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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Sparking Deadly Palisades Fire
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2026
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Sparking Deadly Palisades Fire
A federal arson trial began this week for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor’s race. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, appeared in court …
Inszone Acquires Professional Insurance Strategies in Arizona
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2026
Inszone Acquires Professional Insurance Strategies in Arizona
Inszone Insurance Services acquired Professional Insurance Strategies LLC in Arizona. Founded in 2006 by Gary Hanson, Professional Insurance Strategies was built to serve complex, niche industries. The firm specializes in the construction and public transportation sectors. Sacramento, California-based Inszone is …
Rio Grande Valley Farmers are Bracing for Severe Drought
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2026
Rio Grande Valley Farmers are Bracing for Severe Drought
Texas heat can be relentless. For much of the year, farmers and ranchers were preparing for a tough summer of drought. As of Monday, nearly 50% of the state was experiencing some level of drought conditions according to the U.S. …
Israel Kills Eight in Strike on Lebanon; US Rescues Helicopter Crew From Hormuz
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2026
Israel Kills Eight in Strike on Lebanon; US Rescues Helicopter Crew From Hormuz
Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, …
Texas Governor Vows Sped Up Construction of Screwworm Fly Breeding Facility
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2026
Texas Governor Vows Sped Up Construction of Screwworm Fly Breeding Facility
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern last week that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from …
NFP Acquires Kansas’ Signature Personal Insurance
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2026
NFP Acquires Kansas’ Signature Personal Insurance
NFP, an Aon company and leading property and casualty (P&C) broker and benefits consultant, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Signature Personal Insurance, LLC (SPI), a Greater Kansas City, Kansas-based independent personal lines agency specializing in high-net-worth clients. Roper …
People Moves: Pharmacists Mutual Appoints Gallagher to Board of Directors
Insurance Journal | June 1, 2026
People Moves: Pharmacists Mutual Appoints Gallagher to Board of Directors
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group announced the appointment of Felix Gallagher, PharmD, as Chair of its Board of Directors. Gallagher succeeds Sue Sutter, who has served as Board Chair since 2024 and concludes 21 years of service on the Board. Gallagher …
Dallas Firefighters Were Responding to Gas Leak Before Deadly Apartment Blast
Insurance Journal | June 1, 2026
Dallas Firefighters Were Responding to Gas Leak Before Deadly Apartment Blast
Firefighters responding to reports of a gas leak at a Dallas apartment complex had already arrived and were preparing to evacuate residents when the building exploded in a massive fireball, killing three people and injuring several more, the city’s fire …
Corpus Christi Considers Building Desalination Plant
Insurance Journal | June 1, 2026
Corpus Christi Considers Building Desalination Plant
Corpus Christi City Council is set to discuss Tuesday whether to revive a controversial and ambitious endeavor to build a desalination plant to convert seawater into drinkable water — a project the council rejected nine months ago over high costs …
Illinois Night Club to Pay $200K in Sex and Race Discrimination Case
Insurance Journal | June 1, 2026
Illinois Night Club to Pay $200K in Sex and Race Discrimination Case
Admiral Theatre, Inc., an exotic dance club providing adult entertainment services, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for sex and race discrimination and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal …