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Insurers Paid Nearly £200 Million in Cyber Claims for UK Businesses in 2024

Nov 14 2025 // Insurers paid £197 million (US$259.2 million) in cyber claims in 2024 for UK businesses – a 230% increase, or £138 million (US$181.6 million) more than in 2023, according to the Association of British Insurers...

LA County Launches Investigation Into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims

Nov 13 2025 // Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in January. The investigation was ordered by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors,...

Viewpoint: Beware the Rise in Unproven ‘Brittleness Test’ for Roof Shingle Claims

Nov 13 2025 // A few years ago, in the early 2020s, it was not unusual to hear about or even see roofing workers in Florida deliberately manipulating roof shingles to make it appear that the roof was damaged by storm winds. I saw...

Mounting Oregon Wildfire Claims Threaten Ratings of Berkshire’s PacifiCorp

Nov 13 2025 // A Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.-owned utility is at risk of losing its investment-grade credit rating as it expects to have to pay up more money for litigation brought by victims of 2020 wildfires in Oregon. PacifiCorp...

Fired Indiana University Student Newspaper Adviser Claims Free Speech Violation

Nov 4 2025 // A faculty adviser for Indiana University’s student newspaper filed a federal lawsuit last week arguing his free speech and due process rights were violated when he was fired for refusing to ensure no news stories...

New Cargo Theft Tactics Driving Claims

Nov 3 2025 // Cargo theft losses are also driving up costs for truckers. According to data from Verisk CargoNet, cargo theft surged 27% in 2024. The National Insurance Crime Bureau predicts a further 22% increase in 2025, driven by...

Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events

Nov 3 2025 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2025 are estimated to hit $105 billion, bringing the sixth consecutive calendar year with losses topping $100 billion and the eighth year...

New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims

Nov 3 2025 // A Bermuda captive that insured several New York hospitals affiliated with a leading Jewish not-for-profit organization says it is insolvent, citing millions of dollars in child sex abuse claims brought against it under the...

SCE Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims

Oct 29 2025 // Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in the January wildfires that scorched 14,000 acres in greater Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of...

PepsiCo Resolves Lawsuit Over Gatorade Health Bar Claims

Oct 28 2025 // PepsiCo has resolved a lawsuit accusing it of falsely marketing its Gatorade protein bars as good for you, though they contain more sugar than protein and more sugar than Snickers bars and chocolate-frosted Dunkin’...

ExxonMobil Sues California, Claims New Green Laws Violate Speech

Oct 27 2025 // ExxonMobil Corp. has sued California, arguing that two new state laws violate the First Amendment by trying to force it to agree to a certain climate viewpoint, and conflict with federal regulations. The lawsuit, filed...

People Moves: Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership; Alliant Human Capital Names Steinhoff as First VP

Oct 27 2025 // Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership Jessica Klipphahn Cowbell named Jessica Klipphahn head of North America mid-market and Stephanie Hewerdine as director of claims. Klipphahn has more...

French Court Penalizes TotalEnergies for Deceptive Greenwashing Claims

Oct 24 2025 // Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French civil court found on Thursday, in the first decision applying France’s greenwashing law to an...

New Jersey Claims Amazon Discriminated Against Pregnant, Disabled Workers

Oct 23 2025 // The state of New Jersey sued Amazon.com on Wednesday, accusing the company of unlawfully refusing workplace accommodations to warehouse employees who have disabilities or were pregnant and firing some who asked for...

People Moves: Zurich’s BOXX Insurance Names Key Appointments in Distribution, Underwriting, Claims; HDI Global Appoints Smart to Lead Global Bloodstock & Equine

Oct 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurtech BOXX Insurance and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. Zurich’s BOXX Insurance Names Key Appointments in Distribution,...

Most Arizona DOI Cases Are Personal Lines And Over Claims Handling

Oct 22 2025 // Most complaint cases handled by the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions this year were related to personal lines coverage, while claims handling was the predominant reason consumers filed complaints,...

New Hampshire Youth Centers Seeking Coverage for Child Abuse Claims Sue Insurer

Oct 21 2025 // Two New Hampshire nonprofits that ran youth facilities for the state are suing their insurer seeking defense and indemnity coverage for child abuse lawsuits filed against them. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., the...

Inflation, Supply Chains, Tariffs: Trends Impacting Business Insurance and Claims

Oct 20 2025 // Inflation has been a persistent issue in the United States, though it has moderated since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supply chain disruptions for equipment and other goods continue to add to insurance...

California Department of Insurance Taking Actions Against Tesla Over Claims Handling

Oct 20 2025 // The California Department of Insurance launched enforcement actions against Tesla Insurance Services Inc. and Tesla Insurance Company companies for allegedly failing to adequately handle hundreds of California automobile...

New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims

Oct 17 2025 // A Bermuda captive that insured several New York hospitals affiliated with a leading Jewish not-for-profit organization says it is insolvent, citing millions of dollars in child sex abuse claims brought against it under the...