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February 10, 2026Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws
A Texas judge’s move to strike down a state law blacklisting “woke” financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used environmental, social or governance factors in investment decisions will likely drive a broader push to repeal so-called “ant …

February 10, 2026Liberty Mutual to Partner With Net-Zero Focused PE Firm Ara
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.’s asset-management arm agreed to back Ara Partners’ infrastructure and energy strategies, in the latest partnership between an insurer and an alternative investment firm. The collaboration includes an anchor commitment to Ar …

February 10, 2026SC Wind Mitigation Grant Program Now Open for New Applications
South Carolina’s Safe Home Mitigation Program today, Feb. 10, began accepting applications for a new round of funding for resiliency grants. The program, which provides up to $6,000 in matching grants and up to $7,500 in non-matching grants, received …

February 10, 2026Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Row
President Donald Trump threatened to block the opening of a new bridge that connects Michigan and Ontario until the US was given compensation and ownership of half of it, saying he’d start negotiations immediately. “I will not allow this bridge … …

February 10, 2026Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Shreveport, Louisiana-based Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will pay a former employee $34,000 in back pay and emotional distress damages to settle a sexual haras …

February 10, 2026Greece and Malta Hesitate Over EU’s Russia Oil Services Ban
Greece and Malta have emerged as the main obstacle to a European Union proposal to replace a Russian oil price cap with a ban on the services needed to ship the fuel. The two southern European countries raised concerns about …

February 10, 2026Six Charged in $1.7M Damage Claims Scheme With Florida Government
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, who quickly showed his cards on wasteful and fraudulent spending at the local level, has now announced a crackdown inside his own and other state government departments, related to fraudulent insurance claims. CFO B …

February 10, 2026AIG Completes Purchase of Minority Stakes in Re/Insurer Convex and PE Firm Onex
American International Group announced on Friday it has completed the acquisitions of strategic minority ownership stakes in Convex Group Ltd., a privately held, global specialty re/insurer, and Onex Corp., a publicly traded global asset manager. AIG …

February 10, 2026Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred on January 27, 2026, at the Woodland Pulp facility in Baileyville, Maine. The incident at the pulp production faci …

February 10, 2026Risky Future Series: AI Tools for Aerial, Geospatial Intelligence ‘Demo Day’ on Feb. 11
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for Aerial and Geospatial Intelligence” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for carriers, MGAs, claims professionals, underwriters, risk managers and …