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Viewpoint: Why Unified Data, Not More Data, Will Decide Insurance’s Next Winners
The role of data across the insurance value chain has evolved noticeably. What was once used primarily for retrospective reporting is now becoming a source of real-time intelligence that shapes daily decision-making. This shift is being driven by three forces: …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:10 AM |
A 10-Year Wait for Autonomous Vehicles to Impact Insurers, Says Fitch
Fitch Ratings said it does not expect autonomous vehicles (AVs) to “have any meaningful impact” on insurers in the next decade. Therefore, impacts to credit ratings will be modest. However, over time, the technology “will indelibly alter” the landscapes of …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:02 AM |
White House Says Trump to Rescind Climate Change Finding Key to Auto Emissions Rules
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to formalize on Thursday a move to overturn the Obama-era legal basis for federal greenhouse gas rules, which will lead to the repeal of vehicle emissions rules, the White House said on Tuesday. White House …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:00 AM |
Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer
A Virginia public school employee must proceed with his workers’ compensation claim appeal without the evidence of a video he believes shows how and when he was injured at work. His employer, the Newport News Public Schools, erased the video …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Hinterland Insurance Names Krozy CUO, Harding VP Commercial Package and Property
Hinterland Insurance appointed Evan Krozy as the company’s chief underwriting officer and Kristine Harding as executive vice president, commercial package and property, reporting to Krozy. Krozy has more than 25 years of insurance experience, including commercial lines underwriting, specialty lines, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:00 AM |
Maryland Traffic Fatalities Declined 18% in 2025
The state of Maryland made progress in 2025 toward safer roads, with traffic fatalities falling by approximately 18% statewide, according to preliminary data. Motor vehicle crash deaths declined from 582 in 2024 to 480 in 2025, marking the first time …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:00 AM |
AIG Underwriting Income Up 48% in Q4 on North America Commercial
Fourth quarter 2025 underwriting income in American International Group’s (AIG) General Insurance segment increased 48% compared with the prior year, to $670 million. The unit, which includes North America commercial, International commercial, and global personal—recorded $125 million in catastrophe-related charges …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 9:22 PM |
EPA Identifies Spilled Chemical Compound That Affected 260 Cars in Kansas
The EPA has identified the chemical compound spilled in Garnett, Kansas, on Dec. 31, 2025. Recent laboratory analysis corroborates EPA’s preliminary field screening results with a “high level of confidence” that the corrosive substance was sodium aluminate, the agency said. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 5:51 PM |
Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws
A Texas judge’s move to strike down a state law blacklisting “woke” financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used environmental, social or governance factors in investment decisions will likely drive a broader push to repeal so-called “anti-ESG” laws in …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 5:01 PM |
Liberty Mutual to Partner With Net-Zero Focused PE Firm Ara
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.’s asset-management arm agreed to back Ara Partners’ infrastructure and energy strategies, in the latest partnership between an insurer and an alternative investment firm. The collaboration includes an anchor commitment to Ara’s new energy fund as well …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 4:52 PM |
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