National News for March 2024
- Insurance Industry Readies for Historic Losses From Baltimore Bridge Tragedy
- Baltimore Bridge May Trigger Historic Marine Loss, Lloyd’s of London Says
- US Offers $10M Bounty for Information on ‘Blackcat’ Hackers Who Hit UnitedHealth
- UnitedHealth Offers Over $3.3B in Loans to Providers Hit by Cyberattack on Unit
- J&J Can Contest Evidence Linking Its Talc to Cancer, US Judge Rules
- Asset-Backed Securities Face New Risks From US Court Decision
- Private Space-Station Maker Sued Over Claims Radio Bands Misused
- Deadly Lithium Battery Fires Force Lawmakers to Play Catch-Up on Safety
- The Target Markets, The Institutes Launch Program Business Professional Designation
- People Moves: Lockton Taps Marsh’s Gill to Build Technology Specialty Practice
- Subaru to Recall More Than 118,000 Vehicles in US: NHTSA
- FBI: Alaska Airlines Passengers Told They Might Be Crime Victims
- Clorox Audit Revealed Cybersecurity Flaws at Its Plants in 2020
- SEC Ramps Up Massive-Hack Probe With Focus on Tech, Telecom Companies
- Participate in the Annual Young Agents Opinion Survey: Last Call
- Viewpoint: The Impact of Climate-Driven Risk Reassessments on the Housing Market
- The New Norm? Global Insured Losses for Nat Cats Keep Breaking Records: Swiss Re
- Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Arizona Gun Dealers Can Proceed, US Judge Rules
- 2023 Underwriting Losses Improve but Persist in US P/C Industry
- Chubb: Middle Market Companies Post Record Gains
- Musk’s X Corp. Loses Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog
- Consumers Sue Apple, Taking Page From US Justice Department Lawsuit
- US, UK Accuse China of Cyberespionage That Hit Millions of People
- Worst Is Over: Most of Casualty Reserve Hole May Be Filled, Analyst Says
- North Korean Hackers Stalk Crypto Startups Scrimping on Security
- People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Hellrung as US COO
- NHTSA: Chrysler to Recall About 286,000 Vehicles Over Airbag Inflator Issue
- FAA Weighs Curbing New Routes for United Following Mishaps
- UnitedHealth Unit Will Start Processing $14B Medical Claims Backlog After Hack
- Apple Antitrust Suit Mirrors Strategy That Beat Microsoft, but Tech Industry Has Changed
- Challenges to SEC’s Climate Rules Sent to Appeals Court
- Moody’s on Why 2023 Was So Warm and What Will Happen This Year
- Biden’s LNG-Permit Halt Challenged by 16 States in Lawsuit
- SpaceX Forced Workers to Sign Illegal Severance Agreements, Claims NLRB
- Possibility of a Billion-Dollar Systemic Cyber Event ‘Is Real’
- FDIC Draft Proposal: Bank Mergers Above $100B Get Extra Scrutiny
- Chief Risk Officers Say Cybersecurity Most Pressing Risk: Survey
- SEC Charges 2 Investment Firms, Doles Out $400,000 in Fines, for ‘AI Washing’
- Justice Department Sues Apple in Antitrust Case Over iPhone
- US Warns That Hackers Are Carrying Out Disruptive Attacks on Water Systems
- EPA Bans Asbestos, Still in Use Decades After Partial Ban
- Drugmaker Endo Receives Court Approval for Bankruptcy Restructuring
- RT Specialty’s Austenfeld Elected WSIA President
- Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns
- Marsh: Transactional Risk Insurance ‘Remained Resilient’ in 2023
- Markets/Coverages: CFC Introduces Carbon Delivery Insurance Policy
- Expert: ‘Unceasing Onslaught’ of Legal Ads Worth Insurance Industry Attention
- Homeowners Insurance Customer Satisfaction at 7-Year Low
- Bankrupt Crypto Lender Genesis to Pay $21M to Settle SEC Charges
- Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?
