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Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Court Filings Allege
Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit ...
Best Quarter in a Quarter Century: S&P GMI U.S. P/C Q3 Analysis
With a combined ratio of 89.1 for third-quarter 2025, the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry had its best quarter in at least a quarter of a century—and maybe longer, S&P Market ...
MGA Bobcat Re Launched in U.S. by Former K2 CAT Execs
A new property-catastrophe reinsurance MGA, Bobcat Re, has been launched by a group of private investors, including former K2 CAT executives David Carson and James Sharpington as well as Glenn T. ...
Nonstandard Auto Insurers Continue Profit Momentum in 2025: AM Best
The nonstandard auto insurance market in 2025 certainly looks to be maintaining the momentum it gained last year, according to a new report from AM Best. The insurance industry rating agency said ...
Getting the Embedded Ecosystem Right
Consumer expectations are fundamentally reshaping how insurance is delivered and experienced. Rather than purchasing insurance as a separate transaction, today's customers expect protection to be ...
Trucking App Trucker Path Launches Retail Insurance Agency
The company behind a trucking navigation app has launched its own insurance agency. Earlier this month, Trucker Path announced the launch of its in-house, digitally enabled retail agency focused ...
Artificial Intelligence on Trial: What Recent Lawsuits Reveal About Casualty Exposure
In recent years, the debate around artificial intelligence has shifted from speculation about future capabilities to urgent conversations about real-world impact. On one end of the spectrum, ...
AM Best Downgrades State Farm Mutual Auto
AM Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and its affiliates to A+ from A++, reflecting a revision to Best's assessment of the group's ...