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#1 FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware of US Hurricane Season, Sources Say
Jun 3 2025 // Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with...
#2 The Biggest US Oil Field Is at Risk of Poisonous Water Leaks, Texas Warns
May 23 2025 // Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking in the biggest US oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming...
#3 AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1
Jun 9 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 of the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...
#4 Despite Backlash From Trump, DEI Hasn’t Disappeared at US Companies
May 19 2025 // Walmart Inc. stunned civil-rights activists in November by saying it was pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The world’s largest retailer said it would stop using the term “DEI” in...
#5 US Court Blocks Most Trump Tariffs, Says President Exceeded His Authority
May 29 2025 // A U.S. trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a sweeping ruling on Wednesday that found the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from U.S....
#6 People Moves: Zurich Gets Himes From Chubb To Lead Underwriting for US Mid Market
May 14 2025 // Bennett Himes Bennett Himes joined Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the new head of underwriting for U.S. middle market. Himes oversees the overall portfolio strategy and maintaining the...
#7 US House Bill Reintroduced to Rid Federal Insurance Office of Subpoena Power
May 15 2025 // Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on May 15 reintroduced a bill to eliminate the subpoena power of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). The Insurance Data Protection Act was first presented by Fitzgerald, R-Wis., to the U.S. House of...
#8 Central US Severe Weather Outbreak Caused Billions in Damages, AccuWeather Says
May 20 2025 // A multiday severe weather outbreak across the central U.S. caused an estimated $9 billion to $11 billion in total damages and economic loss, according to AccuWeather preliminary estimates. More than 70 tornadoes have been...
#9 NOAA ‘Fully Staffed’ With Forecasters, Scientists, US Commerce Secretary Says
Jun 5 2025 // U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is “fully staffed” with weather forecasters and scientists after concerns were raised...
#10 US Supreme Court Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Lawsuits Easier to Pursue
Jun 6 2025 // The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse” discrimination, reviving an Ohio...
#11 Highways Baking at 158F Signal a Red-Hot Summer From China to the US
Jun 2 2025 // In northern China, road surfaces have soared to 158F (70C). In California’s Central Valley, temperatures are reaching into the triple digits Fahrenheit. Across much of Spain, the mercury has risen so high that...
#12 US Agrees to End Use of Race, Gender in Highway, Transit Contracts
May 29 2025 // The Trump administration said on Wednesday it has agreed to end the U.S. Transportation Department’s consideration of race or gender when awarding billions of dollars in federal highway and transit project funding...
#13 Boeing Agrees to Resolve US Criminal Case Over 737 Crashes
May 27 2025 // Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal charges for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago. The settlement was...
#14 Central US Braces for Another Round of Severe Weather
Jun 3 2025 // Areas of the Central United States still recovering from severe storms last month face a threat of more severe weather this week, with heavy rain, flooding and hail forecast through the middle of the week. The National...
#15 Supreme Court Spares US Gun Companies From Mexico’s lawsuit
Jun 6 2025 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday spared two American gun companies from a lawsuit by Mexico’s government accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern...
#16 Stablecoin Bill Advances in US Senate in Big Win for Crypto
May 20 2025 // Stablecoin legislation overcame a procedural blockade in the US Senate, marking a major victory for the crypto industry after a group of Democrats dropped their opposition Monday. The industry-backed regulatory bill is now...
#17 US Commercial Lines Prices Up 5.3%, Continue Downward Trend: WTW CLIPS
Jun 11 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates went up again in the first quarter 2025, according to the latest findings from WTW’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). Carriers reported an aggregate price increase of...
#18 Georgia Insurance Commissioner King Joins Race for Ossoff’s US Senate Seat
May 13 2025 // Inflammatory Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t, but Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King will run for the U.S. Senate now held by Democrat John Ossoff. King, a former police chief in Georgia, was...
#19 Tariff Gloom Weighs on US Manufacturing; Delivery Times Lengthening
Jun 3 2025 // U.S. manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in May and suppliers took the longest time in nearly three years to deliver inputs amid tariffs, potentially signaling looming shortages of some goods. President...
#20 Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
Jun 5 2025 // Corporate investigators found evidence that Chinese hackers broke into an American telecommunications company in the summer of 2023, indicating the country’s attackers penetrated the US communications system earlier...
