National News for January 2025
- Willis Takes Donnelly From Marsh to Head North America Risk & Broking
- Aon Reports Organic Growth of 6% for 4th Quarter and Full-Year 2024
- Howden Said in Talks to Buy Insurance Broker Risk Strategies
- DeepSeek’s AI Restricted by ‘Hundreds’ of Companies in Days
- People Moves: Tarby Moves to Permanent Plymouth Rock CEO; Inszone Insurance Creates Three Regional President Roles
- Insurance Group Touts Major Victory Over FCC Rule That Would Have Limited Robocalls
- Insurance Payouts at $4 Billion and Counting for LA Wildfires
- Marsh McLennan Reports Organic Growth of 7% During Q4 and Full-Year 2024
- American Airlines DC Aircraft Collision Leaves No Survivors
- Fortress Targets $1 Billion for Latest Litigation Finance Fund
- Net Income at Selective Insurance Drops on Unfavorable Casualty Reserve Development
- Alphabet’s Waymo to Test Autonomous Driving Technology in New Cities
- How Competitive Is E&S Property? Exec Views Vary
- Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones
- Transport Secretary Orders Fuel-Economy Rule Rewrite
- MGM Resorts to Pay $45M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
- Progressive Net Income More Than Doubles in 2024
- Chubb Posts Record P/C Underwriting Income for Q4 and 2024
- People Moves: Ignite Specialty Names Patel US Head of IP Underwriting; QBE North America Hires Finnis as SVP of Distribution
- Growth of Pet Insurance Continues as Market Could Reach $4.5B
- US Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Soared in 2024
- 2025 Agency Salary Survey: Deadline Approaching
- APCIA: Insurance Markets Work Best Without Excessive Price Regulation
- AIG’s Hancock to Lead Global Personal Lines as Insurer Restructures Businesses
- Everest Group Boosts Casualty Loss Reserves $1.7 Billion
- UnitedHealth Says Hack at Tech Unit Impacted 190 Million People
- Target Becomes Latest Company to Backtrack on DEI Initiatives
- J&J Talc Deal Should Be Rejected in Bankruptcy, Holdouts Say
- W.R. Berkley Posts Record Year With Q4 Net Income Up 45%
- Merck’s $8 Billion Cancer Vaccine Faces First US Jury Trial
- Trump Proposes ‘Getting Rid of FEMA’ While Touring Disaster Areas
- People Moves: Chubb’s Westchester Names Leaders of Three New Business Practices
- Trump Administration Halts Environmental Litigation, Sidelines Lawyers: Sources
- FTC Has Bipartisan Support for Merger Cases, Outgoing Chief Says
- Trump Administration Reviewing US Automatic Emergency Braking Rule
- Where Homeowners Rates Are Rising—and Who Is Raising Them Most
- US Health Agencies Cancel External Meetings, Travel After Trump Admin Directives
- MLB Orders Employees to Return to Office Five Days a Week
- Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Reach $7.4B National Opioid Settlement
- Trump’s Attack on ‘Illegal’ DEI Disorients Corporate America
- People Moves: Zurich NA Appoints Bessette Chief Data Officer; O’Neill Named Head of NFP’s Financial Institutions Group
- KCC Estimates Losses From Palisades and Eaton Wildfires to Be Near $28B
- Cargo Theft Surges to Record Levels in 2024
- OPTIS: 2024 Insurance Agency M&A Down 10%, Highlighted by 3 Large Deals
- Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part III – Faura
- Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
- Flow Specialty Says Its AI Agent Passed RPLU Exams
- Travelers Posts 28% Increase in Q4 Net Income
- Treasury’s FIO Releases ‘Flawed’ Homeowners Insurance Report, Industry Says
- Trump Puts Federal DEI Staff on Paid Leave as Cuts Take Shape
- People Moves: Allianz Commercial Names Region Heads of Property, Financial Lines; New Leadership Roles at Resilience
- Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part II – Kettle
- Alliant Employees Blocked From Soliciting Former MMA Clients
- Trump Curtails Protections Around Diversity, LGBTQ Rights
