Tuesday, January 13, 2026

People Moves: Chaucer Taps Carpenter’s Loh as CEO Singapore; Price Forbes Singapore Names Carpenter’s Heath as Head of Reinsurance and Wholesale

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chaucer Group and Price Forbes Singapore. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chaucer Taps Carpenter’s Loh as CEO Singapore, AXA XL’s Bryan to Lead Reinsurance APAC Chaucer Group, the …


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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Door of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Was Locked, Says RTS

A service door that might have offered a second escape route at the Swiss bar where a deadly fire claimed 40 lives on New Year’s Eve was locked at the time of the incident, one of the managers told Swiss …


Door of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Was Locked, Says RTS
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Markets/Coverages: BHSI Expands Casualty Lines in Italy

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the introduction of primary casualty policies for national and multinational risks in Italy. “We are pleased to launch our modular, proprietary primary casualty solution, expressly designed to meet our customers’ need for simplicity, clarity …


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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Factbox: Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI Deepfakes

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok on X, launching probes, imposing bans and demanding safeguards, in a growing global push to curb illegal material. Here …


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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

BBC Defends Documentary Targeted by Trump in $10 Billion Suit

The British Broadcasting Corp. signaled some of its defenses against President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, telling a judge that the documentary at the center of the case was fair despite a misleading edit of one segment. The BBC …


BBC Defends Documentary Targeted by Trump in $10 Billion Suit
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Wildfires, Storms Fuel 2025 Insured Losses of $108 Billion: Munich Re Report

Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday. That compared with an inflation-adjusted $147 billion in 2024, the German reinsurer said, as the U.S. mainland avoided hurricanes for …


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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Delaware’s Einstein Insurance

Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group (SHAIG) announced the acquisition of Einstein Insurance Inc., an aviation insurance agency based in New Castle, Delaware, Einstein Insurance Inc. became part of Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Agency, a division of SHAIG, on January 1, …


Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Delaware’s Einstein Insurance
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Category: East News
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Experian: AI Agents Could Overtake Human Error as Cause of Data Breaches

Artificial intelligence continues to be at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast for 2026, with the scope, frequency and cost of cyber incidents heavily influenced by the technology. AI makes its way into many of the predictions in Experian’s …


Experian: AI Agents Could Overtake Human Error as Cause of Data Breaches
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Florida Lawmakers Ready for Another Shot at Litigation Funding Limits

Florida property-casualty insurance leaders have said they are not expecting big changes from the Legislature’s 2026 regular session that begins today, given the much-touted impact that 2022 reforms have already had on excessive litigation costs in recent years. But one …


Florida Lawmakers Ready for Another Shot at Litigation Funding Limits
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to $2.46B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the Boy Scouts of America’s landmark $2.46 billion settlement of sex abuse claims in a case involving a group of abuse survivors who wanted to pursue lawsuits against …


Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to $2.46B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Judge Lets Orsted Resume Rhode Island Offshore Wind Project Halted by Trump

A federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer Orsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects last month. The ruling by U.S. District …


Judge Lets Orsted Resume Rhode Island Offshore Wind Project Halted by Trump
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Description: A federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer Orsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects last month. The ruling by U.S. District …
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Ex-Insurance Agent Sentenced for 2 Fraud Counts Faces Additional Charges

A Baltimore County judge sentenced Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, to six months incarceration for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. A jury found Okolo guilty of those charges on December 4 last …


Ex-Insurance Agent Sentenced for 2 Fraud Counts Faces Additional Charges
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Description: A Baltimore County judge sentenced Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, to six months incarceration for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. A jury found Okolo guilty of those charges on December 4 last …
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Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada

Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses AI to help …


Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada
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Description: Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses AI to help …
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FAA Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash

Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning for pilots to watch out for the temporary obstacle …


FAA Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash
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Description: Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning for pilots to watch out for the temporary obstacle …
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Sexual Assault Charges Dropped Against Former AIG Exec McElroy

Authorities in Vermont have dropped sexual assault charges against David McElroy, a former executive at American International Group (AIG). According to a document filed in Vermont Superior Court in Lamoille County, the state’s attorney for Lamoille County on Dec. 31, …


Sexual Assault Charges Dropped Against Former AIG Exec McElroy
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Monday, January 12, 2026

Michigan Auto Industry Faces ‘a Critical Time,’ Report Says

Michigan needs to confront risks to its $348 billion piece of the global automotive industry this year and move decisively toward keeping jobs, engineering and production in the state. That message comes from Glenn Stevens, executive director of statewide industry …