- NAIC Names Bay State Insurance Commissioner as CEO
- Former Markel Group CEO Kirshner, 88, Dies
- Ferrari Sued for Failing to Fix ‘Life-Threatening’ Brake Defect
- Realtor Group Strikes $418 Million Deal to End Suits Over Commissions
- Viewpoint: The Imperative of Long-Term NFIP Reform
- Trump Has Failed to Get Appeal Bond for $454M Civil Fraud Judgment, Lawyers Say
- Apple, Investors Reach $490 Million Settlement in Fraud Case
- Reckitt Unit Hit With $60 Million Verdict in Enfamil Baby Formula Case
- Meta Loses Second Bid to Thwart FTC’s Change to Privacy Pact
- Treasury Asked Why US P&I Club Insures Ships Carrying Iran Oil
- US Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses SEC Climate Disclosure Rules
- Apple Must Face Suit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers
- People Moves: Moscowitz New COO at RT Specialty; Williams to Lead Nationwide’s Small Market Commercial Lines
- Smartphone Screen Repairs Surge to $8.3B in 2023: Allstate Protection
- Bayer Weighs ‘Texas Two-Step’ Bankruptcy Filing Over Roundup
- Music Festivals Canceled This Year Reveal Rising Costs of Producing Large Events
- Sierra Club Sues SEC for Weakening Climate Risk Disclosure Rules
- Terrorist Threat to US Has Reached ‘Whole Other Level,’ FBI’s Wray Warns
- State Farm Announces New CEO; Farney Succeeding Tipsord June 1
- US Inflation Up Again in February in Latest Sign Price Pressures Remain Elevated
- UnitedHealth Unit Change Healthcare’s Pharmacy Network Back Online
- Eggland’s Best Is Sued Over Saturated Fat Claims for Its Eggs
- Marsh Specialty: 2024 Elections to Direct Global Course for Next Decade-Plus
- Viewpoint: Insurers, Insureds Must Collaborate to Get Ahead of Social Inflation
- Class Action Lawsuits Pile Up Over UnitedHealth Data Breach
- Chubb’s Greenberg Defends Issuing Appeal Bond to Trump: ‘We Don’t Take Sides’
- Russian Hackers Are Weaponizing Stolen Microsoft Passwords
- Cancer Clinics Face Cash Crunch After Hack Rocks US Health Care
- Tesla, Rivals Get Low Marks for Automated-Driving Technology
- Hedge Fund That Rode Catastrophe Bond Rally Mounts Tactical Retreat
- US Natural Gas Pipeline Accidents Pose Big, Unreported Climate Threat
- Markets/Coverages: Aon Launches Partner Risk Insights
- Twice as Many Personal Lines Insurers Downgraded by AM Best in 2023
- Meta Sues Former Employee Over Alleged Stolen Documents
- NHTSA Opens Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles
- Rite Aid Opioid Settlement: Victims Will Likely Get No Payment
- Nvidia Is Sued by Authors Over AI Use of Copyrighted Works
- Pie’s Financial Strength Rating of A- Under Review by AM Best
- Industry Trades Applaud New FIO-NAIC Partnership on Data Collection
- FEMA Adds $575M Reinsurance Coverage for NFIP
- Judge Blocks NLRB Rule on Contract and Franchise Workers
- Microsoft Warns Russian Hackers Still Trying to Break Into its Systems
- States Scramble to Catch Up on Oversight as AI Pervades Everyday Life
- Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger
- Trump Posts $91.6M Bond From Chubb Subsidiary in Carroll Case
- Huge Texas Blaze Shows Power-Line Fires Are a Widespread Threat
- Meta Seeks Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Alleging Failure to Address Human Trafficking
- US Treasury Drops Plan to Collect Insurer Data on Climate Risks
- Liberty Mutual Execs See Q4 Momentum as 2023 Income Falls
- Former AIG Execs Launch E&S Company Dellwood Group for Small/Middle Sized Risks
- Justice Department to Offer More Rewards to Corporate Whistleblowers
- Booming Stock Market Leads to Higher US Household Wealth
- People Moves: Aon Names Ahmed and Von Obstfelder Risk Analytics Product Leaders; Tokio Marine N. America’s Angelson Named C-Level Leader for Global Insurance Group
- US Commercial Lines Survey Shows Aggregate Increase of 6.6% in Q4: WTW
- Republican-Led States Sue SEC Over Climate Risk Disclosure Rules
- Group That Sued Pfizer Over Diversity Program Loses Appeal
- US P/C Industry Underwriting Loss Reaches 10-Year High: AM Best
- ‘Exit Scam’ – Hackers That Hit UnitedHealth Pull Disappearing Act
- Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil
- Giving Highlighted at Annual Philanthropic Roundtable
- From Idalia to Otis: The Hurricanes That Shaped 2023 and What’s Next
- SEC Scales Back New Pollution-Disclosure Rules for Companies
- Most Americans Want Legal Reforms Against Practices Like Litigation Funding: Survey
- OpenAI Fires Back at Musk Allegations With Trove of Emails
- Bayer Notches More Wins in Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Trials
- US Trade Groups Sue Over Biden Rule on ‘Gig’ Work, Contracting
- People Moves: Lockton Re Taps Lewis From Zurich to Lead Cyber Practice in N. America; Sedgwick Names Liberty Mutual’s Fink as Chief Marketing Officer
- Markets/Coverages: Falvey Launches Commercial Output Insurance
- Toyota Recalls 380,000 Trucks Over Axle Issue That Could Raise Risk of Crash
- Physician Group Asks US to Make Funds Available to Doctors Hurt by Change Hack
- Berkshire Unit Added to Lawsuit Over Inflated Real Estate Commissions
- Former Twitter Execs Sue Elon Musk for Over $128M in Severance
- Hacker Forum: UnitedHealth Paid $22M Ransom in Bid to Recover Data
- JetBlue, Spirit Airlines Call Off $3.8B Merger on Antitrust Hurdle
- New Survey Reveals How Independent Agents Are Adapting to the Hard Market
- Skeptical AM Best Tags US D&O Segment With Negative Outlook
- 25 Straight Quarters of Premium Increases for Commercial Lines: CIAB Survey
- US Judge Says Google Must Face Some Advertisers’ Antitrust Claims, Dismisses Others
- AI Firms Face Growing List of Lawsuits. Here’s What to Watch
- Spike in Recent Ratings Downgrades Shows Challenges for US Insurers
- Ryan Specialty Q4 Net Income Up 28% on E&S Expansion
- Supreme Court Opinion on Maritime Law Solidifies Insurer’s Choice-of-Law Clause
- People Moves: Marsh McLennan Names Liston US, Canada Chief Commercial Officer
- State Farm Sets Another Record With $14B Underwriting Loss in 2023
- Job Cuts, Fleeing Investors: How Anti-DEI Lawsuits Take a Toll on Targets
- Drugmaker Endo Reaches $465M Bankruptcy Settlement With US
- UnitedHealth Says ‘Blackcat’ Group Behind Recent Hack
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