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#1 Fatal Explosion at 110-Year Old U.S. Steel’s Plant Raises Questions About Its Future
Aug 20 2025 // The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of uncertainty. The fortunes...
#2 Florida OIR Approves 31.5% ‘Catch-up’ Rate Increase for TRUE, Despite Missed Filings
Aug 1 2025 // Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation this week approved an average 31.5% increase in homeowner rates for Trusted Resource Underwriters Exchange – one of the largest Florida rate hikes in two years – despite...
#3 Companies Spending Record Amounts to Protect Executives as Threats Rise
Aug 5 2025 // U.S. companies are spending record amounts to keep their executives safe in response to rising threats and the killings of two high-profile corporate officials in separate attacks in Manhattan over the last eight...
#4 Success of AI Music Creators Sparks Debate on Future of Music Industry
Sep 3 2025 // When pop groups and rock bands practice or perform, they rely on their guitars, keyboards and drumsticks to make music. Oliver McCann, a British AI music creator who goes by the stage name imoliver, fires up his...
#5 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...
#6 Viewpoint: Driverless Cars Are Changing the Future of Claims
Jul 28 2025 // In the age of a tech-fueled automotive transformation in which vehicle usage is at an all-time high, the public perception of uncertainty around driverless cars remains. As of 2025, only 13% of U.S. Consumers would trust...
#7 Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts
Aug 22 2025 // Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat, wind and storms across Europe next week. Erin, which churned through the Atlantic 330...
#8 5 Evolving Trends Shaping Architects and Engineers Coverage
Aug 4 2025 // The architects and engineers (A&E) sector is changing rapidly as design professionals adopt new project delivery methods and technology tools to increase efficiency and reduce costs. As the sector evolves, A&E...
#9 Peloton Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Post-Pandemic Outlook
Aug 28 2025 // Peloton Interactive must face a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by masking excess inventory of its home exercise equipment as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic passed, a divided federal appeals court ruled on...
#10 Fires, Storms and Blazing Heat Forecast for Western US
Aug 11 2025 // Fires, storms and the potential for near-record high temperatures across the western US are in the offing for the coming week. The Gifford Fire, about 125 miles (201 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, had burned 114,621...
#11 Lemonade Posts Another Quarterly Loss but Car Growth Continues
Aug 5 2025 // Insurtech Lemonade reported a second quarter 2025 net loss of about $44 million compared with a loss of $57.2 million a year ago during the same time. Though still a loss, it was a 23% improvement from the prior year,...
#12 Hurricane Forecasts Are Missing the Mark as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far
Sep 12 2025 // It’s the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and there isn’t a storm in sight — for now. September’s second week is usually when the season gets into full swing, as warm ocean waters fuel...
#13 Buffett to Step Down Following Six-Decade Run Atop Berkshire
May 4 2025 // Warren Buffett, who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc. into a business valued at more than $1.16 trillion and himself into a celebrity billionaire renowned for his investing acumen and witticisms, will step down at year-end...
#14 Insurtech Looks to ‘Redefine’ Insurance With Autonomous AI Agents by 2026
Aug 13 2025 // Insurtech Superagent AI issued a press release yesterday to announce its goal of starting the first fully autonomous AI insurance agent by the end of the year. “We’re not just reshaping insurance. We’re...
#15 Flint, Michigan Struggles to Complete Lead Pipe Replacement Decade After Water Crisis
Jun 30 2025 // Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another...
#16 Mercury Seeks 6.9% Rate Increase in Filing Based on New Cat Modeling Regulation
Aug 15 2025 // Mercury Insurance said it has submitted a filing based on California’s new regulation enabling catastrophe modeling to be included as a factor in ratemaking. The filing is reportedly the first to use the Verisk...
#17 Whitewater Rafting Businesses Face Uncertain Future After Hurricane Helene
Feb 12 2025 // ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a permit last year to operate his own outfitter business. But following...
#18 Employers Miss Out on Talent When Remote Work Isn’t Allowed: Survey
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
#19 75% of Buyers Are Concerned About Rising Homeowners Insurance Costs: Survey
Sep 12 2025 // Nearly 75% of recent and prospective buyers believe that homeowners’ insurance could become unaffordable, according to a new Realtor.com survey. Eighty-eight percent of those surveyed believe they will pay more for...
#20 Agency E&O Claims Trends to Watch
Nov 4 2024 // Special relationships, fiduciary duties, the hard market and disasters, are areas of exposure that agencies need to watch over when it comes to agency E&O, the experts say. Here’s why. Special Relationships One...
