National News for October 2022
- Comment to Pro-Union Starbucks’ Worker Was Threat, U.S. Labor Board Alleges
- U.S. Hurricane Victims Want Improved Disaster Relief, With Faster Money, Less Red Tape
- ‘Quiet Quitting’ Surges in U.S. Financial Services as It Gains Steam Across Sectors
- Cyber Officials From 37 Countries, 13 Firms to Meet in Washington on Ransomware
- Musk Denies He Is Firing Twitter Employees in Attempt to Avoid Payouts
- Q3 Net Income Down 30% at The Hartford; $214M in Ian Losses
- What Cyber Underwriters Miss: Small Businesses Aren’t Using MFA Correctly, Advisen Panel Says
- WTW Posts Drop in Q2 Net Income, Revises 2024 Outlook on Russia Losses
- Hurricane Ian Fallout, Inflation Among Talking Points at AAIS Pulse
- FAA Warns of Aviation Safety Risks Without U.S. Mandate on 5G Limits
- W.R. Berkley Forms E&S Solutions Unit
- TikTok Found Not Liable in Death of Girl in Strangulation Challenge
- Harvard, UNC Race-Based Admissions Cases Put Supreme Court Justices on Collision Course
- Anger Building over Delays in Replacing Faulty CPAP Devices
- The Top 3 Questions Agents Ask about Builders Risk
- Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims
- Auto Policyholders’ Claims Satisfaction Wanes: J.D. Power
- Global Insurance Rates Continue Rising at Slower Levels; Cyber Outpaces Other Lines
- Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase in Auto Loss Ratios
- New Weed Products and Firms Mean Concerns, Opportunities for Underwriters
- People Moves: Hazelton to Head Chubb N.A. Industry Practices; Bentele President of Nexus Specialty Casualty
- Viewpoint: Ranking Hurricane Ian Among the 10 Worst Natural Disasters in U.S. History
- DOJ Antitrust Losses in Court Are Seen as Setback for Biden’s Merger Crackdown
- Unilever Adds to Growing List of U.S. Products Recalled Due to Benzene
- Kia Recalling 71,000 Older U.S. Sportage Vehicle for Fire Risks
- Chubb’s Q3 Numbers: Net Income Falls on Realized Losses; P/C Profits Up 15%
- Berkley Cooling on Professional Lines, Firing Up Property Cat Re Engines
- Bill Would Require Front-View Safety Cameras for New Vehicles
- Companies Increasingly Keep Climate Pledges Secret as ‘Green Hushing’ Takes Off
- AmTrust Purchases DUAL North America’s Middle Market Management Liability Practice
- L’Oreal’s Hair Straighteners Caused Woman’s Uterine Cancer, Lawsuit Claims
- U.S. Official Sees More Aggressive Cybersecurity Threats From Russia, China etc.
- Boeing Crashes: Passengers’ Families Deemed Crime Victims
- Chubb: People Are Using Multifactor Authentication to Log In…With a Pet Password
- Alex Jones Asks For New Trial After $1B Sandy Hook Defamation Verdict
- Toymaker Mattel Agrees to Pay $3.5M to Settle SEC Charges
- Biden ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Climate Risk Measure Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court
- Full Self-Driving Won’t Be Approved For Teslas This Year: Musk
- Republican National Committee Sues Google Over Email Spam Filters
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Insurance and Financial Tips for Victims
- Property Cat Market to Harden More; Possible ‘Significant Supply Imbalance’: MMC’s Doyle
- NCCI: Almost One Quarter of COVID Claimants Suffer Prolonged Symptoms
- All The Latest Insurance Company Estimates: Hurricane Ian Losses
- Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $99B in Q3, With Economic Losses of $227B: Aon
- Business Leaders Overconfident About Cyber Threats: Beazley
- Climate Concern Dropped Amid the Pandemic, but Not for Everyone
- CEOs of Travelers, CNA Elected APCIA Chair, Chair-Elect
- ‘Financial Hacking’ Plagues DeFi in Latest Setback for Crypto
- The Hanover: $28M Loss From Ian as Overall Cat Losses Exceed Assumption
- As Homeowners Rebuild After Ian, a Cooling New Housing Market Drops Material Costs
- Insurers Increasingly Withdraw From Fossil Fuel Projects: Climate Activists’ Report
- Court Dismisses 32 COVID-19 Business Insurance Cases Against Erie Insurance
- Planned Parenthood Sued by Worker Fired After Racism Claim
- Allstate Expects Q3 Net Loss Up to $725M; Ian Caused $366M Net Loss
- Biden Awards $2.8B to Boost U.S. Minerals Output for EV Batteries
- Hackers Targeting Tech Supply Chains Spur Security Startup Boom
- Travelers Q3 Net Income Falls 31%
- Investor Group, Unions Push Hyundai to Address Child Labor at U.S. Suppliers
- PIA, AIMS Society to Consolidate
- Industry Trades Respond to FIO’s Proposal to Collect Climate Change Data
- People Moves: New QBE Marine Hires; Hirschorn Joins Lockton as U.S. Cyber Claims Lead
- Supreme Court Gives Boost to Domino’s in Arbitration Case
- Fighting Food Poisoning: Sweeping Poultry Changes Proposed
- Oliver Wyman Agrees to Buy A&D Consulting Firm Avascent
- U.S. Treasury Proposes Climate Data Collection Rule for P/C Insurers
- Women Are Quitting Executive Roles at Faster Rate Than Ever: Report
- Ride-Hailing Firm Lyft Hikes Service Fee for Rides as Insurance Costs Rise
- People Moves: Canopius Hires Liberty Mutual’s Johnson as CUO U.S., Bermuda; AXA XL Promotes McKinley to Casualty Leader for N. America Construction
- Berkshire Hathaway and Alleghany Corp. Receive Regulatory Approvals for Merger
- Credit Suisse Pays $495M to Settle Legacy Case in U.S.
