Recent Insurance Industry News

WR Berkley Founder and Executive Chairman Dies at 80

• US Customs Agency, Trade Judge to Seek Path to Final Tariff Refunds

• Anthropic Releases Mythos-Like Model Without Cyber Capabilities

• Stellantis Tells Owners of 1.3 Million Jeeps to Park Outside Over Fire Concerns

• MMA Alleges Broker Patriot Poached 11 Surety Team Members

• Survey Highlights Growing Interconnected Risks, Protection Gaps

Update: US, Iran Exchange Strikes, Putting Lasting Peace Deal at Risk

• Australia Insurance Broker Steadfast Gets Offer From Amwins, PE Firm Dragoneer

• Britain’s Garden Habits Are Making Their Homes Harder to Insure

• Anti-Migrant Violence Condemned After Belfast Knife Attack

• Two Crew Missing After Suspected US Strike on Tanker off Oman

• Banks Face Extra £6B Cost if Motor Finance Compensation Plan Is Thrown Out: UK’s FCA

As Pennsylvania Cracks Down on AI, Multiple Chatbots Continue to Pose as Doctors

• Connecticut Drivers to Lose License for Repeatedly Failing to Stop for School Bus

• Workers’ Compensation Costs Running High in Pennsylvania: WCRI

• ANV Group Adds Another Workers’ Compensation Agency to Its Roster

• 8 Charged With Faking Shippers’ IDs to Steal Meats, Cheeses, Copper and Cigarettes

• Karen Read Sues Police Agencies That Investigated Her Boyfriend’s Death

NFP Acquires Kansas’ Signature Personal Insurance

• Company Ordered to Pay $500K Fine for Violating Asbestos Regulations in Michigan

• Tyco to Pay $10M Settlement With Wisconsin Over PFAS Contamination

• Illinois Joins Ohio in Ordering Pause on Data Center Tax Credits

• Iowa’s Water Pollution Threatens Recreational Activities and Public Health

• Ohio State Approves $100M Settlement to Former Athletes in Sexual Abuse Case

Rio Grande Valley Farmers are Bracing for Severe Drought

• Texas Governor Vows Sped Up Construction of Screwworm Fly Breeding Facility

• People Moves: CorVel Names Scott as CEO and President

• Deadly Screwworm Pest Spreads in Texas With Two New Cases

• Texas Children’s Hospital to Pay $10M as Part of Detransition Settlement

• Artist Suing FIFA Over Destruction of Dallas Whale Mural

Storage Shed Caused Nashville Parking Garage Fire, Travelers Says in $10M Subro Suit

• USAA Not Done With Dividends: Florida Reforms Prompt $500M Payout

• Judge Won’t Bend on $256M Defamation/RICO Verdict Against Human Rights Lawyer

• People Moves: Florida Lawyers Mutual Names Coady CEO

• Earthquake Off Cuba Felt Across South Florida

• Atlanta-Area Insurance Agent Charged With Taking Premiums, Giving Fake COIs

Inszone Acquires Professional Insurance Strategies in Arizona

• Trial Begins for Man Accused of Sparking Deadly Palisades Fire

• PG&E Could Cut Power in 8 California Counties Due to Winds, Fire Danger

• Markets/Coverages: Alliant in California Rolling out Retirement & Wealth Business

• Jury Awards $176M for Wrongful Deaths of Brothers Hit by California Socialite’s Car

• California Mortgage Servicer Settles for $4.6M Over Pandemic Foreclosure Violations