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Archive: July 2026

Iran Renews Attacks on Gulf States After Another Night of US strikes
Insurance Journal | July 18, 2026
Iran Renews Attacks on Gulf States After Another Night of US strikes
Iran launched more attacks on Washington’s Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics facilities, escalating the war one week after a ceasefire fell apart. Kuwait came under sustained attack, …
New Flooding Haunts Texas Hill Country a Year After Historic Disaster
Insurance Journal | July 17, 2026
New Flooding Haunts Texas Hill Country a Year After Historic Disaster
Soyla Reyna stood outside Calvary Temple Church, taking a momentary respite from hours of manning the flood displacement shelter at her home church in Kerrville on Thursday. “A lot of it was unbelievable,” she said as the rain outside the …
Company Ordered to Remove Thousands of Wind Turbine Blades in Texas
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
Company Ordered to Remove Thousands of Wind Turbine Blades in Texas
A Texas district court this week issued a temporary injunction against a wind turbine recycling company that has stockpiled thousands of wind turbine blades at two facilities in Sweetwater. The temporary injunction orders Global Fiberglass Solutions to immediately cease accepting …
Business Moves: MGA Fusion Specialty Acquired by UK Asset Manager Arrow Global; Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Canada’s Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
Business Moves: MGA Fusion Specialty Acquired by UK Asset Manager Arrow Global; Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Canada’s Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services
MGA Fusion Specialty Acquired by Asset Manager Arrow Global Arrow Global Group (Arrow), a UK-based investment manager specializing in private credit and real estate, announced its subsidiary Arrow Global Insurance (AGI) has acquired Fusion Specialty Group, a specialist managing general …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Kansas-Based Med James
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Kansas-Based Med James
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Overland Park, Kansas-based Med James, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Med James is a …
Dedicated Volunteers in Nashville Relay Calm, Straight-Talk Info During Dtorms
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
Dedicated Volunteers in Nashville Relay Calm, Straight-Talk Info During Dtorms
Anyone who has watched an episode of “9-1-1: Nashville” could be forgiven for thinking the city is constantly beset by tornadoes that turn outdoor concerts into scenes of carnage and blow scooter-riding tourists onto the tops of water towers. That …
DOL Proposes $3.5M in Fines for Safety Violations at Texas Chemical Facility
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
DOL Proposes $3.5M in Fines for Safety Violations at Texas Chemical Facility
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined they failed to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup after a chemical spill at the BWC Terminals industrial facility in …
Specialty Farmers Adapt Harvests to Extreme Heat
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
Specialty Farmers Adapt Harvests to Extreme Heat
Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her 50-acre farm. Prolonged and intense heat is part of a climate …
NHTSA Warns 463,000 Kia Owners to Park Outside Over Fire Risks
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
NHTSA Warns 463,000 Kia Owners to Park Outside Over Fire Risks
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged owners of 463,000 Kia crossover SUVs to park outdoors because of fire risks until new recall repairs are completed. Kia said it would recall 463,000 Telluride crossovers in the U.S. from the …
Planned Texas Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Many Countries
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2026
Planned Texas Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Many Countries
Omaira Garcia didn’t realize life on her small ranch in Abilene was about to change forever until clouds of dust — kicked up by a mysterious construction next door — began to engulf her home. The Air Force veteran said …