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Senate Committee Sends TRIA Reauthorization to the Floor
Federal legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act will head to the full Senate after unanimously getting a nod from the Senate Banking Committee. The committee on Sept. 17 voted 24-0 to ...
Insurance Companies Join Letter to Push TPLF Disclosure in Federal Courts
Insurance executives and counsels joined in with those from more than 200 companies that submitted a letter to a federal court rules committee urging the development of a third-party litigation ...
Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Prompted by 9/11 Still Waits for Reauthorization
Prior to September 2001, terrorism was covered by a standard commercial insurance policy. Either as a direct mention in the policy wording or by its omission, it was covered. But the attacks on 9/11 ...
AIG Executive Chair and Former CEO Zaffino Set to Exit for Palantir
AIG said early Wednesday that its former chief executive officer and current executive chair Peter Zaffino will be leaving the board effective Sept. 15 to join Palantir Technologies Inc. as global ...
Nuclear Verdicts Go Boom, Increase 40.7% in 2025
So-called "nuclear" verdicts did not subside in 2025. In fact, it was quite the opposite. According to a new report from strategic communications and research firm Marathon Strategies, there were ...
Hackers ‘Learn in Real Time’ as Agentic AI Drives 36% Uptick in Found Vulnerabilities
The use of agentic artificial intelligence is benefiting research in cyber vulnerabilities faster than it is used to exploit them—so far, according to new research. Beazley Security's "Q2 2026 ...
Gallagher: Securities Class-Action Settlement Dollars Up $48% in H1
For the first half of 2026, when it comes to securities class actions, the plaintiffs bar is winning, according to Gallagher. In a new report on the lawsuits targeting directors and officers, ...
Homeowners Insurance Market Reaches ‘Fragmented Phase,’ Says S&P GMI
New research from S&P Global Market Intelligence looks to suggest that homeowners insurers are reaching rate adequacy, but certain marketplace factors are creating what it called a "fragmented ...