Insurance

Marsh completes buyout of Thailand joint venture

Marsh completes buyout of Thailand joint venture Jul 10, 2026 U.S.-headquartered Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc. has fully acquired its Thailand joi...

Jul 10, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Perils reduces January windstorm loss estimate to $535M

Perils reduces January windstorm loss estimate to $535M Jul 10, 2026 Swiss catastrophe data aggregator Perils AG has released its third insurance indu...

Jul 10, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Typhoon forces widespread travel cancellations

Typhoon forces widespread travel cancellations Jul 10, 2026 As Typhoon Bavi approaches, Taiwan has forced the cancellation of flights, ferries and rai...

Jul 10, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Delaware court trims Surteco’s coverage suit against AIG over failed flooring deal

An AIG unit has partially defeated a lawsuit over an acquisition gone wrong, but one of the buyer’s key claims will move forward.

Jul 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Massachusetts high court orders regulator to explain 14.6% comp rate cut

Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Monday that the state insurance commissioner properly rejected proposed workers compensation rate changes but faile...

Jul 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Former Direct Line CEO to lead CFC

CFC Underwriting said Tuesday it has appointed former Direct Line Group CEO Adam Winslow as group CEO, succeeding Louise O’Shea, who is stepping down...

Jul 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

New allergen disclosure law poses legal concerns for restaurants

A new California law requiring most restaurant chains to disclose allergens on menus is likely to leave companies open to lawsuits over the coming yea...

Jul 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Adaptive doubles funding to $10 million

Adaptive Insurance said Tuesday it has raised an additional $5 million in financing to accelerate the development and distribution of specialty insura...

Jul 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Imagine: AI Investment Spending Following Dot-Com Boom?

I have no particular expertise in this subject, aside from being around during the dot-com boom (and being a contributor to ERP 2001). Once dot-com re...

Jul 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

The BI Top 10 for the week of June 29, 2026

Hub International’s IPO plans and dueling broker poaching suits were among the most-read items on the Business Insurance website this week.

Jul 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

FDA issues highest-risk recall for over 650,000 bags of Zapp’s potato chips

A recall involving hundreds of thousands of bags of popular Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips has been classified under the U.S. Food and Drug Admin...

Jul 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Smucker wins salmonella coverage fight

A Chubb unit lost a bid to limit its coverage obligations to the J.M. Smucker Company over a 2022 salmonella-tainted peanut butter recall, after a fed...

Jul 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Texas court says comp bar blocks worker’s truck crash suit

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the workers compensation exclusive-remedy bar blocked an injured worker’s lawsuit against his employer ove...

Jul 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Amwins buys specialty MGA Jackson-Lloyd

Amwins said Wednesday it has acquired Jackson-Lloyd, a specialty managing general agent focused on occupational loss protection.

Jul 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Specialty president sees more M&A activity, hiring at Relation

Relation Insurance Services will continue to pursue acquisitions and expects to hire more than 200 employees as it accelerates the buildout of its spe...

Jun 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

ANV Group buys Assured Underwriting Group from PE firm

ANV Group Holdings said Monday it has agreed to acquire Assured Underwriting Group, a London-based specialty managing general agent that provides insu...

Jun 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Topgolf wins reversal of additional temporary disability benefits

The Tennessee Workers Compensation Appeals Board on Thursday reversed an award of additional temporary disability benefits to a Topgolf bartender who...

Jun 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

Amazon wins stay of comp benefits in disputed back injury claim

The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a stay of temporary disability and medical benefits awarded to an Amazon.com Inc. worker wh...

Jun 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

When the works comes with dentures

A New Jersey man’s lawsuit against Grubhub and Jersey Mike’s may give new meaning to ordering a sandwich with extra bite.

Jun 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Insurance

AI use amplifies professional liability risks

As businesses across the economy adopt artificial intelligence tools, they face heightened risks and exposures associated with the powerful technology...

Jun 26, 2026 • 5 min read