Michigan Auto Industry Faces ‘a Critical Time,’ Report Says
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People Moves: Rockford Mutual Announces Leadership Transition

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company announced CFO Mark McWethy has decided to retire effective June 30, 2026. McWethy will continue to serve the company in an advisory capacity alongside two significant leaders being promoted into their new roles. Effective immediately, Tiffany …


People Moves: Rockford Mutual Announces Leadership Transition
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Texas Staffing Agency to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee and institute significant reforms to …


Texas Staffing Agency to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
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Texas Medical Marijuana Industry Sprouts New Businesses, Patients

After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program this year. In September, Texas officially rolled out the …


Texas Medical Marijuana Industry Sprouts New Businesses, Patients
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Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching

Alliant Insurance Services is the latest to join a group of brokers suing new competitor Howden US over what it calls Howden’s “smash-and-grab” strategy to take teams from other brokers. The suit also names three former employees—Jessie Guerrero, Christina Murphy, …


Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching
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Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources

Oil companies aiming to participate in new exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro are in hasty discussions to find tankers and put together operations to transfer the crude safely from vessels and …


Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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Business Moves: Nexus Acquires Medical Tourism MGA; SRG Buys North of England Broker Kennett; Jensten Buys 3 Brokers, Gaining 1st Entry in Scotland

Nexus Buys Medical Tourism MGA Sure Insurance Services Nexus Underwriting, the London-based MGA and a Brown & Brown subsidiary, announced it has acquired Sure Insurance Services, a leading provider of specialist solutions for the medical tourism industry. The deal has …


Business Moves: Nexus Acquires Medical Tourism MGA; SRG Buys North of England Broker Kennett; Jensten Buys 3 Brokers, Gaining 1st Entry in Scotland
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Data Centers Will Need $3 Trillion Through 2030, Moody’s Says

At least $3 trillion is set to flow into data-center-related investments over the next five years, capital that will rely on the might of multiple areas of the credit markets to provide, according to Moody’s Ratings. Trillions of dollars will …


Data Centers Will Need $3 Trillion Through 2030, Moody’s Says
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Georgia Republicans Move to Scrap State Income Tax by 2032 Despite Concerns

Eliminating state income taxes sounds great to many voters, but Republicans backing the push in multiple states still face questions about whether such big tax cuts can be made without raising other taxes or sharply cutting state funding for education, …


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Category: Southeast News
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:44:02 +0000
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SC Lab and CEO to Repay $6.8M in Kickback Scheme Exposed by Whistleblower

A South Carolina medical testing laboratory and its CEO have agreed to repay more than $6 million for allegedly paying kickbacks to doctors in return for boosting lab testing referrals. The settlement resulted from a civil lawsuit brought by a …


SC Lab and CEO to Repay $6.8M in Kickback Scheme Exposed by Whistleblower
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Description: A South Carolina medical testing laboratory and its CEO have agreed to repay more than $6 million for allegedly paying kickbacks to doctors in return for boosting lab testing referrals. The settlement resulted from a civil lawsuit brought by a …
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:35:38 +0000
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Rideshare Drivers Protest Robotaxis as California Considers More Regulations

Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and blocked traffic. About two dozen drivers …


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Description: Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and blocked traffic. About two dozen drivers …
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South Carolina Measles Outbreak Grows, Spreads to NC and Ohio

South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in three days last week. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and …


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Description: South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in three days last week. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and …
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:43:06 +0000
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Delaware Reports Avian Flu in a Commercial Poultry Flock

Delaware officials announced Sunday that preliminary testing of a commercial broiler flock in Kent County has returned presumptive positive for avian influenza. The Delaware Department of Agriculture said it quarantined the affected premises, and the birds on the property are …


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Description: Delaware officials announced Sunday that preliminary testing of a commercial broiler flock in Kent County has returned presumptive positive for avian influenza. The Delaware Department of Agriculture said it quarantined the affected premises, and the birds on the property are …
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North Carolina May Lose $50M in Federal Funds Over Immigrant Trucker Licenses

North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered problems, the U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday. North Carolina is …


North Carolina May Lose $50M in Federal Funds Over Immigrant Trucker Licenses
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Description: North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered problems, the U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday. North Carolina is …
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Category: Southeast News
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Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Property Direct & Facultative in Bermuda

Brit Group Holdings Ltd. announced it will begin writing property direct & facultative business in Bermuda through Brit Re. This will see Brit Re write US and Global Property D&F from January, with a focus on US-based complex risks. Core …


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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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