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Insurance News

Texas Sees Power Demand Quadrupling by 2032 on Data Center Boom

Apr 16, 2026

The Texas grid operator warned power demand may quadruple from recent record levels by 2032 to feed booming data-center ...

AI Use in Cybersecurity Could Show Holes in Short Term, Says Fitch

Apr 16, 2026

U.S. cyber insurers in 2025 reversed a couple of years of decline in direct written premiums to post growth of 11% but, ...

People Moves: Tokio Marine Kiln Promotes Spencer and Burgess to Lead Fine Art & Specie; HDI Global Taps Beblo From Everest as Global Head of Property Underwriting

Apr 16, 2026

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Tokio Marine Kiln and HDI Global. A summary of these ...

Grange Insurance Association Rebranding as Granwest Insurance

Apr 16, 2026

Seattle, Washington-based Grange Insurance Association will rebrand as Granwest Insurance. The new name reflects both th...

Mustard Maker Caught Pumping Pollutants Into River for Years and Lying About It

Apr 16, 2026

The Old Dutch Mustard Co., a mustard and vinegar manufacturing company and its owner were sentenced last Friday in feder...

Toxic Gas-Emitting Plants Get Pollution Reprieve Under Trump

Apr 16, 2026

After teacher Janet Rau learned that a carcinogenic gas was being released from an industrial plant near her school in 2...

Maryland Secures $2.2 Million Lead Paint Settlement From Tower Owner and Contractor

Apr 16, 2026

The owner of a Baltimore broadcast tower and its painting contractor will pay $2.2 million to the state of Maryland for ...

Sanctioned Russian Oil Ships Using Fake Insurance, Ukraine Says

Apr 16, 2026

A number of Russian shadow fleet tankers are transporting oil with insurance certificates from a company that doesn̵...

Life & Health

Markets/Coverages: Allstate Offers Free Identity Theft Protection; NFP Launches National Flood Practice

Apr 16, 2026

Allstate said it is starting to provide its customers with identity theft protection at no additional cost This added va...

AI Use in Cybersecurity Could Show Holes in Short Term, Says Fitch

Apr 16, 2026

U.S. cyber insurers in 2025 reversed a couple of years of decline in direct written premiums to post growth of 11% but, ...

Toxic Gas-Emitting Plants Get Pollution Reprieve Under Trump

Apr 16, 2026

After teacher Janet Rau learned that a carcinogenic gas was being released from an industrial plant near her school in 2...

Zantac Suits Tossed by Delaware Judge for Flawed Cancer Link

Apr 16, 2026

A Delaware judge threw out lawsuits seeking to link the heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, freeing makers of the product f...

Aon Expands Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program Capacity to $3.5B

Apr 16, 2026

Aon plc is expanding its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) with an additional $1 billion, incre...

People Moves: Former Verisk CEO Stephenson Joins ZestyAI Board of Directors; WTW Appoints Li to North America PPCU Consulting Team

Apr 16, 2026

Scott Stephenson, former chairman, president, and CEO of Verisk Analytics, joined the board of directors at ZestyAI, a S...

Viewpoint: Why Brokers Have Little to Fear and Everything to Gain From AI

Apr 16, 2026

The world’s largest insurance brokers recently found themselves caught in an “AI scare trade” after ne...

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming, but Can They Improve Forecasts?

Apr 15, 2026

A few days before Christmas, Howard Qin was scrutinizing weather forecasts on two laptops at home in Shanghai when he no...

Property & Casualty

Texas Sees Power Demand Quadrupling by 2032 on Data Center Boom

Apr 16, 2026

The Texas grid operator warned power demand may quadruple from recent record levels by 2032 to feed booming data-center ...

AI Use in Cybersecurity Could Show Holes in Short Term, Says Fitch

Apr 16, 2026

U.S. cyber insurers in 2025 reversed a couple of years of decline in direct written premiums to post growth of 11% but, ...

People Moves: Tokio Marine Kiln Promotes Spencer and Burgess to Lead Fine Art & Specie; HDI Global Taps Beblo From Everest as Global Head of Property Underwriting

Apr 16, 2026

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Tokio Marine Kiln and HDI Global. A summary of these ...

Grange Insurance Association Rebranding as Granwest Insurance

Apr 16, 2026

Seattle, Washington-based Grange Insurance Association will rebrand as Granwest Insurance. The new name reflects both th...

Mustard Maker Caught Pumping Pollutants Into River for Years and Lying About It

Apr 16, 2026

The Old Dutch Mustard Co., a mustard and vinegar manufacturing company and its owner were sentenced last Friday in feder...

Toxic Gas-Emitting Plants Get Pollution Reprieve Under Trump

Apr 16, 2026

After teacher Janet Rau learned that a carcinogenic gas was being released from an industrial plant near her school in 2...

Maryland Secures $2.2 Million Lead Paint Settlement From Tower Owner and Contractor

Apr 16, 2026

The owner of a Baltimore broadcast tower and its painting contractor will pay $2.2 million to the state of Maryland for ...

Sanctioned Russian Oil Ships Using Fake Insurance, Ukraine Says

Apr 16, 2026

A number of Russian shadow fleet tankers are transporting oil with insurance certificates from a company that doesn̵...

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