Recent Insurance Industry News

GL, Workers’ Comp Only Commercial Lines With Monthly Renewal Rate Increase: Ivans

• 24 States File Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Latest Global Tariffs

• Tight Truck Capacity Opens Window for US Railroads to Win Back Freight

• NHTSA to Hold Self-Driving Safety Forum With CEOs of Waymo, Zoox, Aurora

• Justin Sun Settles SEC Fraud Case for $10 Million

• Amazon Says it Fixed Issue That Led to Website Outage for Thousands

Maritime Insurance Premiums Surge as Iran Conflict Widens

• Reinsurers Triple Ship Insurance Costs After US Torpedo Attack

• Strait of Hormuz Shipping Is at Near-Total Halt, JMIC Says

• More Tankers Come Under Attack as US-Iran Conflict Spreads in the Region

• Missile Fire Hinders Middle East Rescue Flights as Airspace Edges Open

• World’s Farmers See Fertilizer Price Surge as Iran War Blocks Exports

High-Tech Snowplows and AI Help Cities Recover From Storms, Cut Insurance Claims

• Virginia Could Pave Way for Self-Driving Cars and Trucks by 2028

• Maine’s Local Governments Spent $3 Million of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year

• People Moves: Green Tree Risk Names Page; TDC Specialty Appoints Spina

• Richmond National Expands Glen Allen Office

• Report Lays Out Decades of Child Sex Abuse by Clergy in Rhode Island Diocese

AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of First Chicago Insurance Group Members

• Ohio Bill Would Establish Online Auto Insurance Verification

• Michigan Pharmacist Pleads Guilty in $3M Health Care Fraud Scheme

• Severe Storms in Kansas Lead to $879 Million in Insurance Claims in 2025

• People Moves: Macumber Joins Highstreet Insurance Partners as Chief Growth Officer

• AI Gives Unloved Downtown Buildings New Life as Data Centers

After Buyout, Universal North America Changes Name to One Alliance

• AI ‘Man Camps’ Offer Golf, Free Steaks to Lure Workers in Texas

• Legal Fight Over SpaceX Beach Closures Hits Texas Supreme Court

• Texas Camp Can’t Alter Its Property While Civil Suit Proceeds, Judge Rules

• Texas Engineering Firm Honored for Commitment to Workplace Safety

• Texans for Lawsuit Reform Suffer String of Primary Losses

After Florida Charged People With Selling Insurance Licenses, 12 More Arrested

• Florida Tank Company Contesting OSHA Fines After Fatal Incident

• After Buyout, Universal North America Changes Name to One Alliance

• People: Alliant Names McMinn VP in Benefits Group

• Fla. Senate Approves New Clearinghouse Bill Despite Sponsor’s Evasive Answers

• Westchester Close to Settling on Hurricane Sally Condo Claim That Topped $230M

Attorneys for Suspect in LA Wildfire Seek Release Based on New Evidence

• New Mexico Jurors Heard From Zuckerberg in Meta Child Safety Trial

• xAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law

• Wyoming Project Gets First Construction Permit for Nuclear Reactor in Years

• Insurance Issues Topped Complaints to Oregon Financial Regulator Last Year

• Meta Trial in New Mexico Highlights Video Depositions by Top Executives