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AI Sharpens Cat-and-Mouse Hacking Battle as Companies Strengthen Defenses
From hacked supermarket fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web software, companies worldwide are facing a wave of cyber threats executives say AI is accelerating and making more sophisticated. The …

More Bomb Threats Divert Flights, Cause Disruption in Europe
Airlines were forced to divert more flights carrying passengers across Europe on Thursday because of bomb threats, following a series of warnings that disrupted several airliners earlier this week. A Wizz Air Holdings Plc aircraft flying from Milan to Warsaw …

Stray Drones Spawn a Growing Area of the Insurance Market
Storms, high winds, fire hazards and equipment failure are many of the typical risks involved with the solar power industry. For the Dagda solar farm in rural Latvia, there’s now another one: drones. The owner of the farm, Sunly, has …

AIG Steps Back from NPW Growth Target on Pressure in Some Lines
In one form or another during periods of some kind of marketplace softening, public insurance companies will insist underwriting discipline is being maintained. The insurer, they will say, won’t chase rate. For AIG, that means stepping back from guidance it …

Florida Appeals Court Bars Release of ‘Trade Secret’ Info in Heritage Claims Litigation
A Florida appeals court has blocked, at least for now, a lower court’s order that would have required the release of financial records that Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance and two other carriers have said are trade secrets protected by …

Lockheed to Pay $30M to Settle Trump Administration Claims Over DEI Practices
Lockheed Martin has agreed to pay nearly $30 million to settle claims by President Donald Trump’s administration that the defense contractor discriminated against white workers through its workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, according to two federal agencies. The …

Is El Niño Making Storms And Flash Floods in The Southwest Worse?
A chaotic climate phenomenon is intensifying heavy rains and floods in the Southwest, experts say. A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño …

People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Swepson as West Zone Distribution Leader
Kenji Swepson joined global insurer Allianz Commercial as the west zone distribution leader and wholesale strategic relationship leader. Based in Los Angeles, Swepson reports to John Gambale, chief distribution officer, Americas, and is responsible for driving client and broker relationships …

Crypto Giants Scrap Crime-Fighting Alliance as Hackers Circle
An initiative set up by some of crypto’s largest companies to curb illicit activity has quietly been dissolved, at a time when crime involving digital assets continues to surge. The organization behind the Tron blockchain partnered with stablecoin issuer Tether …

Allstate Q3 Net Income Drops About 45% on Higher Catastrophe Losses
Allstate Corp. third quarter 2026 net income applicable to common shareholders dropped nearly 45% with underwriting income down about up 56.7% during the period. Net income was about $3.2 billion for Q2 versus about $2.1 billion for Q3 2025. Underwriting …