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U.S. Supreme Court Scales Back Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a ...
Big I: Independent Agencies’ Market Share Up Slightly in 2025
The independent agency channel placed 62% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2025, a slight increase from 2024 when 61.5% of insurance written was placed by independent agents. ...
More Than 1M People Alerted Before Northern California Quake
California's Earthquake Early Warning System delivered advance alerts to more than one million people before the shaking began, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. The first-of-its-kind Earthquake ...
Florida Insurer Safepoint Files to Withdraw U.S. IPO Listing
Safepoint has filed to withdraw its initial public offering plans in the U.S., the Florida insurer said on Wednesday. The withdrawal comes even as the IPO market has picked up pace after a brief lull ...
Fire Tracking App Watch Duty Expands to Monitor Flood Risk
When a fire broke out a few miles from his Altadena, California, home the evening of Jan. 7, 2025, Matt Blea and his family needed to make a crucial decision: Should they stay home, or evacuate? A ...
Homeownership Becoming Less Affordable: Kin
The homeowners insurance picture has gotten meaningfully worse in the last six months, according to Kin's 2026 Midyear Homeownership Report. Kin surveyed 1,000 homeowners to see how sentiment has ...
NAIC Victim of Cyber Incident Via PeopleSoft System
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said it was the victim of a data breach, though an investigation has found the group responsible is unlikely to have the scope of data it ...
What Happens to Property Pricing in ’27, Insurance, Reinsurance Execs Ask
Insurance and reinsurance executives speaking at a recent industry conference said there were few surprises during midyear 2026 reinsurance renewals—with past overreactions on price hikes ...