Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Cherokee County man has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance fraud. Chad Ashe, aged 43, pleaded guilty on January 21, 2026, in Cherokee County District Court to one felony count …


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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Bank of England to Curb Offshore Life Insurance Trades

The Bank of England’s regulatory arm on Wednesday set out plans to tighten the capital treatment of funded reinsurance, a type of deal in which life insurers pass on risk to offshore reinsurers. British life insurers will have to increase …


Bank of England to Curb Offshore Life Insurance Trades
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:40:22 +0000
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Oil Traders Lawyer Up as Hormuz Disruptions Trigger Billions of Dollars in Disputes

Some of the biggest names in oil trading are becoming embroiled in a complex web of disputes that could be worth many billions of dollars, as the industry wrangles over who should be liable for contracted shipments that weren’t delivered …


Oil Traders Lawyer Up as Hormuz Disruptions Trigger Billions of Dollars in Disputes
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Description: Some of the biggest names in oil trading are becoming embroiled in a complex web of disputes that could be worth many billions of dollars, as the industry wrangles over who should be liable for contracted shipments that weren’t delivered …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:26:15 +0000
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Lemonade Logs Q1 Net Loss With Topline Growth

Insurtech Lemonade reported a first quarter 2026 net loss of about $35.8 million compared with a loss of about $62.4 million during the same time in 2025. However, Lemonade said its topline growth was positive, with 159% increase in year-to-year …


Lemonade Logs Q1 Net Loss With Topline Growth
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:50:23 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

GEICO Responds After Error Sent Cancellation Notices to Florida Drivers

GEICO leadership said this week that the company is working with Florida policyholders after a snafu inadvertently alerted people that their driver licenses had been suspended. The auto and property insurance company did not reveal details about what happened, only …


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Category: Southeast News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:37:58 +0000
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California Adopts Rules Allowing Testing And Deployment of Heavy-Duty AVs

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday adopted new regulations for autonomous vehicles, allowing manufacturers to test and deploy heavy-duty driverless vehicle technology on the state’s roads. Related: Tesla Avoids California Sales Halt Over Autopilot Marketing The new regulations …


California Adopts Rules Allowing Testing And Deployment of Heavy-Duty AVs
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:40:47 +0000
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Georgia Governor Candidate Hired Undocumented at His Mansion, Comp Claim Argues

A workers’ compensation claim has turned into accusations that the billionaire frontrunner in the Georgia governor’s race, a health care executive who has vowed to deport more immigrants, hired illegal immigrants to work on his property. Republican Rick Jackson, founder …


Georgia Governor Candidate Hired Undocumented at His Mansion, Comp Claim Argues
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:35:46 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Rational Market? How About ‘Dumb’ and ‘Bizarre’?

Industry executives who described insurance and reinsurance markets as “rational” in the not-so-distant past are now using words like “dumb” and “bizarre” to characterize soft-market competitor moves happening faster than expected, and in unusual places. W. Robert Berkley, Jr., chief …


Rational Market? How About ‘Dumb’ and ‘Bizarre’?
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:11:34 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Newport Specialty Partners Acquires New York Personal Lines MGA Complex Coverage

Newport Specialty Partners, a new specialty insurance platform backed by Lovell Minnick Partners, announced that it has acquired Complex Coverage, Inc. (CCI), a managing general agency focused on homeowners and personal lines coverage in New York. The transaction is Newport’s …


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Category: East News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:07:14 +0000
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Appeals Court Overturns $8M Defamation Award for Former Alabama Justice

An appeals court has reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him. The panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of …


Appeals Court Overturns $8M Defamation Award for Former Alabama Justice
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:53:53 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Iran War Fuels Piracy Surge Off Somalia Coast, EU Agency Says

The war in Iran is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia, according to a European Union naval force patrolling the region. There have been at least three confirmed hijackings in the past week alone, with …


Iran War Fuels Piracy Surge Off Somalia Coast, EU Agency Says
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:44:22 +0000
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Viewpoint: Japan and Korea Insurers to Accelerate M&As in the US and Globally

Japan and Korea insurers have shown unprecedented demand for M&As and strategic investments overseas in the past few years, targeting opportunities in both developed and emerging markets. While insurers from these two Asian economies have nuanced appetites and different capital …


Viewpoint: Japan and Korea Insurers to Accelerate M&As in the US and Globally
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:21:28 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Russia Shadow Fleet Undeterred by Starmer’s Threat as Ships Keep Crossing UK Waters

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so‑called “shadow fleet” has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows. In the month after Starmer’s …


Russia Shadow Fleet Undeterred by Starmer’s Threat as Ships Keep Crossing UK Waters
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:23:33 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Data Center Boom Strains Texas Homebuilders’ Need for Electricians

Abilene builder Gene Lantrip is on the front lines of Texas’ population boom, but a new force is making it harder to finish construction on homes. Data centers are poaching the electricians he needs to install light switches and wiring …


Data Center Boom Strains Texas Homebuilders’ Need for Electricians
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

New MGA Ascendri Aims For High-Value Homes in Catastrophe-Exposed Areas

Ascendri Insurance Services, a new managing general agency, has launched to address high-value risks in catastrophe-exposed markets. Starting in California, Ascendri will provide excess & surplus homeowners coverage for homes with insured values up to $10 million, targeting a segment …


