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January 7, 2026Private Equity Firms Expected to Unleash Middle-Market M&A Deals, Survey Says
M&A activity is expected to rise among midsize companies as private equity firms become more willing to do deals, according to a Citizens Financial survey of about 400 companies. Executives at middle market companies and private equity firms are …

January 7, 2026People Moves: Doss Assumes Role of Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting; The Jacobson Group Appoints Pinkham as CEO; Greg and Rick Jacobson Transition to Board Leadership
Doss Assumes Role of Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting Justin Doss assumed the role of vice president, personal lines underwriting at RLI Corp., headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. In this executive role, he will lead underwriting and distri …

January 7, 2026People Moves: W. R. Berkley Makes Executive Appointments; Everest Group Names Habayeb CFO
W.R. Berkley Corp., headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, named Lee Iannarone executive vice president. He is succeeded by Stephen Kennedy, who has been named senior vice president and general counsel. Iannarone began his tenure with the company i …

January 7, 2026Volkswagen, Porsche Recall Over 500,000 Vehicles With Rearview Camera Glitch
Problems with the rearview mirror have forced Porsche and now parent company Volkswagen to recall over half a million vehicles collectively in the United States, where the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the latest round of m …

January 7, 2026Relief But Questions on Agents’ Duties to Insureds After Florida Court Ruling
Florida insurance agents and brokers can breathe at least a little easier after a state appeals court effectively reversed hefty damages in a case that had threatened to expand agents’ duties to insureds as well as their liability in coverage …

January 7, 2026New Jerseyans Get $86 Million in Medical Debt Relief
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that more than 53,000 residents will see a combined $86 million in medical bills abolished as a result of the state’s ongoing partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. This marks the state’s six …

January 7, 2026New York Regulates Consumer Litigation Financing
New York State has a new law that regulates the industry that provides consumers with funds for living expenses while their legal cases are in process in exchange for a share of any settlement or judgment. Under such contracts, consumers …

January 7, 2026MAPFRE Accuses AAA of Violating Long-Time Exclusive Marketing Agreement
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 …

January 7, 2026Southern California Aerospace Firm to Pay $1.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
An aerospace and defense electronics company based in Chatsworth, California, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by supplying aircraft parts to the military that did not meet contract specification …

January 7, 2026Their Homes Survived The LA Wildfires; A Year Later They Fear Living in Them
“DANGER: Lead Work Area” reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. “May damage fertility or the unborn child. Causes damage to the central nervous system.” Block after block there are reminders that contaminants still linger. House … …