Thursday, February 19, 2026

Marsh Risk Launches Excess Casualty Facility for US Digital Infrastructure

Marsh Risk, a business of broker Marsh, announced the launch of Nimbus Casualty, a new insurance facility providing clients with excess general liability protection during the construction phase of US-based digital infrastructure projects. The facility offers up to $75 million …


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Pritzker to Halt Data Center Tax Perks as Power Bills Soar

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is seeking to temporarily halt incentives for data centers in a bid to contain soaring power bills. Pritzker, a Democrat seeking his third term as governor, wants to implement a two-year moratorium on new state-issued tax …


Pritzker to Halt Data Center Tax Perks as Power Bills Soar
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Category: Midwest News
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:34:13 +0000
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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas

A fast-moving wildfire on Oklahoma’s panhandle has doubled in size as it presses into Kansas, as firefighters contend with days of dry heat and gusting winds across the Great Plains. The Ranger Road Fire had consumed more than 280,000 acres …


Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas
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Description: A fast-moving wildfire on Oklahoma’s panhandle has doubled in size as it presses into Kansas, as firefighters contend with days of dry heat and gusting winds across the Great Plains. The Ranger Road Fire had consumed more than 280,000 acres …
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Category: Midwest News
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:16:33 +0000
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Texas Sues Dow, Alleging Water Pollution Violations at Chemical Plant

The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit last week against Dow Chemical Co., North America’s largest chemical manufacturer, describing hundreds of water pollution violations from its industrial complex on the rural Gulf Coast in Seadrift. While the state’s 46-page …


Texas Sues Dow, Alleging Water Pollution Violations at Chemical Plant
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Thursday, February 19, 2026

District of Columbia Seeks Federal Help for Potomac River Sewage Spill

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested federal support as the region continues to deal with a January 19 pipe break that sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington. Bowser has asked for a Presidential Emergency …


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Georgia Supreme Court Disbars Workers’ Comp Attorney for Taking Client Funds

The Georgia Supreme Court this week disbarred a workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney after in investigation alleged that he had forged clients’ signatures and kept almost $160,000 in settlement proceeds for his own use. Bryan Matthew Pritchett, of Chamblee, had been …


Georgia Supreme Court Disbars Workers’ Comp Attorney for Taking Client Funds
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Lemonade Books Q4 Net Loss of $21.7M as Customer Count Grows

Insurtech Lemonade reported a fourth quarter 2025 net loss of about $21.7 million compared with a loss of about $30 million during the same time in 2024. Revenue and gross profit increased 53% and 73%, respectively, versus Q4 2024. However, …


Lemonade Books Q4 Net Loss of $21.7M as Customer Count Grows
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Edison Is Slashing Top Executive Bonuses After Deadly LA Fire

Edison International is cutting top executive bonuses by 40% to reflect the impact of the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfire that killed 19 people and damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures. The decision follows a hard season for Edison’s Southern …


Edison Is Slashing Top Executive Bonuses After Deadly LA Fire
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Description: Edison International is cutting top executive bonuses by 40% to reflect the impact of the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfire that killed 19 people and damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures. The decision follows a hard season for Edison’s Southern …
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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Palantir Gets Partial Win in Fight With Ex-Workers at AI Startup

A judge agreed with Palantir Technologies Inc. that a trio of former employees likely violated confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements in founding their artificial intelligence startup but stopped short of halting their work at the new company, Percepta. Palantir sued Percepta …


Palantir Gets Partial Win in Fight With Ex-Workers at AI Startup
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Description: A judge agreed with Palantir Technologies Inc. that a trio of former employees likely violated confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements in founding their artificial intelligence startup but stopped short of halting their work at the new company, Percepta. Palantir sued Percepta …
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Markets/Coverages: BluNiche Launches Pharmaceutical Product Recall Insurance

