29 04, 2026

GEICO Responding After Error Sent Cancellation Notices to Florida Drivers

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GEICO leadership said this week that the company is working with Florida policyholders after a snafu inadvertently alerted people that their driver licenses had been suspended. The auto and property insurance company did not reveal details about what happened, only …

29 04, 2026

Lemonade Logs Q1 Net Loss With Topline Growth

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Insurtech Lemonade reported a first quarter 2026 net loss of about $35.8 million compared with a loss of about $62.4 million during the same time in 2025. However, Lemonade said its topline growth was positive, with 159% increase in year-to-year …

29 04, 2026

Oil Traders Lawyer Up as Hormuz Disruptions Trigger Billions of Dollars in Disputes

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Some of the biggest names in oil trading are becoming embroiled in a complex web of disputes that could be worth many billions of dollars, as the industry wrangles over who should be liable for contracted shipments that weren’t delivered …

29 04, 2026

Bank of England to Curb Offshore Life Insurance Trades

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The Bank of England’s regulatory arm on Wednesday set out plans to tighten the capital treatment of funded reinsurance, a type of deal in which life insurers pass on risk to offshore reinsurers. British life insurers will have to increase …

29 04, 2026

Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud

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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Cherokee County man has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance fraud. Chad Ashe, aged 43, pleaded guilty on January 21, 2026, in Cherokee County District Court to one felony count …

27 04, 2026

With Lower Q1 Insured Losses, Re/insurers Well-Placed for More Costly Quarters Ahead

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Global and regional natural catastrophe activity and loss totals were lower in the first quarter of 2026 than in comparable quarters of previous years, leaving the re/insurance industry well-positioned as it heads into the more costly second and third quarters, …

27 04, 2026

Company Ordered to Compensate Worker Fired for Reporting Safety Concerns

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The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered an inspection company to reinstate and compensate a terminated worker who reported safety concerns during installation of a natural gas pipeline in Watonga, Oklahoma. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated a …

27 04, 2026

People Moves: Beazley Taps Khera From AXA XL as Head of Marine

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Beazley, the specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Sundeep Khera as head of Marine, effective April 21, 2026. As part of the Marine, Accident & Political (MAP) Risks team, Khera will lead the Marine, Energy, Aviation and Space teams, …

27 04, 2026

Midwest Braces for Severe Weather: Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana at High Risk

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The Midwest is bracing for severe weather on Monday, including the threat of the excessive rainfall, hail damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. Missouri, Illinois and Indiana face the greatest risk of severe storms. Scattered large hail, flooding, severe and damaging …

27 04, 2026

Maryland Top Court Nixes Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Public Nuisance Verdict

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The city of Baltimore suffered a defeat in its efforts to address the opioid epidemic last week when the Maryland Supreme Court vacated a $152 million public nuisance verdict won by the city against drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. The …