by an experienced management …

Tesla Inc. will be allowed to continue selling electric vehicles in California uninterrupted after the company revised what the state had called misleading marketing of driver-assistance technology. The automaker has taken “corrective action” including ending the use of Autopilot branding …

Investments in global insurtech rose 19.5% during 2025 to US$5.08 billion from US$4.25 billion in FY 2024, marking the first annual increase since 2021, according to Gallagher Re’s Q4 Global Insurtech Report. During the fourth quarter of 2025, global insurtech …

North Mississippi senators pleaded for an improved disaster response from the state last week as thousands of their constituents still lacked power nearly three weeks after the January winter storm. Sen. Rita Potts Parks, a Republican from Corinth, repeatedly told …

The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud announced new leadership appointments across several of its committees and task forces, reinforcing its commitment to collaboration, innovation, and excellence in fraud prevention. The Coalition’s 14 committees and task forces play a vital role in …

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by organizations across all industries is changing the commercial risk landscape; it’s time to consider making AI its own risk classification, according to a new report from Lockton Re, in collaboration with Lockton International …

Germany’s IG Metall has filed a criminal complaint against the manager of Tesla’s factory near Berlin, accusing him of “spreading false allegations,” the union said on Tuesday, in another sign of its souring relations with the U.S. automaker. The union …

Munich Re’s primary insurance unit ERGO aims to cut about 1,000 positions in Germany, partly as a result of its increased use of artificial intelligence. The cuts affect simple and repetitive tasks in telephony and claims processing, a spokesman said …

Stephen Smith, 56, a UK-based art collector, has bought prints through MyArtBroker, a sales and management platform for secondary-market prints and editions, since 2024, when he purchased Echo by British abstract artist Bridget Riley for £7,500 ($10,300). He uses the …

When I reflect on the state of the Property & Casualty business today, two forces are reshaping the industry faster than any cycle I’ve seen in my career. Increasingly complex risks are driving demand for specialized protection solutions and talent. …

France will release a tanker after hitting it with a multimillion-euro fine for flouting European sanctions on Russian oil, following its seizure in the Mediterranean Sea last month. The Grinch will leave French waters after “paying several millions of euros …

Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines materials used in industrial products, filed for bankruptcy after its cash flow was overwhelmed by an increase in lawsuits that accuse the company of once selling items contaminated by asbestos. The firm, which denies that its …

The European Union is not prepared for worsening climate change and should urgently step up its investments to protect people and infrastructure from mounting floods, wildfires and severe heatwaves, its independent advisers said on Tuesday. Climate change has made Europe …