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Experian Launches Insurance Marketplace App on ChatGPT
Experian announced the launch of the Experian Insurance Marketplace app on ChatGPT, introducing its insurance comparison platform to OpenAI’s audience, to help consumers find auto insurance. In the Feb. 13 announcement, Experian said the move is “a significant advancement in …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 5:06 PM |
Houston-Area Developer Reaches $68M Settlement With Texas, Feds
The owners of Colony Ridge, a Houston-area developer accused of running a predatory lending scheme that deceived Latinos, agreed to a sweeping legal settlement that will require them to invest in law enforcement and infrastructure on their properties and tighten …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 4:51 PM |
King Risk Acquires Georgia-Based Hanc Group Agency
Gainesville, Florida-based King Risk Partners has acquired the Hanc Group, an insurance agency that serves the Korean-American community and others in north Georgia, King Risk announced this week. Rick Han, owner of Alpharetta-based Hanc Group, said in a news release …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 4:43 PM |
ZestyAI Provides AI-Driven Risk Analytics for Marsh McLennan Agency
ZestyAI said Marsh McLennan Agency has adopted its risk analytics to enhance risk assessments for a small segment of its high-net-worth clients with catastrophe-prone properties. The provider of AI-powered property and climate risk analytics said its Z-Fire, Roof Age, and …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 4:35 PM |
Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Forgery
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Reno County man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for insurance fraud, making false information, and forgery. Larry Wilson, aged 54, pleaded guilty on December 11, 2025, in Reno County District …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 4:21 PM |
Enstar Group Acquires Michigan’s AF Group
Enstar Group Limited, global insurance and reinsurance group backed by investment vehicles managed by affiliates of global investment firm Sixth Street, announced it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Accident Fund …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 4:14 PM |
Three People Suffer Burns at Exxonmobil Facility in Texas, Media Report
Three contract workers suffered burns while working on transport operations at the ExxonMobil XOM.N facility in Beaumont, Texas, KDFM and other media reported late on Thursday. The KDFM report cited a statement from ExxonMobil, which said the contract workers were …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 4:10 PM |
AIG’s Zaffino: Outcomes From AI Use Went From ‘Aspirational’ to ‘Beyond Expectations’
American International Group (AIG) made substantial progress in artificial intelligence within the last year, and its outcomes and capabilities are more than previously predicted. The insurer during an Investor Day less than a year ago presented the potential benefits from …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 3:35 PM |
TVA Now Ready to Reverse Plans on Closing Two Coal-Fired Power Plants
The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 3:21 PM |
MAPFRE Re Gets Regulatory Approval to Open India Branch Office
MAPFRE Re announced it has obtained regulatory approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) of India to open its newest branch office in Gujarat. MAPFRE Re said its relationship with the Indian insurance market dates back over a …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 2:53 PM |
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Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate
Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill 5928, which passed 48-1, is being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
California Attorney General Investigating Eaton Fire Emergency Response
The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into to the emergency response to the Eaton Fire, one of two large and devastating blazes that hit Los Angeles in January 2025. The investigation will seek to determine whether there was …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Launches in Oregon
Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance has begun writing policies in Oregon. The launch is Honeycomb’s 21st state in a national expansion. Honeycomb touts its rapid quoting for individual properties and that agents in states supported by Honeycomb can submit full schedules …
POSTED FEBRUARY 12, 2026 2:23 PM |
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims
A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is making its way through California legislature. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Assemblymember Mike Gipson on Wednesday introduced Assembly Bill …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 8:57 PM |
‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines
The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also played a part in an ongoing reshaping of California’s surplus lines market, according to a new report. The state’s surplus …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 8:17 PM |
Western Snow Drought Raises Fire and Drought Concerns
Rain and snow are expected to return to the Rockies and the Western U.S. over the next few weeks, but it’s likely to only make a small dent in the snow drought and dry conditions across parts of the West. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 3:39 PM |
New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing to Protect Children
Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, a state prosecutor said Monday as a trial began over the dangers of child sexual …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 2:45 PM |
People Moves: Hinterland Names Krozy CUO, Harding VP Commercial Package and Property
Hinterland Insurance appointed Evan Krozy as the company’s chief underwriting officer and Kristine Harding as executive vice president, commercial package and property, reporting to Krozy. Krozy has more than 25 years of insurance experience, including commercial lines underwriting, specialty lines, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:00 AM |
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Gets 40 Years in Prison
A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 6:00 AM |
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