Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Viewpoint: What Marijuana’s Move to Schedule III Really Means for Cannabis Insurance

The cannabis world is buzzing about a possible move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. If it happens, it will be a meaningful shift—especially for taxes and market access—but it will not …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Georgia Commissioner Touts More Auto Rate Reductions by Major Insurers

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King announced more auto insurance rate reductions for motorists in the state—the second announcement in as many months. King credited tort-reform laws and stepped-up efforts to combat insurance fraud. “As we continue the OCI mission to …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

People Moves: Jencap Names Edge Binding Team Manager; Alliant Hires Givens

Jencap, one of the largest wholesale brokerages in the U.S., announced that John Michael “JM” Edge, formerly of Amwins, is the new property and casualty binding team manager for Atlanta, Charlotte and Denver teams. Edge spent more than 10 years …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Insurance Industry ‘Megadeals’ Dominate 2025, Says PwC

“Megadeals” are ruling insurance industry mergers and acquisitions as action remained consistent throughout 2025, with the prospect that the need for growth with drive more deals in 2026. According to a new report from PwC, 93% of deal value during …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

People Moves: Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property Insurance; MGA Arrow Launches Professional Indemnity Practice, Naming Cox as Class Underwriter

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Insurance Group and MGA Arrow Risk Management. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property Insurance Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Insurance Tech: Zywave Releases Suite of Specialized AI Agents

Insurance technology provider Zywave unveiled an agentic AI strategy, and what it calls the industry’s first suite of insurance-specialized AI agents. The agents will help insurance companies transform how they work and achieve unprecedented levels of revenue growth and productivity. …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

India’s Parliament Approves Bill to Raise Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance to 100%

India’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to raise foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 100% from 74%, a move that will help insure more people in the world’s most populous country. The increase in the FDI limit …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Auto Insurers Must Soon Submit Info to New Kentucky Insurance Verification System

Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet and Department of Insurance have launched a new vehicle insurance verification system, and auto insurers have until Jan. 15 to start getting on board. The new Kentucky Insurance Verification System, authorized by state lawmakers earlier this year, …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Court Awards $32 Million Over Premature Baby’s Death at Yale Hospital

A Connecticut court has awarded $32 million to the estate of a child born prematurely who died three months later after being given a cow-based nutrition fortifier by Yale New Haven Hospital without the parents’ or any consent. The decision …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Pacific Northwest Gets Brief Break Before Storms Return Thursday

Rain will ease Wednesday across the Pacific Northwest after floods and winds left at least 600,000 without power, forced hundreds of people in Washington to flee their homes and killed at least one person. The respite is expected to be …


Pacific Northwest Gets Brief Break Before Storms Return Thursday
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Poorer Americans Dropped Federal Flood Insurance When Rates Rose

When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to align premiums with real flood risk, driven higher …


Poorer Americans Dropped Federal Flood Insurance When Rates Rose
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Hub International Adds Former CNA, USAA Chief Executives to its Board

Brokerage Hub International said it has added former CNA chief executive officer and executive chairman Dino Robusto as chairman of the board, and former USAA president and CEO Wayne Peacock as director of the board. “The addition of both of …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

California Regulator Puts Tesla Sales Suspension Order on Hold

A California regulator has deferred an order for Tesla to suspend sales in its biggest U.S. market, giving the electric vehicle maker more time to address its accusation of misleading marketing and overstating self-driving capabilities. The Department of Motor Vehicles …


California Regulator Puts Tesla Sales Suspension Order on Hold
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CFC Hires Aspen’s Camara as CEO of CFC USA

Specialist insurer CFC said it has named Justin Camara as chief executive officer of CFC USA Camara, a 30-year industry veteran, will arrive to lead CFC USA’s growth strategy in the U.S. from his latest role as executive vice president …


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Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy

The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we expect they will largely continue to do so in 2026. The European insurance sector is exposed to many external risks, …


Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Passenger Ferry Held for Hours After Suspected Russian Hack

European investigators are probing whether Russian military hackers breached computer systems on a vessel owned by MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, the world’s largest container shipping group, according to people familiar with the matter. The ferry, operated by MSC’s Grandi Navi …


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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Ohio Man Sentenced in Multi-State Car Theft Ring

The lead defendant in a $1.5 million chop shop conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court last week to 84 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio announced. Kahrese Tracey Scott Lee, 28, of Cincinnati, pleaded …


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Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s government, targeting its main source of income. It is unclear how Trump …


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Ohio Bakery Faces $394K in Fines for Unsafe Working Conditions

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Ohio commercial bakery after a federal investigation determined the employer had allegedly exposed workers to unsafe working conditions including chemical, caught-between and caught-in, pinch-point, and struck-by hazards. In addition to these serious …


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Water Shortages in South Texas Drive Downgrade of Corpus Christi

