National News for December 2024
- Puerto Rico Power Outage Leaves Almost Entire Island in Dark
- Fund Opposing DEI-Hiring Goals Targets Nike, Kraft and Autodesk
- A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House
- US Treasury Says It Was Breached by Chinese-Backed Hacker
- Trump Fails to Win New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Sex-Abuse Case
- Top National Insurance Journal Stories of 2024
- Generative AI: A Double Agent Serving Good and Evil in the World of Claims
- AT&T, Verizon Say Networks Now Clear After Salt Typhoon Hack
- When 2025 Arrives, So Will the End of the Amateur Athlete in College Sports
- Though US Jobless Claims Slip, Numbers Point to Worker Scarcity
- Crum & Forster Sells Credit Insurance Division to Amynta
- FDA Proposes Standardized Testing of Talc Cosmetics to Identify Asbestos
- A Look at the $100B Disaster Relief in the Government Spending Bill
- The War on Wildfires Is Going High-Tech
- National Flood Insurance Program Authorized to Continue Through Mid-March
- 3rd-Party Litigation Funding, Federal Regs Among Insurance Trades’ Priorities for 2025
- Consumer Bureau Accuses Rocket Homes of Illegal Kickbacks in Mortgage Scheme
- Lawsuit Targets Universities for Allegedly Favoring Wealthy in Admissions
- Claims Satisfaction Leaders Reveal Secrets to Success
- What Changes Should Small Businesses Be Aware of for 2025?
- Big Collision Claim Trends to Watch in 2025
- Trump’s Lawyers Take Broad Approach in Suits Against Media
- CFPB Sues Walmart, Fintech for Illegally Opening Accounts
- NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Driving Vehicles
- 9 Insurance Commissioners Urge DOGE to Junk FIO
- Wells Fargo Says It’s Quitting Climate-Banking Group
- Losses From Crypto Hacks Jump to $2.2B in 2024, Report Says
- Cargo Theft Surges as Holiday Season Approaches, Verisk Says
- Tesla Recalls Nearly 700,000 Vehicles in Over Tire Pressure Monitoring Issue
- People Moves: Chubb’s Westchester Announces New Head of Programs, COO
- Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe
- American Airlines Settles Race Discrimination Suit by Black Men Removed From Flight
- Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting
- Senate Committee Reveals Climate Change Danger to Financial System
- Suspect in Killing of UnitedHealth Executive Faces Federal Murder Charge
- NHTSA to Extend Airbag Probe Rather Than Require Vehicle Recall
- Senate Says Climate Is Causing Insurance ‘Crisis’; Industry Strikes Back
- Viewpoint: Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften
- CVS Accused of Illegal Opioid Dispensing in Whistleblower Suit
- Amazon Faces Possible Strikes as Christmas Looms
- US Government Tells Officials, Politicians to Ditch Regular Calls and Texts
- Viewpoint: Giving Thanks and Making a Wish List for US Insurance Regulation
- US Probes China-Founded Router Maker on National Security Fears
- Trump Transition Recommends Scrapping Car-Crash Reporting Requirement
- Millions of Homeowners May Be Underinsured Due to Secondary Structures: ZestyAI
- US House Task Force Releases ‘Blueprint’ for Federal AI Responsibility
- Biden’s LNG-Export Study Presents ‘Speed Bump’ for Trump
- Amazon Ignored Its Own Worker Safety Studies, Senate Report Says
- US to Require Rear Seat Belt Reminders in Vehicles in 2027
- AI Focal Point of Cybersecurity Outlook for 2025, Says Experian
- Becton Dickinson to Pay $175 Million to Settle SEC Probe
- DAC Beachcroft Expanding Into US With 2 New Offices
- Advocacy Groups Ask FIO to Release Homeowners Insurance Data Collected by NAIC
- Walmart’s DEI Compromise Holds Lessons for Corporate America
- House Committee Says It Finds Evidence of ‘Climate Cartel’
- International, Domestic Insurers Push Into Catastrophe-Hit US Property Markets
- People Moves: MMG’s McHatten Elected Chair of Insurance Information Institute
- Trump Tariffs Could Intensify US Trucking Industry Slump, Experts Say
- Death of Nasdaq Diversity Rule Signals More Trouble for DEI
- What’s Not Changing in 2025: Homeowners Outlook, Re Retentions
- Consulting Firm McKinsey to Pay $650M to Resolve US Opioid Probe
- Nonstandard Auto Segment Posts Profit for First Half 2024
- Player’s Health Announces $60M Funding Round
- Starbucks Restores Scheduling App Taken Down by Hack to Vendor
- Workers’ Comp Mega Claims Total $1B-Plus Yearly, Multiagency Study Shows
- US Appeals Court Tosses Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules
- Trump’s Antitrust Trio Heralds Big-Tech Crackdown to Continue
