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US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry
Apr 24 2025 // The Trump administration is considering whether to reduce certain tariffs targeting the auto industry that carmaker executives have warned would deal a severe blow to profits and jobs. One measure would spare automobiles...
UK’s Admiral Group to Sell Its US Insurer Elephant to J.C. Flowers
Apr 22 2025 // United Kingdom’s Admiral Group has agreed to sell its U.S. insurance business — Elephant Insurance Co. and Elephant Insurance Services— to the private investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. for an undisclosed...
BOE’s Greene Says US Tariffs Pose Disinflation Risks for UK
Apr 22 2025 // Megan Greene, one of the Bank of England’s most hawkish policymakers, said Donald Trump’s wave of global tariffs is more likely to weigh on prices in the UK than it is to stoke higher inflation. In an interview...
Japanese Insurer MS&AD Plans to Invest as Much as $5 Billion to Double US Profits
Apr 22 2025 // MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. plans to invest as much as about ¥700 billion ($5 billion) to expand in the North American market, to meet its goal of doubling operating profits in the region, according to its...
Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit in US
Apr 22 2025 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify, a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over internet-based platforms. In a 10-1...
Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement
Apr 22 2025 // Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors’ allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department...
AccuWeather: Severe Storms in Central US Cause $80-$90B in Damages, Economic Loss
Apr 21 2025 // A multiday severe weather outbreak in the central U.S. caused an estimated $80 billion to $90 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather. From April 2 to April 6, a rare...
Tariffs Will Lead to 2M Fewer Auto Sales in US This Year, Firm Forecasts
Apr 21 2025 // U.S. and Canada auto sales could decline by 1.8 million vehicles this year and be stagnant over the next decade if the global trade war escalates, a Detroit-area automotive advisory firm forecasts. If the current tariffs...
In Last-Minute Reversal, US Agency Extends Support for Cyber Vulnerability Database
Apr 17 2025 // U.S. officials will extend support for 11 months for a database of cyber weaknesses that plays a critical role in fighting bugs and hacks, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, just as the funding was due to run out. The...
US Excess & Surplus Lines Boost London Market Re/Insurers’ Topline Growth
Apr 16 2025 // The U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market continues to offer profitable growth opportunities for insurers and reinsurers in the London market – which could help counteract some possible headwinds, according to a...
People Moves: Zurich Hires Sullivan From CNA for US Middle Market Head of Tech; IMA Hires Crochet as National Energy Practice Leader
Apr 16 2025 // Jeannie Sullivan Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumberg, Illinois, hired Jeannie Sullivan as head of technology for its U.S. middle market team. She will report to Stan Bernard, head of industry practices for...
2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US
Apr 15 2025 // New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. The busy tornado season was driven by an active April and May in the...
Advocacy Group Files Suit Over Tariffs in US Court of International Trade
Apr 15 2025 // A legal advocacy group on Monday asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, arguing the president overstepped his authority. The...
China Says US Hacked Networks of 2025 Asian Winter Games
Apr 15 2025 // China accused a US spy agency of hacking the Asian Winter Games held this year in Harbin, and took the unusual step of identifying individuals it thinks are responsible. The US National Security Agency’s Office of...
Trump’s Trade War Is Making US Farmers Anxious About Demand Risk
Apr 11 2025 // Josh Yoder, a fifth-generation farmer in Ohio, has been watching gyrations in the crop markets as Donald Trump moved to dramatically escalate his trade war with China this week. Yoder is still an ardent Trump supporter,...
Texas Is Ground Zero for the US Battery Boom
Apr 10 2025 // “Drill, baby, drill” may be Texas’s unofficial motto, but “store, baby, store” is becoming more accurate. The Lone Star State may be the heart of America’s oil and gas map, but...
Hackers Spied on 100 US Bank Regulators’ Emails for Over a Year
Apr 9 2025 // Hackers intercepted about 103 bank regulators’ emails for more than a year, gaining access to highly sensitive financial information, according to two people familiar with the matter and a draft letter to Congress...
Tariffs Threaten to Push US Home Insurance Rates Even Higher
Apr 9 2025 // With the Los Angeles fires in January and last week’s severe storms that brought flooding and tornadoes to the Midwest, extreme weather is already battering US homes in 2025. Homeowners should expect their insurance...
People Moves: Allianz Commercial Expands US Construction With Hires; IMA Hires Lockton’s Wargo to Lead Property Team
Apr 9 2025 // Kristen Hoskinson Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April. Kristen...
US Trade Rep Faces Bipartisan Questions on Scope and Duration of Tariffs
Apr 8 2025 // U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told U.S. senators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has no plans to change tactics on the global tariff program in the near term, prompting some light...
