Insurance Business regulation and case update for week ending January 30, 2026

And in Los Angeles, a $7.1 million home has become the unlikely focal point of a coverage trench war: Scottsdale Insurance says it has been left holding the defense bill for a general contractor sued over alleged construction defects, and it wants three other carriers—tied to subcontractors’ policies that purportedly name the contractor as an additional insured—to pay their share. The suit, filed January 22, 2026, is a reminder that in high-dollar defect cases, the real contest can be less about cracked stucco than about who pays to litigate it. Full story here