Tuesday, January 6, 2026

JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a group of major banks have agreed to extend mortgage relief for Los Angeles wildfire victims, as the area struggles to rebuild one year after the devastating blazes. Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & …


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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Trucordia Acquires First Texas Agency

Trucordia announced the acquisition of the First Texas Agency business, based in Houston, Texas. With a commitment to guiding clients with education about insurance solutions, First Texas Agency builds strong client relationships throughout the Houston area and beyond. Helfer & …


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Category: Texas / South Central News
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Houston Homeowners Win Hurricane Harvey Appeal Against Feds

A federal appeals court has ruled that the government is liable for damage to homes that flooded upstream of the Addicks and Barker dams after Hurricane Harvey unleashed more than 50 inches of rainfall on the Houston region in 2017. …


Houston Homeowners Win Hurricane Harvey Appeal Against Feds
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Description: A federal appeals court has ruled that the government is liable for damage to homes that flooded upstream of the Addicks and Barker dams after Hurricane Harvey unleashed more than 50 inches of rainfall on the Houston region in 2017. …
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Zurich and Players Health Form Injury Insurance for NIL Era of College Sports

Zurich North America and Players Health, a provider of athlete safety and insurance solutions, have teamed up to introduce a critical injury protection insurance solution for colleges, universities, collectives and their student athletes who receive name, image and likeness (NIL) …


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Category: Midwest News
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:53:46 +0000
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People Moves: Westfield Specialty Taps Sompo’s Röskau for New Company Market Unit

Westfield Specialty announced the appointment of Cornelia Röskau as chief executive officer of the newly formed Europe company market, Westfield Specialty Europe, which will begin underwriting business in April, subject to regulatory approval. She will be based in Luxembourg and …


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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:51:54 +0000
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Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance

In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar DBS Research issued a perspective that called the fires “a significant stress event” for California’s property/casualty insurance sector. The industry …


Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance
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Xceedance Acquires Illinois-Based Marble Box

Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, today announced its acquisition of Marble Box, a company delivering tailored operational support and process optimization solutions to independent insurance agencies and brokers. This acquisition marks Xceedance’s entry …


Xceedance Acquires Illinois-Based Marble Box
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Category: Midwest News
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia

Millions of people living on the expanding outskirts of Australia’s major cities face an increasing risk of urban wildfires similar to the deadly blazes in Los Angeles last year. Suburbs on the fringes of centers including Sydney, Melbourne and Perth …


Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia
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Description: Millions of people living on the expanding outskirts of Australia’s major cities face an increasing risk of urban wildfires similar to the deadly blazes in Los Angeles last year. Suburbs on the fringes of centers including Sydney, Melbourne and Perth …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:11:46 +0000
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

AIG’s Zaffino to Step Down as CEO as Aon’s Andersen Steps In

American International Group Inc. said Peter Zaffino intends to retire as chief executive officer by midyear, ending a five-year run of improved returns that was marred by recent managerial turmoil. He’ll be replaced by Aon Plc’s Eric Andersen. The announcement …


AIG’s Zaffino to Step Down as CEO as Aon’s Andersen Steps In
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Category: National News
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German Insurers Report Below-Average Natural Disaster Claims in 2025

Heavy rain, flooding, storms and hail – also known as severe convective storms (SCS) – brought below-average claims for German insurers in 2025, defying the long-term trend for such perils, given the impact of climate change, according to the German …


German Insurers Report Below-Average Natural Disaster Claims in 2025
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

UK Investment Group Kelso Buys Stake in Travel and Insurance Firm Saga

Investment firm Kelso Group Holdings said on Tuesday it had bought 400,000 shares in British travel company firm and submitted proposals to its board aimed at boosting value, including attracting more U.S. investors. Kelso’s investment, worth 1.55 million pounds ($2.1 …


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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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Europe Backs Greenland After Trump Resumes Takeover Threats

European officials pledged to support Greenland after US President Donald Trump restarted his campaign to take the self-governed island in the wake of his strike on Venezuela. Across the continent, Europe’s biggest powers expressed solidarity with Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory …


Europe Backs Greenland After Trump Resumes Takeover Threats
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Description: European officials pledged to support Greenland after US President Donald Trump restarted his campaign to take the self-governed island in the wake of his strike on Venezuela. Across the continent, Europe’s biggest powers expressed solidarity with Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:45:00 +0000
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UK’s Admiral Group Completes Sale of US Motor Business to PE Firm J.C. Flowers

UK insurer Admiral Group plc announced it has completed the sale of its U.S. motor insurance business – including Elephant Insurance Co. and Elephant Insurance Services – to J.C. Flowers & Co., the private equity firm, effective from December 31, …


UK’s Admiral Group Completes Sale of US Motor Business to PE Firm J.C. Flowers
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Category: National News
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Is the AI Boom a Bubble Waiting to Pop? Here’s What History Says

As the artificial intelligence trade continues to push the stock market to new highs, investors are increasingly asking if we’re living through another financial bubble that’s destined to burst. The answer isn’t so simple, at least according to history. The …


Is the AI Boom a Bubble Waiting to Pop? Here’s What History Says
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Germany Sees Russian Covert Attacks as Prelude to Wider Conflict

Russia is intensifying covert attacks on key infrastructure in Germany in a campaign of hybrid warfare that Berlin views as a possible prelude to a wider conflict, according to a military document obtained by Bloomberg. As Germany positions itself as …


