24 04, 2026

A 50% Surge in Zombie Oil Wells Prompts Texas to Crack Down on Toxic Water Leaks

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Texas is planning new rules to speed up its response to so-called zombie oil wells after the number of sites leaking toxic wastewater increased more than 50% this year. Oil companies in the largest US crude-producing state are pumping so …

24 04, 2026

Inszone Acquires Michigan’s James R. Vozar Insurance Agency

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Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of James R. Vozar Insurance Agency. With offices in Athens, Quincy, and Union City, Michigan, this acquisition further strengthens Inszone’s presence in the Midwest and adds deep specialized knowledge in the agricultural sector to …

24 04, 2026

Massive Ice Sheets Threaten Homes in Northern Michigan

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Large chunks of ice rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt left many homes flooded and threatened to overflow stressed dam systems. Photos and video posted to social …

24 04, 2026

Trump Says He’ll Probe Banks Over Response to LA Wildfires

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President Donald Trump said he would look into the actions of banks in their response to last year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires following a meeting with that city’s mayor, Karen Bass. Trump said he met with Bass and other officials …

22 04, 2026

Markets/Coverages: MGA EverPeak Launches Multi-State Workers’ Comp Feature; Orion180 Offers New Product for Rental Property Owners

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EverPeak Insurance launched a new multi-state feature that eliminates multi-jurisdictional friction for mobile workforces. Effective April 21, the new feature allows brokers to secure workers’ compensation coverage across 17 states in a single, 30-second digital workflow. The feature addresses a …

22 04, 2026

How Leaders Can Maintain Humanity in the Modern Insurance Era

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As artificial intelligence and automation become faster and more precise, insurance industry leaders are finding that the differentiator isn’t just better technology but how the people behind the technology are using it. That’s according to experts at InsurTech New York’s …

22 04, 2026

Four Georgia Troopers Fired in Vehicle Pursuit-Insurance Scheme

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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor have been let go after officers’ hot pursuits reportedly turned into cold cash from fleeing suspects’ auto insurance companies. News sites around the state reported that an internal investigation found the officers, …

22 04, 2026

California Attorney General Suing Over CEQA Violations Involving Ancestral Remains

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the City of Poway alleging it violated the California Environmental Quality Act by failing to respond to discoveries of burials of ancestral human remains and cultural resources during the construction of a luxury …

22 04, 2026

Florida Jury Finds Uber Liable for Actions of Driver Who Grabbed Passenger’s Thigh

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Rideshare giant Uber is liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked if he could “keep her” with him, a jury …

22 04, 2026

Judge Rules to Temporarily Block Texas’ Smokeable Hemp Ban

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A Travis County district judge has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale of natural smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, until at least April 28. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business …