May 20, 2026

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Jury Sides With Insurers, Finding Takeda Pharmaceutical Liable for $885 Million in Damages

A U.S. jury found Takeda Pharmaceutical liable for causing about $885 million in damages by delaying a generic version of its constipation drug Amitiza through an anticompetitive scheme. Jurors in federal court in Boston, following a five-week trial, sided with …

UK Warned of Housing Market Risks as Flood Re’s Future Unclear

There are currently 6.3 million properties across England that are in areas at risk of flooding, a figure that’s set to rise significantly in the years ahead.

Openly’s Tech-Forward Approach Includes AI in Claims

Openly, which promotes itself as a tech-forward homeowners insurance provider, has been making a name for itself by enabling agents to generate quotes in times as little as 15 seconds since being founded in 2017. The Boston, Massachusetts-based insurtech, which …

Wall Street Watchdogs Pause Some Cyber Exams After Mythos Shock

U.S. regulators are pausing some cyber-related examinations of the largest banks, giving the lenders more breathing room as the firms dig into the risks exposed by Anthropic PBC’s new Mythos AI model. The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller …

Mutual of Enumclaw Names Peterson Chief Claims Officer

Mutual of Enumclaw named Joe Peterson vice president of claims and chief claims officer. Peterson has more than 20 years of claims leadership experience, most recently as vice president – P/C claims at Zenith Insurance Company. He also held multiple …

Progressive Is Biggest Auto Insurer, Surpassing State Farm, S&P Says

The numbers aren’t all in, but it looks like Progressive is now the biggest private passenger auto insurer, based on an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence that shows Progressive muscling past State Farm. S&P GMI estimates that Progressive’s U.S. …

Jury Awards $49.5M to Family of Woman Killed in Boeing Max Crash

A federal jury has awarded $49.5 million to the family of a 24-year-old global nonprofit worker killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia while traveling to her first major assignment. The verdict, reached Wednesday …