Germany Sees Russian Covert Attacks as Prelude to Wider Conflict
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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Oil Tankers Sail From Venezuela With no Flag or Safety Documents, Shipping Data Show

Tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel that left the country’s waters in recent days are sailing in international waters without a known flag or ship safety documentation in place, shipping data showed. The location of the vessels is unknown …


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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:58:13 +0000
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High-Net-Worth Provider PCS Gets Former PURE CEO Buchmueller as Chairman

Ross Buchmueller, founder and former CEO of PURE Insurance, will be joining the board of managing general underwriter Private Client Select Insurance Services as chairman. Buchmueller announced Jan. 5 on LinkedIn that he agreed to serve as chair of the …


High-Net-Worth Provider PCS Gets Former PURE CEO Buchmueller as Chairman
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Category: National News
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Former Exec Sues Insight Partners for Being ‘Impossible for Women’

A former vice president at Insight Partners has sued the venture capital firm for wrongful termination and gender discrimination, accusing the prominent investor of keeping women from its highest levels. Katherine Lowry, a consultant and tech company strategist who joined …


Former Exec Sues Insight Partners for Being ‘Impossible for Women’
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SCDOI Says Uninsured Motorist Fund Payments Should Be Considered ‘Other Income’

Auto insurers in South Carolina should soon start receiving checks from the state to help defray the cost of providing uninsured motorist coverage, but carriers must properly calculate and account for the money. The state Department of Insurance announced in …


SCDOI Says Uninsured Motorist Fund Payments Should Be Considered ‘Other Income’
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Viewpoint: Georgia Reforms May Reshape Markets in Unintended Ways

Georgia lawmakers enacted two consumer-focused statutes that have gone into effect with the New Year that acknowledge and address one simple, but critical fact of life: Time is money. Approved by legislators in May 2025, Georgia Act 277 makes a …


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People Moves: Alliant Hires Ellison as SVP, Employee Benefits

Jason Ellison has joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Ellison will serve a national client base, providing strategic guidance across all aspects of employee benefits and total rewards programs. …


People Moves: Alliant Hires Ellison as SVP, Employee Benefits
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Judge Rejects Amazon’s Bid to Dismiss Price Gouging Lawsuit

A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Amazon.com’s bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the online retailer of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle, Amazon’s hometown, found “unpersuasive” a claim that Washington …


Judge Rejects Amazon’s Bid to Dismiss Price Gouging Lawsuit
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Massachusetts Fire Deaths Decline to 44; Toll Includes 10 Lost in Gabriel House Tragedy

Fire deaths in Massachusetts declined in 2025 from a seven-year high in 2024, according to state fire officials. Excluding fatal motor vehicle collisions with an ensuing fire, Massachusetts recorded 44 fire deaths in 30 fires during 2025, State Fire Marshal …


Massachusetts Fire Deaths Decline to 44; Toll Includes 10 Lost in Gabriel House Tragedy
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood

Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood—one sunflower at a time. The registered nurse and mother of three lost her 1898 farm-style house in the Eaton Fire, one of two deadly wildfires that …


Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood
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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:34 +0000
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Massachusetts Credit Union Completes Buy of Maryland’s Peoples Bank, Insurance

Massachusetts-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union reported it closed on its previously announced purchase of The Peoples Bank in Maryland, following receipt of all regulatory and shareholder approvals. In its 2024 annual report, Peoples Bank said the purchase price would be …


Massachusetts Credit Union Completes Buy of Maryland’s Peoples Bank, Insurance
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Category: East News
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:32 +0000
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026

The elimination of US tax credits for residential heat pumps, solar panels and batteries will make electrifying your home more expensive in 2026, and tariffs and made-in-America mandates could add additional costs. Just how pricey remains to be seen. New …


Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026
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Description: The elimination of US tax credits for residential heat pumps, solar panels and batteries will make electrifying your home more expensive in 2026, and tariffs and made-in-America mandates could add additional costs. Just how pricey remains to be seen. New …
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Category: National News
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:26 +0000
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Appeals Panel Says California’s Open Carry Ban in Populated Counties Unconstitutional

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …


Appeals Panel Says California’s Open Carry Ban in Populated Counties Unconstitutional
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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:08 +0000
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Virginia High Court Rules Wage Theft Law Does Not Cover Commissions

The Virginia wage theft statute does not extend to protect employee commissions, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The Virgibia Supreme Court wrote that, in the plain meaning, the term “wages” ordinarily is distinct from commissions. The court found that …


Virginia High Court Rules Wage Theft Law Does Not Cover Commissions
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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:05 +0000
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Monday, January 5, 2026

People Moves: Novatae Group Names Juergens as CFO

Novatae Risk Group, the wholesale insurance business of World Insurance Associates, announced that Walter Juergens has joined the company as its new chief financial officer. In this role, Juergens will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial management, …


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Description: Novatae Risk Group, the wholesale insurance business of World Insurance Associates, announced that Walter Juergens has joined the company as its new chief financial officer. In this role, Juergens will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial management, …
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Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:53:44 +0000
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Monday, January 5, 2026

Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud

A United States Postal Service employee has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly collecting augmented workers’ compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois announced last month. Graciela Venegas, 66, …


Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
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Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:10:57 +0000
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