News Center
News Archives - Insurance Journal
People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker
XPT Specialty, headquartered in Plano, Texas, hired Kyle Goedeke as an underwriter/broker. Goedeke has nearly a decade of experience across wholesale brokerage, underwriting, and excess and surplus (E&S) line placements. In his role at XPT Specialty, Goedeke will underwrite and …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 5:24 PM |
Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge
A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil fuels or boycott that industry. In a decision made public on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright said the law …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 5:02 PM |
Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells
Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 4:58 PM |
Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins
The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state’s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 4:18 PM |
Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash
Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed on Jan. 25 when the jet crashed on takeoff in Bangor, Maine. Local officials on Tuesday named four victims. The …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 4:09 PM |
17 Former NC State Athletes Join Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Former Trainer
Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, pushing the total number to 31 in a case that …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:58 PM |
Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals
Zurich Insurance’s bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers jostle for exposure to the lucrative specialty lines market, analysts, industry advisers and a broker said. London-listed Beazley said on …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:51 PM |
People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Stewart CEO of Newly Formed Canadian Unit
Ryan Specialty, the international specialty insurance intermediary, announced the appointment of Stephen Stewart as chief executive officer of Ryan Specialty Canada Ltd., the newly formed Canadian operating and holding entity for Ryan Specialty’s underwriting management businesses in Canada. Stewart will …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:36 PM |
Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers
Presumably, many insurers in the next couple of weeks will continue to announce very favorable quarterly and full-year earnings—the kind of numbers that could draw the attention of legislators and regulators. Asked his thoughts on the potential for the implementation …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 3:32 PM |
Patients of UCLA Doctor Shaken by Sex Abuse Conviction Overturn, What’s Next
Two years after a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist was convicted of sex abuse and sentenced to 11 years in prison, an attorney working to prepare an appeal of the case stumbled across an astounding find for the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 2:46 PM |
West News Archives - Insurance Journal
Patients of UCLA Doctor Shaken by Sex Abuse Conviction Overturn, What’s Next
Two years after a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist was convicted of sex abuse and sentenced to 11 years in prison, an attorney working to prepare an appeal of the case stumbled across an astounding find for the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 2:46 PM |
People Moves: Capital Insurance Group Promotes Noel to Regional Field Executive
Capital Insurance Group promoted Kimberly Noel to regional field executive for their Northwest region, overseeing underwriting teams and line of business performance in Oregon and Washington. Noel has more than 20 years of underwriting and leadership experience, including more than …
POSTED FEBRUARY 05, 2026 6:00 AM |
Governor ‘Not Convinced’ California Wants to Take Over PG&E
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he doesn’t see the state having the appetite to take over PG&E Corp., which has come under criticism recently for blackouts that hit San Francisco. “I’m not convinced” the state wants to get into the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 04, 2026 6:05 PM |
Appeals Court Overturns Former UCLA Gynecologist’s Sex Abuse Conviction
A California appeals court on Monday overturned a sex abuse conviction against a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist and ordered the case to be retried. A three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Dr. James …
POSTED FEBRUARY 04, 2026 2:26 PM |
Arizona Experienced 25% Decrease in Vehicle Thefts in 2025, New Report Shows
Vehicle thefts fell by 25% in Arizona in 2025 to the lowest rate in decades, and the third consecutive year of a decrease in the state, a new report shows. Data from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority’s Auto Crime Tracker …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
California Light Bulb Maker Paying $100K for Firing Pregnant Worker
A California lightbulb manufacturer is paying $100,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. Feit Electric Inc., a lightbulb manufacturer based in Los Angeles, must pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle the pregnancy discrimination suit filed by the U.S. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
Bill Introduced to ‘Transform’ the California FAIR Plan
A bill to initiate reforms to the California FAIR Plan that include changes to customer service and claims, and added transparency was introduced on Monday. Assembly Bill 1680, the Make It FAIR Act, authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon and sponsored …
POSTED FEBRUARY 02, 2026 9:06 PM |
Cluster of Quakes Felt Around San Francisco Bay, Including a M4.2
A cluster of earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday including a magnitude 4.2 temblor was felt by thousands. The United States Geological Survey reported more than two dozen different quakes. The largest was a M4.2 east of …
POSTED FEBRUARY 02, 2026 5:43 PM |
Two Companies Made Dried Milk Powder Linked to Botulism in Baby Formula
Two companies processed and supplied dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies, The Associated Press has learned. Organic whole milk powder that tested …
POSTED FEBRUARY 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
Meta Faces New Mexico Trial Over Child-Exploitation Claims
Meta Platforms is set to face trial this week in a lawsuit brought by the state of New Mexico accusing it of exposing children and teens to sexual exploitation on its platforms and profiting from it, the first case of …
POSTED FEBRUARY 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
NOTICE: The links and articles found on or within this news center are simply for informational purposes that we believe may be of benefit to our clients and/or website visitors. By providing these links on our website, we are not recommending or endorsing the use of the particular products or services these third parties offer. Nor does Premier Group Insurance confirm, corroborate or agree to the statistics or opinions on these links and articles. We urge you to review each website’s Privacy Policy, Disclaimers, and develop an independent opinion of the service or product for any link pursued.
|