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Today's Headlines
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January 9, 2026 |
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Commercial lines insurance is changing—not with loud announcements or flashy tech demos, but through quiet, meaningful shifts in how work gets done. Much of this progress is driven by teams applying AI tools to everyday tasks. Underwriters are spending less time wrangling documents and more time thinking critically about risk. Claims teams are gaining faster... read more
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As the artificial intelligence trade continues to push the stock market to new highs, investors are increasingly asking if we're living through another financial bubble that's destined to burst. The answer isn't so simple, at least according to history. The S&P 500 Index jumped 16% in 2025, with AI winners Nvidia Corp., Alphabet Inc., Broadcom... read more
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The consumer price index rose 2.3% in the last year, while motor vehicle insurance rose on average 6.4% — but we know that many insurers raised rates far more depending on the state and car. If you add other consumer costs and pressures like eggs ... read more |
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The biggest auto insurer in Massachusetts is at odds with the AAA Northeast division it says is violating an exclusive 20-year joint marketing agreement that is worth $200 million a year in premiums to the insurer. In a lawsuit in state court, insurer MAPFRE contends that AAA Northeast's insurance agency has already begun selling auto... read more
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Berkshire Hathaway said Jan. 6 that it raised the salary of new Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel to $25 million, far exceeding the $100,000 annual salary that his predecessor Warren Buffett accepted for more than four decades. Abel, 63, became chief executive on Jan. 1, after spending eight years as vice chairman overseeing Berkshire's non-insurance... read more
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Scientists warn that warming sea surface temperatures are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms, prompting a new hurricane category. Warm, deep ocean hot spots are leading to stronger and more dangerous hurricanes and typhoons, according to new research by the American Geophysical Union. The regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding... read more
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The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew. Captain Brandon Fisher was commended by the heads... read more
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La Nina continues to persist, with a 75 percent chance of a transition to ENSO-neutral conditions likely between January and March, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said on Thursday. "Atmospheric anomalies across the tropical Pacific Ocean remained consistent with La Niña. For most of the month, easterly wind anomalies were present over the central... read more
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P&C insurers face mounting pressure to modernize, but choosing between ...
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While the pressure to adopt AI intensifies, it's important to remember that ...
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Compensation drives placement decisions in ways most don't recognize. Case in ...
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70% of insurance core system implementations fail, despite significant ...
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While managing claims in-house may seem like maintaining control, it often ...
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