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document.write('<div id="ijnewsfeed_holdspace" style="position:relative;width:300px;height:120px;z-index:1;overflow: hidden;"><ul><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/03/18/862518.htm" style="" target="_top">Viewpoint: AI Paradox in Cyber Insurance--When Fear Drives Markets More Than Reality</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - March 18, 2026</div><div>The cyber insurance market is experiencing a fascinating paradox. Small business owners are increasingly worried about AI...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/03/18/862393.htm" style="" target="_top">Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Launches Facility for US Excess Casualty Capacity; CRC Specialty Enhances Insurisk to Meet Needs of Data Centers</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - March 18, 2026</div><div>Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the launch of BX1, a new Bermuda-domiciled insurance facility designed to provide US-based clients with an excess casualty insurance solution offering a unified block of $50 million capacity, placement certainty, and superior policy terms for the challenging U...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/03/18/862377.htm" style="" target="_top">Trump Again Vows to Block Wind Turbines During His Presidency</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - March 18, 2026</div><div>US President Donald Trump said he wanted to have no wind turbines built during his presidency, reiterating his distaste for the renewable energy source after his administration has made multiple moves to thwart its development...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/03/18/862372.htm" style="" target="_top">US Home Insurance Prices Set to Keep Rising With Severe Weather</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - March 18, 2026</div><div>US home insurance premiums are set to rise for a fifth straight year in 2026 as insurers grapple with losses from extreme weather and high rebuilding costs...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/03/18/862348.htm" style="" target="_top">Rikers Island Corrections Officer Cops to Falsifying Workers\' Compensation Claims</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - March 18, 2026</div><div>A corrections officer at the Rikers Island jail complex pled guilty yesterday to receiving more than $370,000 in workers\' compensation benefits based on fake injury claims, according to federal prosecutors...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/03/18/861972.htm" style="" target="_top">Major Offshore Wind Farm Trump Tried to Halt Finishes Construction</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - March 18, 2026</div><div>Construction is finished on a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm, the first project to reach this stage during President Donald Trump\'s time in office...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/03/18/862329.htm" style="" target="_top">Patriot Growth Adds Morse Agency in Massachusetts</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - March 18, 2026</div><div>Patriot Growth Insurance Services announced it has acquired a new strategic partner, Morse Insurance Agency, a property/casualty insurance agency based in North Easton, Mass...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/03/17/862201.htm" style="" target="_top">Woman Admits Stealing Checks From Builder and Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - March 17, 2026</div><div>A Crofton, Maryland woman has pleaded guilty in two separate felony theft schemes, according to Attorney General Anthony G...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/03/18/862458.htm" style="" target="_top">People Moves: Clyde & Co Tabs Mortimer to Lead Indiana Office; Old Republic Announces Senior Management Changes at BITCO</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - March 18, 2026</div><div>Global law firm Clyde &amp; Co has announced the opening of a new office in Highland, Indiana, expanding its US footprint and further strengthening its North American trial and defense practice...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/03/18/862437.htm" style="" target="_top">Amazon Delivery Service Company Settles Disability Discrimination Suit</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - March 18, 2026</div><div>ALM Freight, LLC, an Amazon delivery service company, agreed to pay $47,000 and LMDmax Corp., ALM\'s employment agency, agreed to pay $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/03/17/862248.htm" style="" target="_top">Illinois Commercial Bakery Cited for Worker Safety Violations</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - March 17, 2026</div><div>The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Chicago, Illinois-based commercial bakery for repeatedly exposing employees to safety hazards after a worker suffered a broken arm in September 2025 when clearing dough from a machine while working on the production line...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/03/17/862165.htm" style="" target="_top">Chicago Area\'s $19 Billion Tax Bill Fuels Fight for Assessor Job</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - March 17, 2026</div><div>Chicago\'s real estate industry has ignited a battle over a $19 billion tax bill that property owners say is holding back new construction and contributing to surging rents...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/03/18/862477.htm" style="" target="_top">No Sprinklers in TN Explosives Plant Building Where Blast Killed 16, Investigators Say</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - March 18, 2026</div><div>A building where explosives were manufactured in Tennessee was not outfitted with a sprinkler system or fire protection system before a massive explosion killed 16 workers in October, the U...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/03/18/862397.htm" style="" target="_top">Florida Contractor Charged With Avoiding $1M in Workers\' Comp Premiums</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - March 18, 2026</div><div>Florida authorities have charged a contractor with underreporting payroll and avoiding more than $1 million in workers\' compensation insurance premiums...