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Dei Primus Holdings Launches LUCY, a Fully Autonomous Insurance Carrier
A venture-backed technology firm says it has built what it describes as the first U.S. insurance carrier designed to operate without human decision-making in its core functions, replacing traditional underwriting, agent interaction and claims adjudication with a unified artificial intelligence …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 6:03 AM |
NAIC Issues Nationwide Data Call to Homeowners Insurers
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued a nationwide data call to insurers in order to get a better understand of the U.S. homeowners insurance markets. The data, intended to be collected at the ZIP code level, will help …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:24 AM |
US IPO Prospects in Limbo as War Dents Optimism Ahead of SpaceX
The companies that typically make up the backbone of the US initial public offering market are eyeing the Iran war for signs volatility could boil over and wreck their plans. For banks, there’s a ray of hope — that SpaceX’s …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:14 AM |
Agency Customer Rep and Miami Businessman Killed in Separate Boat Accidents
Boating accidents in crowded Biscayne Bay near Miami have claimed the lives of two Floridians, including a Miami insurance agency customer representative and the CEO of a medical conference services firm. Multiple news sources reported that Davide Veglia, 55, of …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:01 AM |
Tallahassee Hospital Drops Eviction Suit After Patient Finally Moves Out
A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:01 AM |
Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market’s New Phase Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk
It’s been more than two years since I wrote an analysis based on Surplus Line Association of California insight and data for an Insurance Journal article forecasting that the state’s homeowners insurance market was entering a structural transition driven primarily …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
Delaware Judge Accused of Bias Reassigns Musk Cases
The chief judge on Delaware’s corporate court said she will reassign three cases involving Elon Musk to avoid unnecessary media attention after the billionaire entrepreneur complained that her activity on social media had shown bias against him. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
California AG Bonta Says Sable Restart Won’t Lower Oil Prices
The restart of some 50,000 barrels a day of oil production off the coast of California will have have “no impact” on oil prices, the state’s Attorney General said in an interview on Bloomberg Televison. Houston-based oil driller Sable Offshore …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
FAA Imposes Restrictions on Some Landings at San Francisco Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that it was imposing new safety restrictions at San Francisco International Airport that will limit some landings and lead to significant delays. The FAA said the airport will experience delays due to a …
POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 5:30 PM |
Farmers Insurance Plans Historic, Rapid Expansion of Agency Force
Farmers Insurance has announced a plan to grow its agency force over the next year, and expects to appoint nearly 1,700 new agency owners—one of the largest single-year expansions in Farmers’ history. The recruitment drive is aimed at fueling organic …
POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 4:45 PM |
West News Archives - Insurance Journal
Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market’s New Phase Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk
It’s been more than two years since I wrote an analysis based on Surplus Line Association of California insight and data for an Insurance Journal article forecasting that the state’s homeowners insurance market was entering a structural transition driven primarily …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
California AG Bonta Says Sable Restart Won’t Lower Oil Prices
The restart of some 50,000 barrels a day of oil production off the coast of California will have have “no impact” on oil prices, the state’s Attorney General said in an interview on Bloomberg Televison. Houston-based oil driller Sable Offshore …
POSTED APRIL 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
FAA Imposes Restrictions on Some Landings at San Francisco Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that it was imposing new safety restrictions at San Francisco International Airport that will limit some landings and lead to significant delays. The FAA said the airport will experience delays due to a …
POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 5:30 PM |
How California’s Ambitious Car Pollution Rules Made Everyone’s Air Cleaner
Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times …
POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 1:54 PM |
LA Utility Taps Muni Market as Buyers Weigh Wildfire Legal Risk
Los Angeles’ water and power utility is tapping the municipal bond market with its first offering since a judge ruled last month that the utility must face hundreds of lawsuits faulting its response to the devastating 2025 Palisades Fire. The …
POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 5:00 AM |
3 Killed in Tour Company Helicopter Crash Coast of Kauai
A sightseeing company’s helicopter crashed near a remote beach off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said. It was the latest in a series of fatal crashes that has plagued …
POSTED MARCH 31, 2026 5:00 AM |
Hawaii to Take Over Aging Dam After Failure Scare During Floods
A 120-year-old Hawaii dam that reached worrisome levels during heavy rains and devastating flooding, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate for fear of life-threatening failure last week, will soon be taken over by the state. The state’s land board on …
POSTED MARCH 30, 2026 1:42 PM |
Study: Rebuilding LA to Wildfire Safety Standards Could Lower Future Fire Losses
A new analysis from the California Department of Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows that rebuilding the communities destroyed by the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires to a standard set by the Insurance Institute for Business …
POSTED MARCH 30, 2026 5:00 AM |
Inszone Acquires Streeter Brothers Insurance in Montana
Inszone Insurance Services acquired Streeter Brothers Insurance in Billings, Montana. Streeter Brothers Insurance will continue operating from its current Billings location, with the existing team remaining in place. Founded in 1922 by Delton and Delbert Streeter, Streeter Brothers Insurance has …
POSTED MARCH 30, 2026 5:00 AM |
The Scope of Damage From Hawaii’s Floods Becomes Clearer
The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud. Authorities said hundreds of homes had been damaged, …
POSTED MARCH 27, 2026 1:33 PM |
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