BluNiche, the London-based product recall specialist MGA, announced the launch of its Pharmaceutical Recall Insurance product, expanding its portfolio to provide dedicated coverage for the pharmaceutical sector. The new offering provides comprehensive recall protection for pharmaceutical companies, contract manufacturers, contract …


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India to Decide on Russia Oil Tanker Insurance Firms Within Days

The Indian government must decide in the next few days whether to keep allowing a handful of Russian companies to insure tankers when they deliver oil to the Asian nation. The process comes at a time when New Delhi is …


India to Decide on Russia Oil Tanker Insurance Firms Within Days
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:44:41 +0000
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Update: UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ for Banks

As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing pressure to prove they’re not underestimating the risk in their mortgage books. Nationwide Building Society — once seen as an …


Update: UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ for Banks
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Description: As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing pressure to prove they’re not underestimating the risk in their mortgage books. Nationwide Building Society — once seen as an …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:06:32 +0000
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Zurich Insurance Profit Beats Estimates as CEO Eyes Beazley

Zurich Insurance Group AG’s profit rose to a record in 2025, giving Chief Executive Officer Mario Greco a tailwind as he pursues the acquisition of Beazley Plc. Group operating profit rose to $8.9 billion in the year, the company said, …


Zurich Insurance Profit Beats Estimates as CEO Eyes Beazley
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Description: Zurich Insurance Group AG’s profit rose to a record in 2025, giving Chief Executive Officer Mario Greco a tailwind as he pursues the acquisition of Beazley Plc. Group operating profit rose to $8.9 billion in the year, the company said, …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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Startups in Britain Turn to AI Instead of Costly New Hires

British entrepreneurship appears to be on the rise, with tens of thousands of new businesses popping up. The problem, for workers, is that these startups are increasingly using artificial intelligence and freelancers instead of taking on permanent staff. New firms …


Startups in Britain Turn to AI Instead of Costly New Hires
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:53:46 +0000
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People Moves: Gallagher Expands Executive, Financial Risk Practice Leadership; AXA XL Promotes Williams and Schmude in Specialty Insurance

Gallagher Expands Executive and Financial Risk Practice Leadership Team Gallagher, headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, appointed new leaders in its executive and financial risk practice. Seth Pfalzer has been appointed senior vice president and national director, joining the practice’s board …


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Judge Tosses Buffalo Wild Wings Lawsuit That Has ‘No Meat on Its Bones’

A U.S. federal judge threw out on Tuesday a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings that alleged the restaurant and sports bar chain deceived consumers by selling boneless wings that are not actually de-boned chicken wings. Judge John Tharp Jr. in …


Judge Tosses Buffalo Wild Wings Lawsuit That Has ‘No Meat on Its Bones’
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:18:50 +0000
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AI Claim Assistant Now Taking Auto Damage Claims Calls at Travelers

The Travelers Companies announced the launch of AI Claim Assistant, a fully agentic intelligent voice service to handle customer claim calls. The service, developed using OpenAI model capabilities and APIs, uses advanced language and speech recognition technologies, Travelers said, reporting …


AI Claim Assistant Now Taking Auto Damage Claims Calls at Travelers
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Fla. Commissioner Offers Major Changes to Citizens’ Commercial Clearinghouse Plan

Just days before a final committee vote on a bill that would establish a clearinghouse for Citizens’ commercial policies, Florida’s insurance commissioner has offered a rewrite—one that would give regulators more authority over who runs the clearinghouse, and limit how …


Fla. Commissioner Offers Major Changes to Citizens’ Commercial Clearinghouse Plan
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Decades-Old Abuse Payouts Squeeze California School and City Budgets

At James Monroe Middle School, located in a remote part of California’s High Desert, posters commemorating teacher appreciation week were hung beside porta-potties. They were the only toilets left for faculty members after the campus’s sewage system collapsed last year. …


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California Bill Requires Insurers to Offer, Renew Coverage for ‘Fire-Safe’ Homes

