Full content: For years, a segment of the Florida property insurance industry had lobbied for more access to the lower-cost reinsurance offered by the state-sanctioned Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund—mainly through a lowered retention, or deductible, level. Today, three years into Florida’s tort-reform …

Full content: California Gov. Gavin Newsom is advancing a plan that could funnel hundreds of millions in road dollars to a struggling oil refinery—pitching it as a cleaner jet fuel initiative. The credit, drawn from funds voters designated for highways and local …

Full content: An insurance industry supported wildfire mitigation designation program has been expanded into 10 additional high-risk states with Florida being one. The expansion comes at a time when Florida is experiencing widespread drought conditions and state officials are concerned that the …

Full content: The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has withdrawn a proposal opposed by insurers that would have expanded to commercial lines a provision requiring insurers to disclose if they consider claims history for purposes of canceling or refusing to renew coverage. The …

Full content: Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it the first U.S. state to put a moratorium on new data centers as opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows across the country over their impact on household energy bills and …

Full content: Britain may widen a planned ban on non-disclosure agreements that silence victims of workplace harassment, discrimination and abuse to include agency workers and the self-employed, as well as permanent staff, the government said on Wednesday. Launching a 12-week consultation, the …

Full content: Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. More pumps also are being added to the Cheboygan Dam to help push water toward …

Full content: World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Heuring Crop Insurance of Boonville, Indiana on November 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Heuring has been providing farmers with comprehensive crop insurance coverage for over 25 …

Full content: A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any of the country’s flood defenses. The research, provided by mapping service Ordnance Survey and Snowflake, an AI data cloud company, …

Full content: First quarter 2026 net income at Progressive Corp. increased 10% compared to the same period a year ago to nearly $2.8 billion. Progressive reports results monthly. Net income for March was up 36% to about $712 million. The Mayfield Village, …

Full content: A recent high-profile report highlighted a growing challenge for data centers: despite abundant insurance capacity, large data center projects are struggling to secure sufficient coverage. This may seem surprising given the available capacity in the market, but it reflects insurers’ …

Full content: Medical technology firm EBR Systems on Wednesday said a cybersecurity incident detected in February may have resulted in unauthorized access to a small amount of personal health information. The company said it became aware of a network disruption around February …

Full content: Last week, two volunteer fire departments in Vandergrift Borough, Pennsylvania suspended their services because their workers’ compensation insurance policies lapsed. State law requires fire departments to have the coverage. Because of the lapse in insurance, the firefighters could not respond …

Full content: Aegon has agreed to sell its UK insurance business to Standard Life for a total value of 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion), the Dutch insurer said on Wednesday. The payment would consist of a cash amount of 750 million pounds …