Recent Insurance Industry News

UK Teenager Charged by US for Role in Yearslong Hack Spree

• Viewpoint: Rampant Fraud in Staged Accidents

• Department of Energy Launches Effort to Speed Power Grid Projects for AI

• Where Are the Hurricanes This Season as the Atlantic Remains Quiet

• Update: SEC Hands Victory to IPO Issuers Who Want to Avoid Class-Action Lawsuits

• NICB: Vehicle Thefts in First Half 2025 Down 23% From Last Year

Radian to Acquire Lloyd’s Syndicate Inigo for $1.7B in Specialty Insurance Push

• Climate Change Led to At Least 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer

• Bulgaria Arrests Russian Owner of Ship at Center of Beirut Port Blast in 2020

• Beetle That Threatens Australia’s Grains Industry Found in Imported Diapers

• People Moves: Sompo Appoints Quane as CEO, International Markets; The Fidelis Partnership Announces 7 Senior Promotions in Bermuda

• Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia

Insurer Says Tech Services Firms Should Pay for Insured’s Ransomware Damages

• Judge: Vermont’s Delaying Public Access to Civil Case Documents Violates 1st Amendment

• Court Rejects George Santos Lawsuit Against Jimmy Kimmel

• New York Executives Blast State Over Regulatory ‘Black Hole’

• Storage Facility Employee Dies in Golf Cart Rollover

• New York Financial Firm Invests $37.4 Million in New Jersey MGA Leap

Researchers Uncover 140-Year-Old Shipwreck at Bottom of Lake Michigan

• CSB Issues Update on Fatal Explosion at Nebraska Biofuels Facility

• Illinois Man Admits to Starting Fire at a Gas Station

• Michigan Auto Parts Manufacturer Sued for Discrimination

• EPA Settles Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations With St. Louis Companies

• World Acquires Indiana’s Dunway and Hoosier

Texas Cities and Counties Prepare for Budget Shortfalls

• West Texas Gas Falls to 14-Month Low as Negative Prices Persist

• Jefferson Parish’s Improved Flood Rating to Bring Cost Savings for Residents

• Texas Drops Suit Against Doctor Accused of Illegal Care for Transgender Youth

• Camp Mystic Parents Pushed for Camp Safety Laws But Their Pain Remains

• Arkansas Pain Management Clinic and Hospital Settle Retaliation Lawsuit

Appeals Court Stems Oakes Farms’ Free Speech Claim Over Lost School Contract

• Stein Wants $13.5B From Congress for NC Hurricane Helene Recovery

• Lyft, Waymo to Offer Driverless Rides in Nashville in 2026

• Billionaire Ross Lures ServiceNow for South Florida Expansion

• Georgia Man Charged Again in Selling Fake Workers’ Comp Insurance Certificates

• Moms Turn in Sons Charged With $50,000 in Vandalism at Florida School

Waymo, Via to Offer Autonomous Public Transit Rides in Arizona

• Washington Excavator Fined $140K for Workplace Safety Violations

• People Moves: Gary Joins XPT Specialty’s Pacific Northwest Team

• Howden Acquiring Entertainment Broker Gravitas in California

• Bamboo Insurance and Accredited Partner to Expand Homeowners Coverage in California

• People Moves: IMA Appoints Boothroyd Chief People Officer; bolt Names Scott Head of Strategy and Industry Verticals