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/03/18/862387.htm" style="" target="_top">Florida Lawmakers Vote to Drop Building Permits on Projects of $7,500 or Less</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - March 18, 2026</div><div>Legislation that would have waived building permits for jobs valued at up to $7,500 failed to pass the Florida House this year, but the key clause found its way into another bill that is now awaiting the governor\'s signature...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/03/18/862365.htm" style="" target="_top">Proscecutor Drops Charges Against Teen in Georgia Prank Gone Wrong</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - March 18, 2026</div><div>A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen\'s lawyer said...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/03/18/862472.htm" style="" target="_top">AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Texas\' Cadence Indemnity</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - March 18, 2026</div><div>AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to \"bb-\" (Fair) from \"bbb+\" (Good) of Texas-domiciled Cadence Indemnity Inc, a single parent captive of The Sullivan Brothers Family of Companies...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/03/18/862433.htm" style="" target="_top">Corpus Christi Water Emergency Could Be Two Months Away</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - March 18, 2026</div><div>Corpus Christi leaders on Tuesday unveiled new projections suggesting that the city could be just two months away from triggering emergency water measures...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/03/17/862251.htm" style="" target="_top">TDI Names Tapp as Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Protection Division</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - March 17, 2026</div><div>The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced Matthew Tapp as deputy commissioner of its Consumer Protection Division...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/03/17/862243.htm" style="" target="_top">Corpus Christi City Council to Address Looming Water Crisis</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - March 17, 2026</div><div>As drought tightens its grip on South Texas, city leaders in Corpus Christi are expected to deliver what could be the most sobering update yet on the region\'s water supply outlook...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/03/18/861899.htm" style="" target="_top">LA County Metro Buses Will Warn Against Workers\' Comp Fraud</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - March 18, 2026</div><div>Los Angeles County buses will soon be large, rolling warnings against workers\' compensation fraud. L...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/03/18/861667.htm" style="" target="_top">People Moves: Alliant Private Client Hires Dantona as SVP</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - March 18, 2026</div><div>Jennifer Dantona joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president with Alliant Private Client...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/03/17/862309.htm" style="" target="_top">Los Angeles, US West Brace for Second Bout of Record March Heat</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - March 17, 2026</div><div>Los Angeles and the U.S. Southwest are set for a second record heat wave in two weeks as temperatures soar, potentially straining electric grids, melting snowpack and raising health risks...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/03/17/862217.htm" style="" target="_top">\'Zombie\' Second Mortgages Spur New Battles in California, Maryland</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - March 17, 2026</div><div>In a room outside the Maryland State Senate chamber last winter, consumer advocates were meeting privately with lawmakers to explain how borrowers were losing their homes over \"zombie\" loans, old second mortgages that they hadn\'t heard from lenders about in years...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/03/18/862441.htm" style="" target="_top">Iran War Potentially Raises Exposures for Terrorism, Political Violence Underwriters</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - March 18, 2026</div><div>The Iran war is likely to raise uncertainty in the global terrorism and political violence insurance markets, particularly in the United States and Europe, according to credit ratings agency Morningstar DBRS, in a commentary on the war...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/03/18/862363.htm" style="" target="_top">Iran Warns Gulf Nations of Major Response After Gas Field Strike</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - March 18, 2026</div><div>Iran warned countries around the Persian Gulf that a number of energy assets are now \"legitimate targets\" after Israel attacked its giant South Pars gas field, sending further shockwaves through oil and gas markets...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/03/18/862344.htm" style="" target="_top">Greek Firms Scan Computer Systems as Iran War Raises Cyberattack Risks, Sources Say</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - March 18, 2026</div><div>Greek shipowners and other companies are scanning their computer systems for evidence of cyberattacks after advice from the National Cybersecurity Authority, two sources said on Wednesday following incidents that have been linked to the Iran war...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/03/18/862287.htm" style="" target="_top">Gulf Banks Face $307 Billion Deposit Flight Risk if War Worsens, S&P Says</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - March 18, 2026</div><div> Gulf banks could face domestic deposit outflows of $307 billion if the Middle East conflict deepens, S&amp;P Global Ratings said...</li></ul></div>');
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