- Series of Tesla Fires in Florida Linked to Saltwater Damage From Hurricane Ian
- 5 Years On, Key #MeToo Voices Take Stock of the Movement
- Hacker Gets $50 Million in Heist of DeFi’s Mango
- Hemphill Installed as PIA President
- Snap Employee Data Exposed After Breach at Document Company Elevate
- EU, U.S. Eye Level Playing Field for EU Electric Cars in U.S. Market
- Broker Marsh Says it Has Optimism for Continued Cyber Market Stabilization
- Viewpoint: Effective Risk Management and Insurance Procurement
- Plastic Pollution Could Trigger $20 Billion in Lawsuit Payouts
- Andy Warhol, Prince at Center Stage in Supreme Court Case
- Alcon, J&J Agree to Settle Contact Lens Price-Fixing Suit for $75 Million
- Thousands of New Independent Agencies Opened During the Pandemic: Study
- People Moves: Derigiotis Chief Insurance Officer at Embroker
- New Data Suggests Dangerous Driving Trend Is Slowing, Slightly
- The Future of P/C Underwriting: Shifting From Innovation to Operational Efficiency
- Progressive Loses A Bundle: Nearly $2.0B Gross Ian Losses; $760M Net
- U.S. to Issue New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Aviation Systems
- Alex Jones Must Pay $965 Million for Sandy Hook Lies
- Top U.S. Homeowners Insurers Minimally Exposed to Losses from Ian: Moody’s
- ‘Hardening’ Property Catastrophe Market Enters ‘Hard’ Market Phase: Bank of America
- AM Best: Trouble Around the Bend for Commercial Auto Insurers After Good 2021?
- Legal Challenges Could Hamper U.S. Rule to Limit Independent Contracting
- The Emerging Market for Active Assailant Insurance
- Stonybrook Capital Says Hurricane Ian Is Largest-Ever Insured Loss Event at Over $75B
- US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers
- How One Computer Forecast Model Botched Hurricane Ian
- Uber Executive’s Conviction Puts Spotlight on Secrecy About Hacking
- People Moves: MS Amlin’s Slabbert Named CEO of MSIG Holdings
- Information Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyberattack
- Mississippi River Reopens to Barge Traffic After Low Water Closures
- IICF Launches Hurricane Ian Relief Fund
- Historic Homes May Prove to Be More Resilient Against Floods
- Core Specialty Completes Buy of Hallmark’s E&S Operations for $40M
- Opinion: Consumers Pay the Price as Regulatory Interference Drives Property Insurance Market Instability
- Ian Death Toll in US Hits 100 Across Three States
- RMS Range of Insured Losses From Ian $53-$74B, ‘Best Estimate’ of $67B
- Insured Damages From Hurricane Ian $31-$53B: CoreLogic
- Study Shows Climate Change Made Droughts More Likely in 2022
- Woman Gets Probation for Massive Capital One Hack in 2019
- People Moves: Falcon 4 Key Senior Hires; New Chief HR Officer at Hippo
- ‘Best Before’ Labels Scrutinized as Food Waste Concerns Grow
- U.S. Consumers Value Data Privacy Over Savings in Home, Auto Insurance: Policygenius
- Uber’s Former Security Chief Convicted of Data Hack Coverup
- Judge Temporarily Blocks Two State Lawsuits Over J&J Talc Marketing
- Farmers Group Names Vargas New CEO, President
- Ian to ‘Significantly Impact’ Property Rates for Coastal States: MarketScout
- Frustration and Desperation Mount as Ian’s Effects Linger
- U.S. Barge Backlog Swells on Parched Mississippi River
- Auto-Owners, Erie, Cincinnati, Hartford, Hanover Tops in Agents’ Satisfaction: J.D. Power
- Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Adds Excess Tech E&O; CoverTree, Socotra Partner for Mobile Homes; Cover Whale New API
- Trump Sues CNN for Defamation, Seeks $475M in Punitive Damages
- McDonald’s Defeats Black Franchisees’ $1B Bias Lawsuit, For Now
- Florida Cities Crushed by Ian Face Highest Borrowing Costs in Decade
- Viewpoint: Hurricane Ian, Anti-Concurrent Loss Language, and Ambiguities
- National Flood Insurance Program Extended to Mid-December
- U.S. Homeowners Line ‘Stable’ but Weather Events Present Uncertainty: AM Best
- Social Media Company Liability Draws US Supreme Court Scrutiny
- Verisk: Up to $57B Insured Losses from Hurricane Ian
- Peloton, Lululemon Settle Lawsuit Over Women’s Apparel Line
- Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
- KCC Estimates Near $63B in Hurricane Ian Insured Losses
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