3 09, 2026

Berkshire CEO Abel Says AI to Help Power Growth

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said on Wednesday he sees significant opportunities for the conglomerate from the buildout of AI data centers, after Berkshire made Alphabet its third-largest common stock holding. Abel separately said American consumers remain under stress from …

3 09, 2026

Floridians Saved Almost $3B on HO and Auto Premiums Last Year, Actuarial Report Finds

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Average homeowner insurance rates in Florida did not decline in 2025, but they increased less than 1%, down sharply from the double-digit average increases seen in 2022 and 2023. And auto insurance rates in the state did fall—by 4.1% last …

3 09, 2026

Trump Says Iran Strikes to Be Short, Asserts Hormuz Control

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President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, reiterating his claim that the US controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and rekindled fears of an open-ended war. Asked on Wednesday …

3 09, 2026

Thomson Reuters Detects Cyber Incident, Says Unauthorized Party Accessed Files

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A unit of Thomson Reuters detected a cybersecurity incident in 11 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada on June 30 involving the company’s C-Track case management platform, according to a notice from the company on Wednesday and a …

3 09, 2026

Santam Drops US Investment as Property-Rate Dip Damps Outlook

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Santam Ltd. has paused its foray into the US as a decline in property premium rates in the world’s biggest economy forced South Africa’s largest general insurer to rethink its expansion plan. It discontinued investments into Avatar Holdings, a London-based …

3 09, 2026

Lockton Named in NBA Investigation Into Clippers Salary Cap Circumvention

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Lockton Insurance is among companies named in the NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers’ circumvention of league salary cap rules to sign star Kawhi Leonard. Leonard and his then-business partner, Dennis Robertson, violated the league’s circumvention rules by pressuring …

2 09, 2026

Severe Thunderstorms Threaten From Great Lakes to New Jersey

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Another round of severe thunderstorms is threatening the US and Canada, from the Great Lakes to New Jersey, promising to disrupt flights and cause power outages. There is a level two risk of severe thunderstorms from Michigan to New Jersey …

2 09, 2026

Florida Citizens Awards Commercial Clearinghouse Management to Bridge Specialty

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Despite months of lobbying and significant political campaign contributions by Ryan Turner Specialty brokerage, the winning bid for management of part of a Florida Citizens Property Insurance commercial clearinghouse has been awarded to another brokerage. At a meeting Tuesday, Citizens …

2 09, 2026

Texas A&M Forest Service Launches Prescribed Burn Manager Insurance Program

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The Texas A&M Forest Service launched an insurance program this week to provide liability protection for qualified certified and insured prescribed burn managers (CIPBMs). The Texas Prescribed Burn Manager Insurance Program was created in response to a recent House Bill …

2 09, 2026

Tech Update: Howden Re Offers Property-Level Modeling for SRCC Risks

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Howden Re, the reinsurance arm of insurance broker Howden, is partnering with the modeling company Synthetik Insurance Technologies, to launch an analytical tool designed to help insurers and reinsurers better understand, quantify, and manage strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) …