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Supreme Court Split Over Bayer’s Fight Against Roundup Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over Bayer AG’s effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices heard arguments …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 7:00 PM |
Maryland Top Court Nixes Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Public Nuisance Verdict
The city of Baltimore suffered a defeat in its efforts to address the opioid epidemic last week when the Maryland Supreme Court vacated a $152 million public nuisance verdict won by the city against drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. The …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 6:00 PM |
Midwest Braces for Severe Weather: Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana at High Risk
The Midwest is bracing for severe weather on Monday, including the threat of the excessive rainfall, hail damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. Missouri, Illinois and Indiana face the greatest risk of severe storms. Scattered large hail, flooding, severe and damaging …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 4:41 PM |
People Moves: Beazley Taps Khera From AXA XL as Head of Marine
Beazley, the specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Sundeep Khera as head of Marine, effective April 21, 2026. As part of the Marine, Accident & Political (MAP) Risks team, Khera will lead the Marine, Energy, Aviation and Space teams, …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 4:24 PM |
Company Ordered to Compensate Worker Fired for Reporting Safety Concerns
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered an inspection company to reinstate and compensate a terminated worker who reported safety concerns during installation of a natural gas pipeline in Watonga, Oklahoma. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated a …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 4:05 PM |
With Lower Q1 Insured Losses, Re/insurers Well-Placed for More Costly Quarters Ahead
Global and regional natural catastrophe activity and loss totals were lower in the first quarter of 2026 than in comparable quarters of previous years, leaving the re/insurance industry well-positioned as it heads into the more costly second and third quarters, …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 3:24 PM |
Travelers to Expand Homeowners Insurance Offering in California
The Travelers Companies said it intends to expand its homeowners insurance offerings across California. Travelers notified the California Department of Insurance it intends to expand homeowners insurance availability across the state, explaining in a news release the move is due …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 3:13 PM |
Supreme Court Hears Bayer’s Fight Against Roundup Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to consider Bayer AG’s effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices are …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 2:42 PM |
The Hartford Q1 Net Income Up 36%
First quarter 2026 net income at The Hartford increased 36% to about $851 million as catastrophe losses during the period were half the amount of the same time a year ago. Pretax catastrophe losses for Q1 were about $230 million, …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 2:08 PM |
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Gets 30 Years in Case That Forced Industry Crackdown
A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 2:00 PM |
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Travelers to Expand Homeowners Insurance Offering in California
The Travelers Companies said it intends to expand its homeowners insurance offerings across California. Travelers notified the California Department of Insurance it intends to expand homeowners insurance availability across the state, explaining in a news release the move is due …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 3:13 PM |
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Gets 30 Years in Case That Forced Industry Crackdown
A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 2:00 PM |
Water to Surge into Drought-Depleted Lake Powell But at Costs Elsewhere
Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time—in a desperate attempt to maintain electricity generation for thousands of homes across much of the Western U.S. …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Alliant Appoints Cusack as President, Alliant Property & Casualty
Alliant Insurance Services named Michael J. Cusack president of Alliant Property & Casualty. Cusack previously served as head of Alliant Specialty, responsible for overseeing 16 industry verticals and expanding Alliant’s specialty business across the U.S. Cusack has more than 35 …
POSTED APRIL 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Trump Says He’ll Probe Banks Over Response to LA Wildfires
President Donald Trump said he would look into the actions of banks in their response to last year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires following a meeting with that city’s mayor, Karen Bass. Trump said he met with Bass and other officials …
POSTED APRIL 24, 2026 1:27 PM |
As Planet Warms, IBHS Tests Homes to Find Best Protection From Wildfires
RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) — It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of the house to shattering a window and working under the eaves to burn everything inside. Weeks later, another house in …
POSTED APRIL 24, 2026 5:02 AM |
California Insurance Commissioner Race Has Diverse Field Amid ‘Insurance Crisis’
The race for the California Insurance Commissioner post has drawn 11 candidates covering several parties, and backgrounds that include two insurance agents, a former broker, a state legislator and a former state legislator. Addressing the state’s “insurance crisis,” which took …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 9:52 PM |
Amwins Partnering With Vivere on California FAIR Plan Wrap Product
Amwins and Vivere have partnered to launch a California FAIR Plan Wrap product. Developed by Vivere and distributed through Amwins, the product offers comprehensive coverage and fast quotes to the entire portfolios of California FAIR plan insureds, including commercial and …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 6:30 PM |
Roblox Settles With Three States For $35.8 Million Over Child Safety
Roblox Corp. has reached settlements with attorneys general in three states over child-safety protections. As part of the deals, the video game company pledged to curb dangerous interactions on its platform, according to statements from the offices of the attorneys …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:02 AM |
Man Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed Sheriff’s Recruit, Injuring 25 Others in California
A California man pleaded guilty to a wrong-way crash that killed a sheriff’s recruit and injured more than two dozen other recruits. Nicholas Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty this week to a fatal wrong-way crash that resulted in the death of …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
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