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UK airlines said they’ll have to foot the bill for the travel chaos caused by a technical glitch at the country’s air-traffic control provider and led to thousands of canceled flights this week. The financial fallout from the fault at the National Air Traffic Services “will run into tens of millions of pounds, falling entirely on airlines,” Tim Alderslade, chief executive officer for industry group Airlines UK, wrote Wednesday in a letter to UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The group called on the government and the Civil Aviation Authority to lay out how they will investigate the glitch, require NATS…

For the first time in three years, capacity is returning to the California homeowners insurance market. The clearest evidence is in the residual market. In the second quarter, the California FAIR Plan added roughly 12,000 residential policies, the fifth consecutive quarter of declining additions. At the peak in early 2025, the FAIR Plan was adding more than 54,000 policies in a single quarter. On the commercial side, the number of policies in force has declined for two straight quarters. Those are the leading indicators the industry has been waiting for. Nine insurers, including six of California’s 10 largest home insurance…

The Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) has completed its relocation to Trumbull Street in Hartford. The agency became operational from its new office space effective September 8, 2026. The insurance department’s office location is now: Connecticut Insurance Department, 280 Trumbull Street, 7th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103. The move follows more than four decades of CID operations at 153 Market Street. The state’s Department of Banking relocated to the 16th floor of the same Trumbull Street building in November, 2025. Mailing and Delivery Information CID’s primary mailing address remains unchanged: Connecticut Insurance Department, P.O. Box 816, Hartford, CT 06142. Packages and overnight…

Nick Kosiavelon, an insurance defense attorney in Massachusetts, tells the story about some plaintiffs’ lawyers he faced off against in a recent brain-injury lawsuit. He said within an hour of seeing the list of potential jurors in the jury pool, the Florida-based lawyers Morgan & Morgan national injury law firm seemed to have an incredible amount of information on their laptops about each potential juror, including social media postings, property records, education levels, employment and more. The Morgan team was able to quickly decide who to exclude from the jury. “I mean, I don’t get that information in general, over…

Chrysler parent Stellantis is recalling 201,976 Jeep vehicles in the U.S. due to a software error that may cause the tire pressure monitoring system to fail to detect low tire pressure or illuminate the warning light, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Sept. 9. The issue increases crash risk and causes the vehicles to fail to comply with U.S. federal tire-pressure monitoring system safety requirements, NHTSA said. Affected vehicles include certain Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L, Grand Cherokee 4XE, and Grand Wagoneer models, the regulator said. It also includes certain Jeep Wagoneer L, Grand Wagoneer L,…

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week filed a lawsuit against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, Inc. (ABC) for its deceptive business practices that mislead consumers, most often senior citizens, to sign a contract for home repair work at inflated prices by unlicensed technicians while they also unknowingly waive their statutory rights to cancel the contract. Raoul’s lawsuit claims ABC violates the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act. As a result, the complaint seeks a permanent injunction to stop current and prevent future violations, rescind all contracts entered into…

INSURICA announced that Erick Johnson has joined the company as Vice President of Sales, P&C. Johnson brings more than 25 years of experience in production, sales leadership and agency management to the role. He has a track record of developing high-performing producers, several of whom reached $1 million in production within a short amount of time. Based in Oklahoma City, Johnson will spend the coming weeks meeting with teams across INSURICA to learn more about the people who make up the organization. As INSURICA works toward its $450 million growth goal, Johnson’s expertise is expected to play a key role…

Bamboo Insurance announced the launch of its Texas Essential Homeowner Program, a new admitted, flexible product designed to give Texas homeowners greater flexibility in how they structure their coverage. Bamboo Insurance said the structure keeps coverage transparent while providing greater flexibility to insureds to tailor coverage to their individual needs and budgets. Policyholders can tailor their roof coverage, water coverage, and loss settlement options to fit their home’s age, condition, and budget. A suite of optional add-ons gives homeowners additional flexibility to build the coverage that’s right for them. Those who have made qualifying home improvements can receive meaningful premium…

Higginbotham announced it has acquired Kansas City, Kansas-based Two West Capital Advisors. The specialty firm will bring its full team, experience and operating platform to Higginbotham’s growing retirement planning and wealth management division. Founded in 2010, Two West serves a wide range of both employers and individual investors. Two West will remain based in Kansas City and continue serving its existing clients, with all current teammates on board — and new ones coming in as the firm actively recruits for expected growth. That team will gain the support of Higginbotham’s broader HR, marketing, legal and compliance infrastructure, while Two West…

Two weeks after the Ross Fire broke out west of Fort Worth, responders are still battling one of the largest wildfires in North Texas’ recorded history. The weather isn’t helping. The Dallas-Fort Worth region’s summer weather is setting records with more than 53 days without measurable rain — the seventh-longest stretch on record, according to the National Weather Service. As of Sept. 9, the fire had burned 90,400 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties and was about 57% contained, the Texas A&M Forest Service said. Firefighters on the ground can’t break through the intense heat in some hotspots. Helicopters…