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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Again Accept Actual Cash Value Home Insurance
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Again Accept Actual Cash Value Home Insurance
Insurance industry trade associations are applauding a decision to change the homeowners insurance required by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which the trades said will lower costs for homeowners and buyers. The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week announced the …
Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz, Data Shows
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz, Data Shows
Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a pause in voyages, with no crude oil tankers having transited the waterway in the past 24 hours, according to shipping …
Football Club Lyon Sued for $63 Million Over Igor Jesus Funding
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Football Club Lyon Sued for $63 Million Over Igor Jesus Funding
French top-tier football club Olympique Lyonnais is facing a $63 million legal claim to pay back debt linked to the transfer of Brazilian star Igor Jesus, putting yet more scrutiny on the team’s finances and ownership structure. A subsidiary of …
Decades After Canal Project Was Abandoned, Advocates Trying to Link 3 Rivers
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Decades After Canal Project Was Abandoned, Advocates Trying to Link 3 Rivers
It was supposed to be Florida’s version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the state from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf instead of navigating around the peninsula. But work on …
Tally Hospital Sues to Evict Patient Who Won’t Leave Room 5 Months After Discharge
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Tally Hospital Sues to Evict Patient Who Won’t Leave Room 5 Months After Discharge
The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also has asked a state judge in …
Rural New York Insurance Agency Under Investigation, Police Report
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Rural New York Insurance Agency Under Investigation, Police Report
A Warwick, New York insurance agency is under investigation for alleged illegal practices. The Warwick Police Department reported it executed a warrant to search Fullerton Insurance in January for the purpose of obtaining documentation, electronic devices, and other potential evidence …
FAA Mandates Radar Checks on Helicopters and Planes Near DC Airport
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
FAA Mandates Radar Checks on Helicopters and Planes Near DC Airport
Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C., federal officials announced Wednesday. The …
UK to Seek Closer EU Ties on Financial Services as Reeves Chases Growth
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
UK to Seek Closer EU Ties on Financial Services as Reeves Chases Growth
The UK’s city minister will visit European capitals next week in a push to deepen ties with the European Union on financial services as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves seeks to spur economic growth domestically. Lucy Rigby will meet …
Hiscox Manager Faces Greek Perjury Charge Over Extradition Case
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Hiscox Manager Faces Greek Perjury Charge Over Extradition Case
A manager at London-listed insurer Hiscox faces a criminal charge of providing false testimony during an attempted extradition of a former colleague from Greece to Bermuda, court proceedings and filings seen by Reuters show. An Athens prosecutor alleges the manager, …
Israel, Iran Launch More Attacks as Crisis Deepens
Insurance Journal | March 20, 2026
Israel, Iran Launch More Attacks as Crisis Deepens
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Friday, a day after Tehran struck an Israeli oil refinery and after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Israel against further attacks on an Iranian offshore gas field shared with Qatar. …