Recent Insurance Industry News

FTC Takes Action Against Worker Noncompete Agreements

• Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal of Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit

• NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases

• Apollo Settles Fight With Ex-Athene Executives Before Trial

• FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms

• The Year So Far: Liberty Mutual Improves Most Among Nationals; Discipline Tested

Ryan Specialty Launches New Sidecar to Support its Delegated Underwriting

• Head of EU Parliament Trade Committee Has ‘Doubts’ About Deal With US

• ‘It’s Scary’ – Crypto Workers Under Siege From North Korean Hackers

• RBC BlueBay Says ESG Is ‘Extremely Important’ for Investors

• Missing Billions in Pakistan Expose Grim Reality of Global Climate Finance Aid

• Markets/Coverages: AXA XL Launches Portal for Multinational Clients

Mass. Orders Insurers to Cover State-Backed Vaccines, Even Without CDC Support

• Maryland Moves to Deny Liability Limit Sought by Ship Manager in Key Bridge Collapse

• States, Orsted File Challenges to Trump Wind Farm Stoppage

• Trump to Ask Supreme Court to Toss Carroll’s $5 Million Abuse and Defamation Verdict

• People Moves: Judd Joins AXA XL Energy

• Pennsylvania Man Charged in $400 Million ATM Fraud

People Moves: Alliant Human Capital Names Muller as Vice President

• Minnesota Governor to Call Special Session on Gun Laws After School Shooting

• Brightway Expands With Acquisition of GlobalGreen Agency

• South Dakota Father and Son to Pay $4M in Crop Insurance Fraud Case

• Steadfast Group Acquires Novum Underwriting Partners

• Big 12 Enhances Allstate Partnership with Year-Round Championship Series

Insured Losses in Texas Exceed $47 Billion in 2024

• Cultivated Meat Companies Sue Texas Over Its Lab-Grown Meat Ban

• Tesla Says Its Robotaxi App Now Open to Public Riders

• River Valley Underwriters Acquires Texas’ Patriot National Underwriters

• AccuWeather: Warm Gulf Water Could Fuel Storm Intensification in September

• Texas Lawmakers Fail to Reach Agreement on THC Ban

Alabama DOI Extends Moratorium on New Captives, Risk Retention Groups

• Smith to Replace Retiring Gunn as Deputy Commissioner at ALDOI

• With Storms, Flooding and Potential FEMA Cuts, Parametric Flood Is on the Rise

• Brightway Expands With Acquisition of GlobalGreen Agency

• 2 Adults Killed, 7 Children Injured in ATV Accident in Alabama Off-Road Park

• Miami Football Player Charged With Vehicular Homicide Following May Crash

Containment Grows on Wildfires That Forced Evacuations, Destroyed Buildings

• SAIF in Oregon Declares $50 Million Dividend

• US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs

• Lightning-Sparked California Fires Force Evacuations and Destroy Buildings

• California, Oregon And Washington Form Health Alliance Amid Federal Vaccine Tensions

• Poll: Most Pacific Northwest Residents Expect Big Quake, But Most Aren’t Prepared