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Impostor Uses AI to Impersonate Rubio, Contact Foreign and US Officials
Jul 8 2025 // The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according to two senior officials...
US Warns of Blackout Risk From Killing Coal as Trump Snubs Renewables
Jul 8 2025 // Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report seen as a precursor to a broader intervention to help keep coal-fired power...
A Look at Some of the Deadliest Floods in the US in the Last 25 Years
Jul 7 2025 // Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related...
AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1
Jul 7 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss for the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...
US Homeowners Insurance Rates Rose 40.4% in Six Years: Report
Jul 7 2025 // U.S. homeowners insurance rates rose 40.4% over the past six years, with the biggest increases hitting in the last two years, a new report shows. LendingTree’s 2025 State of Home Insurance Report shows rates from...
US Commercial Lines Prices Up 5.3%, Continue Downward Trend: WTW CLIPS
Jul 7 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates went up again in first-quarter 2025, according to the latest findings from WTW’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). Carriers reported an aggregate price increase of...
Tensions Are Starting to Brew Over Waterways for US LNG Cargoes
Jul 3 2025 // One of the US largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, Venture Global Inc., is raising questions over how to share a common waterway with a planned neighbor — it’s a move that underscores a coming bottleneck for...
People Moves: Liberty GTS Names Weiss Head of Americas; Arch Insurance NA Taps Kaufmann for US Marine Business; Costa to Lead Aspen Investor Relations
Jul 3 2025 // Liberty GTS Names Weiss Head of Americas Hillary Weiss Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance headquartered in London, promoted Hilary Weiss to head of Americas. Weiss joined Liberty...
US Probes Ex-Ransom Negotiator Accused of Scheming With Hackers
Jul 2 2025 // Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement from the firm,...
Homes Are Taking Longer to Sell in US Markets That Once Flourished
Jul 1 2025 // A buildup of unsold houses sitting on the market for weeks is becoming a new reality in once-booming housing areas across the Sun Belt. Real estate agents in the South and Southwest say they’re seeing more people...
US Warns Iran-Tied Hackers Pose Ongoing Risk to American Firms
Jun 30 2025 // Iran-affiliated hackers remain a potential threat to critical sectors of the US economy, including defense contractors and other American organizations, according to a bulletin published Monday from the FBI, the National...
Beazley Report: US Executives Misjudge Cyber Preparedness
Jun 30 2025 // U.S.-based executives feel more prepared to counter cyber threats, potentially indicating a false sense of security because many companies lack the ability to be adequately prepared, according to a new report from...
G7 Agrees to Avoid Higher Taxes for US and UK Companies
Jun 30 2025 // The United States and the Group of Seven nations have agreed to support a proposal that would exempt U.S. companies from some components of an existing global agreement, the G7 said in a statement on Saturday. The group...
Markets/Coverages: Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses; EverPeak Takes Workers Comp Product to 11 New States
Jun 26 2025 // Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses Parametric insurance company Descartes Underwriting has a new flood insurance product it said delivers better protection for US businesses, investors, and...
US E&S Growth Slowed Again in ’24; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
Jun 26 2025 // A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4% in 2024, down from 14.5% a year earlier. While growth stayed up in double...
Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Digital Flood Product for US Market
Jun 25 2025 // Brit Group Holdings Limited announced the launch of Brit Flood, a new digital underwriting platform for brokers to help address the protection gap which exists in the US flood market. “With floods occurring more...
US Declares Power Emergency in Southeast on Heat Wave
Jun 25 2025 // The Trump administration has declared a power emergency in the US Southeast as a blistering heat wave strains grids across the country. The emergency order by the Energy Department allows Duke Energy Corp. to exceed...
Tokio Marine Hunts for Deals Abroad, Sees Room for Growth in US
Jun 24 2025 // Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. sees scope for further expansion in the US as Japan’s largest property-and-casualty insurer explores acquisition opportunities around the world, its new chief executive officer...
Soaring Temperatures Stress US Grids
Jun 24 2025 // Blistering heat is straining power grids across the eastern half of the US, leading to a blackout in part of New York City’s borough of Queens as the local utility issued a warning to conserve...
US Braces for ‘Low-Level’ Cyberattacks by Iran After Airstrikes
Jun 23 2025 // US officials are warning businesses to brace for potential Iranian cyberattacks following American airstrikes on the country’s nuclear sites, an event that experts say could draw a relatively small response from...
