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#1 Prior Knowledge Ends Filmmaker Baldoni’s Coverage for Harassment Claims: Insurer

Jul 22 2025 // The insurer for the actor Justin Baldoni and other executives at his movie studio Wayfarer says its policies do not cover actress Blake Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment during the filming of the movie...

#2 China’s EV Boom Saddles its Auto Insurers With Chronic Losses

Sep 22 2025 // China’s giant electric vehicle insurance market is flailing. Losses are piling up, as companies’ risk models haven’t kept up with changes in vehicle economics and driver behaviors. The country now has...

#3 Insurer Can’t Sue for Unjust Enrichment by Deceptive Insured, Appeals Court Says

Jul 28 2025 // A decision by a federal appeals court last week shows what limited options insurance carriers have when they discover major misrepresentation by the insured long after claims have been paid. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of...

#4 NC Judge Orders Insurers to Pay $50M in TV News Helicopter Crash Death

Sep 22 2025 // A North Carolina judge has ordered $50 million be paid to the family of a Charlotte TV station meteorologist who was killed in a helicopter crash three years ago after finding the companies that owned and operated the...

#5 Insurers Fighting $345M Georgia School Abuse Award, With Policy Wording at Issue

Sep 22 2025 // In one of the grimmest, longest-running and most-litigated episodes of alleged child sexual abuse at a private school, the key question in a case now before the Georgia Court of Appeals is whether insurers’ recent...

#6 Homeowners Insurers Still Boosting Rates; Top Carriers Ranked: AM Best

Aug 8 2025 // Last year’s sub-100 combined ratio for the homeowners line broke a five-year string of 100-plus figures for the U.S. insurance industry in aggregate—and homeowners insurers are sticking to rate increases to keep...

#7 Bankruptcy Judge Rules Church Insurers Lack Standing to Contest Abuse Claims

Sep 10 2025 // Insurers that have not indicated they will pay claims from sexual abuse survivors currently have no standing to contest certain claims as they are being considered, a federal bankruptcy judge recently ruled in a case...

#8 Fleet Operators Want More From Their Insurers: Survey

Sep 11 2025 // A newly released report suggests that nearly 90 percent of fleets believe claims service needs to improve, sparking a turning point for the commercial insurance industry. AI native insurer Nirvana released its 2025 Claims...

#9 5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B

Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?” Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...

#10 Update: Insurers Can’t Ask Punitive Damages in Marine Cargo Contract Dispute

Aug 11 2025 // Despite allegations of fraud and padding of premiums, neither a Miami-based cargo insurance broker nor a Lloyd’s coverholder can be asked to pay punitive damages in a breach-of-contract dispute, a Florida appeals...

#11 Flood-Focused Neptune’s IPO Joins Boom in Niche Insurer Debuts

Sep 29 2025 // Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. is hoping its record of growth and profitability selling flood insurance policies will generate the same investor enthusiasm for its US IPO that greeted most debuts by other firms in the...

#12 Staff Cuts Help Fuel GEICO Profit; Auto Insurer Not ‘Pouring Money’ Into AI

May 5 2025 // He’s not yet ready to declare “mission accomplished,” but Ajit Jain, vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, said the conglomerate’s personal auto insurer, GEICO, is no longer...

#13 Insurer Says it Has No Duty to Defend Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting Lawsuit

Jul 22 2025 // Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters said in a complaint last week that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Kansas City sports promotion group facing an underlying lawsuit over a mass shooting at a 2024 Super Bowl...

#14 7 Years of Double-Digit Growth; New Players on Top 25 E&S Insurers List

Sep 12 2025 // 2024 marked the 7th straight year of double-digit growth for the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, but the top 25 players no longer command 70 percent of the pie, according to a new report. AM Best’s latest...

#15 Florida OIR Fines Carriers for Adjuster Appointments, Lack of Disclosure Statements

Sep 3 2025 // Florida Insurance Comissioner Michael Yaworsky this year has levied more than $2 million in fines against eight property insurance companies over claims-handling practices flagged by recent market conduct...

#16 Insurer Says Tech Services Firms Should Pay for Insured’s Ransomware Damages

Sep 19 2025 // ACE American Insurance Co. is suing to recover $500,000 it paid in ransomware damages to a staffing company, claiming cloud computing and cybersecurity firms contracted by its policyholder should instead be held...

#17 Trenton Diocese Withdraws Lawsuit Against Insurers Over Sex Abuse Coverage

Aug 8 2025 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against four liability insurers over coverage for sexual abuse claims brought against the diocese under the New Jersey Child Victims...

#18 Florida Judge Blocks State Agency for Citizens Claims Disputes, But Insurer Appeals

Aug 5 2025 // A Florida judge temporarily halted Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from sending claims disputes to a state arbitration agency, but a notice of appeal by Citizens automatically suspended the judge’s...

#19 Mixed Bag: What Trump 2.0 Tariffs, DOGE Activities Mean For Insurers

Jan 2 2025 // Setting aside the populist flavor of his campaign rhetoric, Donald J. Trump’s previous service as the nation’s 45th president presents a remarkable opportunity to make educated guesses about the impact of his...

#20 Travelers: Confidence High in Guidance From Cyber Insurers; Work to Do on Take-Up

Sep 24 2025 // As cyber security threats continue to evolve, more businesses are trusting insurers to offer guidance on proactive protection and prevention. In fact, 86% of business leaders are confident in the cybersecurity guidance...