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Abundant Reinsurance Capacity Accelerates Market Softening During 1/1 Renewals
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Abundant Reinsurance Capacity Accelerates Market Softening During 1/1 Renewals
Expanded reinsurance capacity resulted in accelerated softening of pricing across many lines during the January 1, 2026 renewals, according to a report issued by Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh. Carpenter described a “softening market shaped by capital growth, …
Father of NASCAR Great Hamlin Killed in NC House Fire That Destroyed Home
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Father of NASCAR Great Hamlin Killed in NC House Fire That Destroyed Home
The father of longtime NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died from a house fire and his mother was left in critical condition after the blaze consumed the couple’s home near Charlotte. Multiple news outlets reported that the 3,700-square-foot house in Stanley, …
Colorado Faces $24M Funding Cut for Illegal Commercial Driver’s Licenses
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Colorado Faces $24M Funding Cut for Illegal Commercial Driver’s Licenses
The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver’s license regulations. Transportation …
Texas Camp’s Reopening Draws Outrage, but Some Families Want to Return
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Texas Camp’s Reopening Draws Outrage, but Some Families Want to Return
Patrick Hotze’s three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors. He attended some of the funerals and says he understands the outrage over the Texas camp’s plan …
Verisk Pulls Plug on $2.4 Billion AccuLynx Deal After FTC Review Delay
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Verisk Pulls Plug on $2.4 Billion AccuLynx Deal After FTC Review Delay
Data analytics firm Verisk said it pulled the plug on its planned $2.35 billion acquisition of roofing software maker AccuLynx, pinning the termination on a regulatory review delay. Verisk said the decision follows a notification from the U.S. Federal Trade …
Nuclear Developer Proposes Using Navy Reactors for Data Centers
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Nuclear Developer Proposes Using Navy Reactors for Data Centers
A Texas power developer is proposing to repurpose nuclear reactors from Navy warships to supply the US grid as the Trump administration pushes to secure massive amounts of energy for the artificial intelligence boom. HGP Intelligent Energy LLC filed an …
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Knocks Out Power to Thousands in Northern US
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Knocks Out Power to Thousands in Northern US
A winter storm that brought intense winds and rapidly falling temperatures to the Northern US including New York has left more than 200,000 customers without electricity. A weather pattern known as a “bomb cyclone” because of large drops in air …
Funding Cuts Put America’s Consumer Watchdog on the Brink of Collapse
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Funding Cuts Put America’s Consumer Watchdog on the Brink of Collapse
When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She was shocked by what she found. Her …
Freight Broker Says $400K in Lobster Meat Stolen in Fictitious Pickup
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
Freight Broker Says $400K in Lobster Meat Stolen in Fictitious Pickup
A shipment of lobster meat worth $400,000 that was being held in a Massachusetts cold storage facility never made it to the Costco stores in the Midwest where it was supposed to be delivered. Instead, it appears it was stolen …
APCIA’s 2026 Agenda to Combat Legal System Abuse, Protect Insurance Affordability
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2025
APCIA’s 2026 Agenda to Combat Legal System Abuse, Protect Insurance Affordability
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) announced its 2026 advocacy priorities, underscoring APCIA’s mission to advance private competitive markets to ensure access to affordable personal and commercial insurance protection. “APCIA’s mission statement reflects our unwavering dedication to safeguarding consumers …