Two Killed in South Carolina When Scissor Lift Hit Power Lines January 8, 2026 Two utility workers in North Charleston were killed when the scissor lift they were using struck live power lines, causing...
Duffy Pulls $160 Million From California Over Truck Licenses January 8, 2026 By Cailley LaPara The U.S. Department of Transportation is withholding about $160 million from California after the state delayed canceling thousands of commercial...
Newsom Plans Crackdown on Corporate Homebuying in California January 8, 2026 By Andrew Oxford, Eliyahu Kamisher and John Gittelsohn California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call for a crackdown on institutional investors buying up homes in the state during a...
Nearly Half of 100 Largest P/C Insurers Destroy Value: ACORD January 8, 2026 By Susanne Sclafane “Sustainable value creators” among the 100 largest property/casualty insurance carriers generated more than twice as much of their value through...
Bridge Specialty Acquires Pennsylvania Wholesale Broker January 8, 2026 Bridge Specialty Group, a subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired the assets of Shoemaker & Besser, a...
Progressive Approved for Personal Auto Rate Decreases in Louisiana January 8, 2026 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Progressive Security Insurance Company’s request for a 6.6% average rate decrease on its...
Blenheim Partnerships Launches Specialty Trade-Related MGA January 8, 2026 Blenheim Partnerships, part of the White Bear Group, today announces the launch of its specialty trade-related managing general agency. The...
Octave Ventures’ Statera Gets Approval to Be Lloyd’s Managing Agent January 8, 2026 Statera Managing Agency Ltd. announced it has received regulatory approval to act as a Lloyd’s managing agent. Statera will manage...
Intruder Causes $28K in Damage at Vice President Vance’s Ohio Home January 8, 2026 By Alanna Durkin Richer and Kathy McCormack A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early...
German Minister Says EU Must Take Legal Steps to Stop Grok’s Sexualized AI Photos January 8, 2026 The EU Commission must take legal action to stop the “industrialization of sexual harassment” taking place on Elon Musk’s social...