New MGA Ascendri Aims For High-Value Homes in Catastrophe-Exposed Areas
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:01:32 +0000
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Fast-Moving Storms Batter the Midwest With Hail, Heavy Rain

Fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain Monday, flooding streets, stranding commuters and downing many trees, including one in western Michigan that landed on a man and killed him. More than 56 million …


Fast-Moving Storms Batter the Midwest With Hail, Heavy Rain
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

AMA Says Research on Medical Liability Claims Shows ‘Broken’ System

New research studies from the American Medical Association (AMA) reveal many physicians face a significant risk of being sued during their careers. The ever-present risk of lawsuits—even when no error occurred—and high medical liability insurance premiums have contributed to a …


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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:26:31 +0000
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Bill to Extend Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Introduced in Senate Committee

A bipartisan effort is underway in the Senate with the introduction of a bill to extended the federal terrorism risk insurance program for seven years. A federal backstop for terrorism risk was first initiated late in 2002 by the Terrorism …


Bill to Extend Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Introduced in Senate Committee
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Purdue Pharma Receives $5.5B Sentence, Paving Way for Opioid Settlement

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced on Tuesday to $5.5 billion in fines and penalties stemming from its 2020 guilty plea to charges of deceiving government regulators and paying kickbacks to doctors to boost opioid sales. The sentencing in New …


Purdue Pharma Receives $5.5B Sentence, Paving Way for Opioid Settlement
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LaGuardia Controller Staffing on Night of Collision May Have Violated Rules

Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck may have violated the facility’s procedures by combining roles before midnight, according to a document seen by Reuters. The crash at …


LaGuardia Controller Staffing on Night of Collision May Have Violated Rules
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NJ Insurance Regulators Tell Lawmakers They Need Big Staff Increase

New Jersey’s insurance and banking regulators on Tuesday defended their push for a roughly 18% hike in their budget for the next fiscal year, a request that comes even as Gov. Mikie Sherrill has said she is seeking to close …


NJ Insurance Regulators Tell Lawmakers They Need Big Staff Increase
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California Jet Fuel Woes Deepen as Asia Flows Hit Decade Low

Jet fuel exports from Asia to California are at the lowest point in at least a decade, adding another pressure point to a burgeoning air travel crunch on the West Coast stemming from the war on Iran. With two days …


California Jet Fuel Woes Deepen as Asia Flows Hit Decade Low
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People Moves: XPT Specialty Salt Lake City Makes Two Senior Hires

XPT Specialty hired Travis Hirschi as a producer and branch manager and Kristin Miller as an underwriter in its Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Hirschi and Miller will work with retail agents to support hard-to-place and non-standard commercial risks across …


People Moves: XPT Specialty Salt Lake City Makes Two Senior Hires
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

North Texas Tornadoes Leave 2 Dead and Destroy Multiple Homes

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday. At least one person was killed and numerous homes were damaged Saturday night …


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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Dallas Hail, Tornado Threats Are Grounding Hundreds of Flights

A powerful band of thunderstorms threatening softball-sized hail, tornadoes and dangerous winds are menacing Dallas and the US South, grounding hundreds of flights and knocking out power to thousands. As of 3:45 p.m. local time, 278 flights were canceled at …


Dallas Hail, Tornado Threats Are Grounding Hundreds of Flights
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Category: Texas / South Central News
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:58:31 +0000
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Georgia Blaze Shows How Climate Change Has Led to More Wildfires in the East

Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Georgia, fire scientists said. Researchers blame a number of …


Georgia Blaze Shows How Climate Change Has Led to More Wildfires in the East
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Description: Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Georgia, fire scientists said. Researchers blame a number of …
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Category: Southeast News
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Commercial Auto, Telematics & Fleet Risks on April 29

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “Commercial Auto, Telematics & Fleet Risks” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for commercial auto carriers, fleet underwriters, risk managers, brokers and more. This event features vendors …


Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Commercial Auto, Telematics & Fleet Risks on April 29
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Category: National News
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Lockton Unveils Plans for Future Global Headquarters in Leawood, Kansas

Lockton revealed new details this week of its future global headquarters located in Leawood, Kansas. The insurance brokerage will be based in a twelve-story building that will serve as the centerpiece of a 34-acre project. Lockton first announced the headquarters …


Lockton Unveils Plans for Future Global Headquarters in Leawood, Kansas
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Category: Midwest News
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Small Plane Crash in Minnesota Kills North Dakota Legislator and the Pilot

A small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said. North Dakota state Rep. Liz Conmy, of Fargo, was killed in the crash, …


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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

People Moves: MGA Banyan Risk Taps Ex-SiriusPoint CEO Malloy as Executive MD; CFC Names Finn From Canopius as Head of Cyber Exposure, Proactive Risk

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at managing general agents Banyan Risk and CFC. A summary of these new hires follows here. MGA Banyan Risk Taps Ex-SiriusPoint CEO Malloy as Executive MD Banyan Risk Ltd., a specialty managing …


People Moves: MGA Banyan Risk Taps Ex-SiriusPoint CEO Malloy as Executive MD; CFC Names Finn From Canopius as Head of Cyber Exposure, Proactive Risk
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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