- Offshore Driller Asks Judge to Block Insurers’ Demands for $250M Collateral
- Senators Say US Must Boost Security After Chinese Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacking
- Top Carriers Connecting: How Agents Rank Insurers On Digital Experience
- Relm Launches 50-State MGA to Be Led by Lavigne
- Guy Carpenter to Research Parametric Solutions in California, Florida
- HUB Survey: Most HNW Clients Say Insurance Is Tough to Find
- Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Blocked by Judges
- Fitch: US P/C Insurers Hold at Neutral for 2025
- US Supreme Court Tosses Case Involving Securities Fraud Suit Against Nvidia
- US Commercial Lines Prices Up About 6% Again: WTW CLIPS
- Krispy Kreme Hack Disrupts Online Ordering, Other Operations
- Lawsuit Accuses Major Food Companies of Marketing ‘Addictive’ Food to Kids
- Quantifying Social Inflation: How Swiss Re Developed an Index
- AI Safety Is Hard to Steer With Science in Flux, US Official Says
- Trump Taps Andrew Ferguson to Replace Lina Khan as FTC Chair
- Economic Threats Top of Mind for US Business Leaders
- US Small-Business Optimism Soars to Three-Year-High After Trump Win
- Sloop to Take Over for Drinkwater as Amwins President
- Catastrophe Bonds See Investor Influx After ‘Fantastic’ Run
- Yellen Warns Financial System Still Faces Commercial Real Estate, Crypto Risks
- People Moves: DUAL North America Appoints Casualty Underwriting Leaders
- NHTSA Closes Probe Into 7,745 Fisker Ocean SUVs After Software Update
- Gallagher to Buy AssuredPartners for $13.5B to Increase Mid-Market Reach
- Ex-Allianz Fund Manager Avoids Jail Over $3 Billion Collapse
- CFPB Claims Supervision Over Google Unit, Which Promptly Sues
- US Issues Order Mandating Bird Flu Testing of Milk Supply
- Judge Says Southwest Must Face Bias Claims Over Free Flights for Hispanic Students
- Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Top US$100B for 5th Consecutive Year: Swiss Re
- Goldman Sachs Quits Global Climate Coalition for Banks
- Ransomware Gangs’ Merciless Attacks Bleed Small Companies Dry
- Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar
- ‘Large Number’ of Americans’ Metadata Stolen by Chinese Hackers, Says Official
- Viewpoint: What’s on Tap for Insurance Digital Marketing in 2025?
- Boeing Plea Deal Over Fatal 737 Crashes Rejected by Judge
- Bullets in UnitedHealthcare CEO Death Inscribed With ‘Depose,’ ‘Delay’
- Ivans Index Shows Most Commercial Lines Renewal Rates Up in November
- Grief, Then Confusion: Questions of Motive Emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing
- Chinese Hackers Breached Eight US Telecom Providers, White House Says
- FDIC Looks to Direct Monitoring of Fintech Companies After Synapse Collapse
- People Moves: O’Connell to Lead Aon’s Reinsurance Global Cyber Strategy; Flude New CEO of Lancashire Insurance US; Hippo Names Collins CMO
- Target Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Pride Backlash, Judge Rules
- Trump Picks Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler
- Slain UnitedHealth Executive Puts New Focus on CEO Safety Policy
- UnitedHealth Executive Fatally Shot in NYC on Investor Day
- AM Best: US P/C Industry Reverses Nine-Month Underwriting Loss
- Mattel Sued Over ‘Wicked’ Dolls With Porn Website Link
- Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence Faces New Era of Regulatory Oversight
- US Official Fighting Chinese Telecom Intrusions Urges More Encryption
- FTC Hits Pair of Data Brokers for Unlawfully Tracking and Selling Consumer Data
- High-Net-Worth Insureds’ Top Concerns: Climate, Collectibles and Cyber
- E. Coli Outbreak Tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Has Ended, CDC Says
- People Moves: Liberty Mutual Names Orloff President, Global Risk Solutions N.A.
- Trump Team Has Ivy League in Sight as It Gears Up Attacks on DEI
- Zurich Completes $600M Buy of AIG’s Travel Insurance Business
- Triple Threat Targets More Than 30,000 US Homes: CoreLogic
- Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
- Flavored Vape Products Dispute Goes Before US Supreme Court
- AM Best Revises Outlook for US Personal Lines Insurance Segment to ‘Stable’
- Outlook for US Commercial Insurance Segment ‘Stable’ as Profits Stay Strong: AM Best
- T-Mobile Engineers Spotted Hackers Running Commands on Routers
- Zoom Offers $18 Million to Settle SEC Privacy Probe From 2020
- Microsoft Faces Wide-Ranging Antitrust Probe
- Alleged Snowflake Hacker ‘Danger’ to the Public
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