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Insurance Journal
March 5, 2026 Issue

National Articles from March 5, 2026

AI Disruption
Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed
E&S Premium Growth Moderates Through First Nine Months of 2025
Howden-Driven Talent War Has Cost Brown & Brown $23M in Revenue, CEO Says

Agritourism Growth Drives Insurance Demand As On-Farm Entertainment Operations Grow, So Do Farmers’ Risks
Free Market Talent: Why Compensation and Culture Matter, Now More Than Ever
Salary Increases for Support Staff Decline but Satisfaction Over Total Comp Improves
The Challenges of Insurance Recruiting: Navigating Common Issues Agencies Face
Agents’ Standard of Care and Insureds’ Duty to Read Their Policies
Price Optimization and Insurance
Teacher Burnout: Supporting and Retaining Employees in the Education Sector
Emerging Risks to Watch: Agentic AI, Electric Motorcycles, and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Business Planning in a Snap: Part One
Cuts to Funding Mean Risks Will Pivot in Human Services Market
My New Markets
People
Business Moves
Declarations

West Articles from March 5, 2026

California Attorney General Files Suit Against Companies for Ghost Gun Coding
Arizona Experienced 25% Decrease in Vehicle Thefts in 2025, New Report Shows
California Produce Company Fined $6M for Farmworker Wage Violations

South Articles from March 5, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Minority Leader Proposes Insurance Reform Bills
Allstate Can Proceed With Recovery in Texas RICO Case: Fifth Circuit
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Aventus

Midwest Articles from March 5, 2026

Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles
Ohio Couple Sentenced for Arson in $2M Insurance Fraud Scheme

East Articles from March 5, 2026

MAPFRE Denied Injunction Against AAA Auto Insurance Sales in Massachusetts
Owner of Assisted Living Home Where 10 Died in Fire Denied Access to Insurance
Do New Yorkers Pay Too Much for Auto Insurance?

West Articles from March 5, 2026

California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Aerial Images Used by Insurers
California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties

Southeast Articles from March 5, 2026

‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Knocking. North Carolina Farm Bureau Answered.

Midwest Articles from March 5, 2026

Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
Iowa Landlord Settles in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

East Articles from March 5, 2026

MAPFRE Accuses AAA of Violating Exclusive Marketing Agreement
Insurance Covers Settlement Paid by Stocks Instead of Money: Delaware High Court

Insurance JournalMarch 5, 2026 Issue

AI Disruption

Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed

E&S Premium Growth Moderates Through First Nine Months of 2025

Howden-Driven Talent War Has Cost Brown & Brown $23M in Revenue, CEO Says

Agritourism Growth Drives Insurance Demand As On-Farm Entertainment Operations Grow, So Do Farmers’ Risks

Free Market Talent: Why Compensation and Culture Matter, Now More Than Ever

Salary Increases for Support Staff Decline but Satisfaction Over Total Comp Improves

The Challenges of Insurance Recruiting: Navigating Common Issues Agencies Face

Agents’ Standard of Care and Insureds’ Duty to Read Their Policies

Price Optimization and Insurance

Teacher Burnout: Supporting and Retaining Employees in the Education Sector

Emerging Risks to Watch: Agentic AI, Electric Motorcycles, and Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Business Planning in a Snap: Part One

Cuts to Funding Mean Risks Will Pivot in Human Services Market

My New Markets

People

Business Moves

Declarations

California Attorney General Files Suit Against Companies for Ghost Gun Coding

Arizona Experienced 25% Decrease in Vehicle Thefts in 2025, New Report Shows

California Produce Company Fined $6M for Farmworker Wage Violations

Oklahoma Senate Minority Leader Proposes Insurance Reform Bills

Allstate Can Proceed With Recovery in Texas RICO Case: Fifth Circuit

AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Aventus

Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles

Ohio Couple Sentenced for Arson in $2M Insurance Fraud Scheme

MAPFRE Denied Injunction Against AAA Auto Insurance Sales in Massachusetts

Owner of Assisted Living Home Where 10 Died in Fire Denied Access to Insurance

Do New Yorkers Pay Too Much for Auto Insurance?

California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Aerial Images Used by Insurers

California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties

‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Knocking. North Carolina Farm Bureau Answered.

Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud

Iowa Landlord Settles in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

MAPFRE Accuses AAA of Violating Exclusive Marketing Agreement

Insurance Covers Settlement Paid by Stocks Instead of Money: Delaware High Court

Insurance Journal
March 5, 2026 Issue