(239) 334-7727

info@benfew.com

Archive: January 2026

Texas Forecast to be Top Market for Data Centers
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Texas Forecast to be Top Market for Data Centers
Texas is poised to become the largest home for data centers in the country within the next three years as artificial intelligence continues to boom, according to a report published Tuesday. Bloom Energy, a California-based company that provides onsite power …
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts
Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire last year. If the …
10,000 Travelers Employees Get AI Assistants Via Anthropic Partnership
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
10,000 Travelers Employees Get AI Assistants Via Anthropic Partnership
Nearly 10,000 engineers, data scientists, analysts and product owners at Travelers are being empowered with personalized AI assistants, Travelers announced in mid-January. In a joint announcement with Anthropic, the two firms announced a partnership aimed at expanding Travelers AI-enabled engineering …
Former County Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Labor Union
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Former County Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Labor Union
A former Massachusetts county employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to embezzling from a Barnstable County employee labor union. Kenneth Mattoon, of West Yarmouth, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of labor union assets. According to prosecutors, Mattoon admitted …
Insurance Regulators, Trades Get Behind Latest Effort to Abolish FIO
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Insurance Regulators, Trades Get Behind Latest Effort to Abolish FIO
The nation’s insurance commissioners and industry trade associations are looking to support efforts to put the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) back on the chopping block. Late last week, Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., introduced the McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act to eliminate the …
Dozens Killed After High-Speed Train Derails in Spain
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Dozens Killed After High-Speed Train Derails in Spain
More than three dozen people died in Spain after a high-speed train derailed and hit another coming from the opposite direction. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez canceled his trip to Davos and declared three days of mourning. The last two carriages …
Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers say
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers say
Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop artificial intelligence from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a cross‑party group of lawmakers said on Tuesday, urging regulators to move away from what it called a “wait and see” approach. In …
BHP Refused Permission to Appeal UK Judgment Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
BHP Refused Permission to Appeal UK Judgment Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse
BHP was on Monday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, in a London lawsuit potentially worth tens of billions of pounds. In November, London’s High …
Supreme Court to Hear Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Cases
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Supreme Court to Hear Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages. The justices took up Bayer’s appeal of a lower …
Florida OIR Triples the Size of Citizens’ Rate Decrease
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2026
Florida OIR Triples the Size of Citizens’ Rate Decrease
With takeouts continuing at a steady pace and more carriers working the Florida property insurance market, state regulators saw fit to more than triple the size of Citizens’ Property Insurance Corp. recent rate decrease request. The Florida Office of Insurance …