A drought in South Texas caused Moody’s Ratings to downgrade the city of Corpus Christi, which projects demand for water will outpace supply by the spring of 2027. The ratings company lowered the city of roughly 320,000 people to A1 …


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Update: EU Eases Combustion Engine Ban to Help Ailing Industry

The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the transition to cleaner transport after months of industry pressure. The move suggests a slower rollout of electric vehicles in Europe …


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Spain Swine Fever Outbreak Grows With 10 New Wild Boar Deaths

Spain reported 10 new cases of wild boar deaths from African swine fever, expanding an outbreak that has put the major pork exporter into high alert. The dead animals, which bring the total count to 26 since the outbreak emerged …


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Hacking Group ‘ShinyHunters’ Claims Theft of Data From Users of Pornhub

The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it. Although Reuters could not immediately establish the scope, scale, or details of the …


Hacking Group ‘ShinyHunters’ Claims Theft of Data From Users of Pornhub
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Hyundai, Kia Agree to Retrofit 7 Million Vehicles to Address Theft Concerns

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia agreed to retrofit 7 million U.S. vehicles to address theft concerns and install prevention equipment on all new vehicles to resolve an investigation by a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general. The state attorneys general …


Hyundai, Kia Agree to Retrofit 7 Million Vehicles to Address Theft Concerns
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Description: Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia agreed to retrofit 7 million U.S. vehicles to address theft concerns and install prevention equipment on all new vehicles to resolve an investigation by a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general. The state attorneys general …
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:02:20 +0000
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Massachusetts Reports First Case of Silicosis in Stone Countertop Worker

Massachusetts public health officials have reported the first confirmed case of silicosis in the stone countertop fabrication industry in the state. The first confirmed case was recently diagnosed in a Hispanic man in his 40s who, for the past 14 …


Massachusetts Reports First Case of Silicosis in Stone Countertop Worker
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Description: Massachusetts public health officials have reported the first confirmed case of silicosis in the stone countertop fabrication industry in the state. The first confirmed case was recently diagnosed in a Hispanic man in his 40s who, for the past 14 …
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Category: East News
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:55 +0000
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Washington Commish Tells Insurers to Give Relief on Payments, Cancellations

Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer issued an emergency order that includes asking insurers in the state to provide grace periods for premium payments and a cancelation moratorium. The order was drafted to provide relief to Washington policyholders after the recent …


Washington Commish Tells Insurers to Give Relief on Payments, Cancellations
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Description: Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer issued an emergency order that includes asking insurers in the state to provide grace periods for premium payments and a cancelation moratorium. The order was drafted to provide relief to Washington policyholders after the recent …
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Category: West News
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:29 +0000
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Texas Sues Utility Company Xcel Over ‘Blatant Negligence’ in Fatal Wildfire

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Xcel Energy Inc., accusing the utility company of “blatant negligence” over its role in the Smokehouse Creek wildfire that killed three people and caused more than $1 billion in damage last year. “The company …


Texas Sues Utility Company Xcel Over ‘Blatant Negligence’ in Fatal Wildfire
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Description: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Xcel Energy Inc., accusing the utility company of “blatant negligence” over its role in the Smokehouse Creek wildfire that killed three people and caused more than $1 billion in damage last year. “The company …
Full content: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Xcel Energy Inc., accusing the utility company of “blatant negligence” over its role in the Smokehouse Creek wildfire that killed three people and caused more than $1 billion in damage last year. “The company …
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Category: Texas / South Central News
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:15 +0000
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

New York Says It Follows Federal Rules on Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants

New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday, and he …


New York Says It Follows Federal Rules on Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
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Description: New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday, and he …
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Category: East News
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:07 +0000
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Confie Acquires Texas’ TGS Insurance Agency

Confie announced the acquisition of TGS Insurance Agency, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based standard personal lines insurance agency. The acquisition advances Confie’s strategy to scale InsureOne into a leading national platform serving standard personal lines and small commercial customers. Founded in …


Confie Acquires Texas’ TGS Insurance Agency
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Description: Confie announced the acquisition of TGS Insurance Agency, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based standard personal lines insurance agency. The acquisition advances Confie’s strategy to scale InsureOne into a leading national platform serving standard personal lines and small commercial customers. Founded in …
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Category: Texas / South Central News
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:59:34 +0000
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Denver, Rockies Face Power Shutoffs as Winds Boost Fire Risk

Xcel Energy is preparing customers in the Rocky Mountain region for preemptive blackouts to help reduce the risk of wildfires as strong, dry winds threaten to knock down power lines. The utility said it would likely shut off power starting …


Denver, Rockies Face Power Shutoffs as Winds Boost Fire Risk
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Description: Xcel Energy is preparing customers in the Rocky Mountain region for preemptive blackouts to help reduce the risk of wildfires as strong, dry winds threaten to knock down power lines. The utility said it would likely shut off power starting …
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Category: West News
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:52:20 +0000
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