A new bill in California would require insurers to offer homeowners insurance to those who meet state home hardening and defensible space requirements. Senate Bill 1076, the Insurance Coverage for Fire-Safe Homes Act, was introduced by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez …


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Viewpoint: Runoff Specialists Have Evolved Into Key Strategic Partners for Insurers

The insurance industry has a long history of managing complex long-tail liabilities. In some cases, these liabilities grow so burdensome that they require specialized runoff solutions and as market conditions have evolved, so too have the shape of these runoff …


Viewpoint: Runoff Specialists Have Evolved Into Key Strategic Partners for Insurers
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State Drops Charges Against NJ Political Power Broker, Insurance Exec Norcross

New Jersey’s acting attorney general said Tuesday she will not ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him. The decision by Jennifer Davenport, …


State Drops Charges Against NJ Political Power Broker, Insurance Exec Norcross
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Insurance Fraud Bill Unanimously Passes Washington Senate

A bill intended to combat insurance fraud by updating a 20-year-old law passed the Washington state senate this week on a unanimous vote. Senate Bill 6031, which defines insurance fraud as its own crime, a Class B felony, was pushed …


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Thursday, February 19, 2026

US Attorney for DC Pirro Sues Her NY Hometown for $250K Over Trip-and-Fall

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit against her suburban hometown north of New York City and a power utility after claiming she tripped and fell while out walking. Pirro said …


US Attorney for DC Pirro Sues Her NY Hometown for $250K Over Trip-and-Fall
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Description: Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit against her suburban hometown north of New York City and a power utility after claiming she tripped and fell while out walking. Pirro said …
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:06 +0000
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Business Moves: BayPine to Acquire Broker Relation From Aquiline

Private equity firm Aquiline Capital said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell independent insurance broker Relation to investment firm BayPine. Chicago-based Relation was ranked No. 24 in Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report with about …


Business Moves: BayPine to Acquire Broker Relation From Aquiline
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Description: Private equity firm Aquiline Capital said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell independent insurance broker Relation to investment firm BayPine. Chicago-based Relation was ranked No. 24 in Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report with about …
Full content: Private equity firm Aquiline Capital said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell independent insurance broker Relation to investment firm BayPine. Chicago-based Relation was ranked No. 24 in Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report with about …
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:20:35 +0000
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Verisk Downplays AI Disruption Fears as Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates

Verisk’s fourth-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with CEO Lee Shavel touting the quality of the firm’s proprietary data sets amid concerns around AI-driven disruption to the information services business model. The data analytics firm, which also provided …


Verisk Downplays AI Disruption Fears as Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates
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Description: Verisk’s fourth-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with CEO Lee Shavel touting the quality of the firm’s proprietary data sets amid concerns around AI-driven disruption to the information services business model. The data analytics firm, which also provided …
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:22:44 +0000
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

ITRC: Data-Breach ‘Transparency Is on Life Support’

An annual report for the Identity Theft Resource Center has found that there were a record 3,322 compromises of data in in the United States 2025, but there has been a significant decline in consumer notifications. According to ITRC’s Annual …


ITRC: Data-Breach ‘Transparency Is on Life Support’
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Description: An annual report for the Identity Theft Resource Center has found that there were a record 3,322 compromises of data in in the United States 2025, but there has been a significant decline in consumer notifications. According to ITRC’s Annual …
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:13:39 +0000
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Inszone Acquires Texas’ Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates

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 …


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Description: 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 …
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:23:33 +0000
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Specialty Program Group Integrates Anova Marine and Logistiq Insurance Solutions

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 …


Specialty Program Group Integrates Anova Marine and Logistiq Insurance Solutions
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Description: 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 …
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Category: Midwest News
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:18:45 +0000
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Ohio Asphalt Companies to Pay $30M to Settle False Claim Act Allegations

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. …


Ohio Asphalt Companies to Pay $30M to Settle False Claim Act Allegations
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Description: 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. …
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Category: Midwest News
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:06:46 +0000
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