Recent Insurance Industry News

Berry Producer Driscoll’s Sued Over Alleged Greenwashing, Use of Forever Chemicals

• WR Berkley Reports Q2 Net Income Increase of 12.7%

• Overlapping Disasters Challenge States Amid Trump Cuts

• Marsh Reports 6% Revenue Increase in Q2, as Reinsurance Unit Sees 2% Decline

• Markets/Coverages: WBN Launches Duty of Care Offering for Mobile Workforces; Rokstone Gains Capacity for Autotransporter Solution

• FDA Walks Back Positive Lab Test in Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak

Red Sea War Insurance Costs Rise After Houthi Blockade, Sources Say

• Insurance Woes Amid US-Iran War Stall Airlines’ Return to Dubai

• Update: Saudi Crude Tankers Turn Back as Houthis Open New Front in US-Iran War

• Former Arch Execs Grandisson, Gansberg Named Vantage Chair, CEO; Best’s Comments

• Ten Workers Die After India Hydro Project Tunnel Collapses

• People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Names Spurgeon as Global Head of Cyber Reinsurance; Tokio Marine HCC Promotes Dagdelen as Head of Cyber – International

Allstate’s $1.7M RICO Claims Fraud Suit Merits Trial, Not Arbitration: NJ High Court

• Models Stripped of Insurance Cover for Club’s Unauthorized Use of Their Images

• Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Arson That Destroyed The Old Pink

• New Jersey E-Bike Registration, Insurance Requirements Now in Effect

• New York City Braces for Heavy Rain Tuesday After Weekend Floods

• Sightseeing Helicopter Likely Hit Birds Before Crashing Into Hudson River

Cyclosporiasis Cases in Michigan Climb Above 6,000, State Health Officials Say

• People Moves: MacLean Named VP, Head of Surety at Frankenmuth

• Ohio-Based Toy Manufacturer Sued for Discrimination and Retaliation

• People Moves: Cottingham & Butler Expands Property & Casualty Leadership

• People Moves: Canopius Hires Brown as Head of US Claims; World Insurance Names Milord Chief Broking Officer

• Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud

Texas Heat Wave Collides With Tropical Storm Bertha

• Texas Heat to Challenge State Grid’s Power Demand Record

• Rising Professional Boxer Killed in Texas Bicycle Incident

• Tropical Storm Watches Posted Across Florida’s Panhandle Region

• Texas Hill Country Floods Test New Warning Systems After Last Year’s Deadly Disaster

• Texas Big Rigs Parts Distributor Faces $264K Fine After Worker Fatality

Another Sign of the Times: Security First Reduces Average Dwelling/Fire Rates

• People: Georgia’s Walker Named President of National Benefits and Insurance Group

• Private Equity Backing AGI, an AI-Enabled Platform for Faster Brokerage Growth

• Tropical Storm Watches Posted Across Florida’s Panhandle Region

• Two Years in, Ortiz Steps Down as CEO of Florida Re

• Kentucky Jury Awards $104M Verdict Against Online ‘Ghost Gun’ Maker

People Moves: Mutual of Enumclaw Appoints Roddy as CFO; Vouch Expands Its Leadership Team

• LA Dodgers Owner’s Insurers Being Probed by Prosecutors

• License Pulled for Utah Boarding School Where Paris Hilton Says She Was Abused

• California Utility Has Offered $750M in Program for Eaton Fire Victims

• California Rivals Have Starkly Different Plans to Remake Home Insurance

• Taco Bell Lettuce From California Farm Supplier Linked to Cyclosporiasis Outbreak