September 2026 – Page 2 – Ben Few & Company, Inc.

Insurance Journal | September 18, 2026

Another Tanker Suffers Failure as Crew Suspect Cyber Attack

A liquefied natural gas tanker bringing fuel from the US to Europe suffered a systems failure that the crew reported as a suspected cyber attack, according to people familiar with the matter. In the latest of a number of potential …

Insurance Journal | September 18, 2026

Illinois Construction Company Cited for Failing to Protect Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Chicago area residential construction and carpentry employer after two separate investigations into its continued failure to provide fall protection for workers. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated two worksites operated …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church

A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. John Chapel in Caldwell Parish in the early morning of March 27, 2026. Anthony Dillon Jr., 19, of Columbia, faces …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

KingsCover Rebrands as Dominion First

KingsCover Insurance Services, a specialty agency serving churches and ministries, has rebranded as Dominion First Insurance Services. The name change does not affect ownership, leadership, staffing, or client policies — the agency continues under the same team that built its …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

Lely North America, Inc., an international agricultural technology company headquartered in Pella, Iowa, agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s charge investigation found that Lely violated …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

Jencap Acquires North Dakota’s Concorde

Jencap Group announced that it has acquired Concorde General Agency (Concorde), a regional wholesaler specializing in personal lines, commercial lines, and farm and ranch insurance. Fargo, North Dakota-based Concorde will continue operating under its well-established brand as part of the …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027

Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a rate that would be the second lowest on record. A proposal from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services calls …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes

New York officials are moving to require auto insurers to receive prior approval before implementing any increases in private passenger insurance rates. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed a regulation amending the process for insurers …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash

When the cargo plane came to rest 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport, its nose sat flush with the ground, the tail — and the billboard-sized Amazon.com Inc. smile painted on it — jutting …

Insurance Journal | September 10, 2026

How 9/11 Changed the Way America Surveils its Citizens

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks …

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