Full content: An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers said was worsened by climate change. Nearly 800,000 people have been affected by the severe rains that started in December, …

Full content: A new survey found three overarching themes that affect the purchase of flood insurance centered on awareness, action, and coverage misconceptions, according to Chubb’s Flood Risk and Resilience report. The survey of more than 1,500 high-net-worth homeowners, commercial businesses, agents, …

Full content: Most carriers today generate leads from a mix of sources: agent driven activity, direct-to-consumer campaigns, affinity partnerships, and embedded insurance programs. Yet as acquisition costs rise and distribution ecosystems grow more complex, an insurance carrier’s competitive advantage is increasingly defined …

Full content: MSP Recovery, a now-famous Miami litigation firm, has won some and lost some in federal and state appeals courts in a decade-long enterprise that has earned it millions of dollars in fees for, essentially, moving funds from auto insurers to …

Full content: Oregon recorded fewer accepted disabling workers’ compensation claims in 2024 even as statewide employment continued to rise, new data from the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services show. The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division received 21,749 accepted disabling claims last …

Full content: Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked the county to hold off on making initial payments for a landmark $4 billion sexual abuse settlement while his office conducts a criminal investigation of potentially fraudulent claims. In a letter to …

Full content: New York and most of the Northeast will likely be spared the worst of a new winter storm this weekend that still may clip Cape Cod and eastern New England.

Full content: Marsh reported fourth quarter revenue of $6.6 billion, an increase of 9% from $6.1 billion reported during the same period in 2024. Organic, or underlying growth, during Q4 was 4%, down from 7% in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 operating income …

Full content: U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating a Waymo autonomous vehicle that struck a child near a school in Santa Monica, California, the second recent probe to examine the behavior of the Alphabet Inc. unit’s robotaxis near children. The vehicle collided …

Full content: It’s getting harder to afford living in Texas — even as incomes and educational attainment grow and poverty declines. Despite the state’s robust economic growth since the start of the decade, incomes in Texas haven’t kept pace with the nation …

Full content: The clock is ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program—again. The NFIP is part of the federal funding package, which is set to expire at the end of Jan. 30. Unless Congress compromises on several issues, namely funding for the …

Full content: An Alabama insurance agent running for governor is challenging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to seek the office, accusing the football coach-turned-politician of not meeting the legal requirement to have lived in the state for seven years. Ken McFeeters, who …

Full content: A fire in a commercial plaza in Thomaston, Connecticut damaged five businesses including a popular restaurant, Patti’s Place. Firefighters battled the building fire on Park Street late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. “Crews started with an aggressive interior attack, …

Full content: Arch Insurance International (Arch) announced the launch of its event cancellation cyber coverage, which is available through both the London market and Arch’s instant quote and bind platform, Arch IQ. Offered as a cyber extension to an event cancellation policy, …