Source: https://thenationaldesk.com/, January 22, 2026 By: Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman & Nathan Aaron America’s farmland may be facing a growing contamination crisis — one that farmers, environmental groups and some lawmakers now say can no longer be ignored. What was once considered a safe, low-cost fertilizer is now being linked to dead livestock, lost livelihoods […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, January 23, 2026 By: Tez Romero Scottsdale Insurance wants out of a construction defect claim, alleging its insured agreed to repairs without asking permission first. In a filing made on January 21, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, Scottsdale Insurance Company is seeking a judicial declaration that […]

Source: https://www.pv-tech.org/, January 22, 2026 By: Allison Chapin & Michael Downs Utility-scale solar developers face a number of complex challenges. Permitting a solar project may seem like a daunting task, but the process can be overcome with a strategic approach and smart scheduling. Due to recent federal policy directives in the US, electric generation projects […]

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/, January 22, 2026 By: NFP, an Aon Company Few forces are as unpredictable and potentially destabilizing as tariffs in construction insurance coverage. With material costs fluctuating and trade policies shifting rapidly, contractors and owners are forced to make real-time adjustments to budgets, schedules and risk strategies. The tariff impact on construction is far-reaching. […]

Source: https://www.berkleydp.com/ As industry thought leaders, our goal is to provide our brokers and policyholders with the latest data and insights. We aim  to help our policyholders make informed decisions about project work and the associated risks for the most common disciplines, project types and client types. The data in this report represents claims reported […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, January 15, 2026 By: Chris Davis The hotel and restaurant insurance market is not changing because of a single disruption, but because of sustained pressure. Weather losses continue to mount, liability exposures are expanding, and standard carriers are pulling back from risks they once considered manageable. For hospitality operators, the result is a […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, January 8, 2026 By: Susan Essex As Acrisure’s construction director for the West, Matt Honea (pictured) is seeing firsthand how the rules of engagement in the sector are being rewritten. He oversees a team of top construction advisors across 14 states, including high-risk markets like California, Arizona, and Washington, where carriers are grappling […]

Source: Victor Insurance Some clients of design professionals think they can be better protected against third-party claims by being included as a named insured or  as an additional insured on a design firm’s professional liability policy. This may be true for some forms of insurance. However, it is not an  option in the Victor and […]

Source: https://www.constructionowners.com/, December 27, 2025 Many contractors assume their general liability (GL) insurance provides broad protection for their operations, but industry experts warn that this belief can expose companies to costly uninsured losses. While GL policies are often viewed as a safety net, they frequently exclude professional services and pollution-related risks—two exposures that are becoming […]

Source: https://www.wattagnet.com/, December 22, 2025 By: Roy Graber United States District Judge Gregory Frizzell ordered that poultry companies pay cleanup costs for the Illinois River Watershed in the latest ruling in a lawsuit filed by the State of Oklahoma two decades ago. Frizzell made the ruling on December 19 in a federal court in Tulsa, […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, December 18, 2025 By: Emily Douglas For many businesses, environmental risk still feels like something reserved for heavy industry – chemical plants, large manufacturers or energy operations. Despite those misconceptions, environmental exposures cut across nearly every sector – and the assumptions companies make about their insurance coverage can be dangerously outdated. At a […]

Source: https://cowboystatedaily.com/, December 17, 2025 By: Renee Jean In the 1980s, residential neighbors of the Nedlog and Williams Strategic Metals property about 2.5 miles south of Laramie began complaining about an orange plume of smoke from the plant that they believed was making them and their animals sick. That kicked off an investigation, one that eventually found […]