- US Upgrades Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles
- FEMA Transfers $758M in US Flood Program Risk to 27 Private Reinsurers
- EEOC Sues Two Automakers, Alleging Discrimination and Harassment
- Walgreens Ignored Red Flags in Dispensing Opioids, US Says
- Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part I – Delos
- Moody’s RMS Adds to LA Fires Insured Loss Estimates With Range of $20B-$30B
- General Motors Settles With FTC Over Sharing Driver Data
- P/C Market Profit Improvement Expected to Continue Through 2026: Triple-I, Milliman
- Smoke, Coverage Issues Cloud Wildfire Forecast: $35-$45B Losses Insured
- Cyber Insurance Market to Expand as Risks Evolve: Gallagher
- Actuary Group Forecasts Climate Change to Have Massive GDP Hit Without Policy Action
- FBI Warned Agents It Believes Phone Logs Hacked Last Year
- White House Aims to Bolster Cybersecurity With Last-Minute Order
- DOJ Reports $2.9B Recovered in False Claims Act Litigation
- Too High? Too Low? BMS Analyzes Early Wildfire Insured Loss Estimates
- Bayer Faces Billions in Payouts for Decades-Old Toxic Mess
- An Increase in Identity Theft, Cybercrime Predicted in 2025
- People Moves: NAMIC Promotes Cotto to Counsel of Federal and Political Affairs
- Economists Say Los Angeles Fire to Have Limited National Economic Impact
- Amazon Is Halting Some of Its Diversity and Inclusion Programs
- SEC Sues Elon Musk Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake
- Cyber, Business Interruption, Natural Disasters Listed as Top 3 Business Risks: Allianz
- FTC Prepares Lawsuit Over Deere Equipment Repair Practices
- Biden Signs Executive Order to Ensure Power for AI Data Centers
- Insurance Journal’s ‘Agents of the Year’ Nomination Deadline Soon
- FTC Says CVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth Abuse Middleman Role
- Robinhood to Pay $45 Million to Settle SEC Charges
- Find Out How Salaries & Satisfaction Stack Up: Agency Salary Survey
- Update: LA Wildfire Insurance-Loss Estimates Approach $40 Billion
- US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm
- Investor Climate Group Suspends Activities After BlackRock Exit: Reuters Exclusive
- US Supreme Court Rebuffs Meta Bid to Avoid Advertisers’ Lawsuit
- Moody’s to Acquire Geospatial AI Firm CAPE Analytics
- Pfizer Must Face Lawsuit Over Diversity Fellowship Program, Appeals Court Rules
- US Sues Airbnb After Host Rejected Rental to Mother With Children
- Bodies In Landing Gear. Stowaways. Open Doors. What’s Up With Aviation Security?
- American Airlines’ ESG-Based Investing for 401(k) Plan Is Illegal, US Judge Rules
- People Moves: AM Best Names Johnson Chief Ratings Officer, Holzberger Chief Operating Officer
- California Wildfires Wrapup: Aerial Assault Aims to Stem LA Palisades Fire Spread
- Update: Re/Insurer Losses From LA Wildfires Expected to Be Significant but Manageable
- BlackRock Leaves Major Climate Group Amid Wall Street Exodus
- Warner Pacific Completes Acquisition of 5 Acrisure General Agencies
- People Moves: AIG Moves Flatt to Global CUO; Tooker Now President at The Hartford; Berkley Financial Names Brinkley Chief of Claims
- Catastrophe Bond Funds Say They’ll Dodge Losses as LA Fires Rage
- Meta Knew It Used Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Say
- White House Rushes to Finish Cyber Order After China Hacks
- Brain Monitoring: It Could Improve Employee Performance or Worsen Discrimination
- Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B
- Floods Are Top Risk to Supply Chains in 2025, Everstream Says
- Apple Clarifies Siri Privacy Stance After $95M Class Action Settlement
- Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI
- People Moves: Canopius Names CAC’s Burke US Head of Cyber and Technology; Gerber Hired as AXA XL’s Head of Energy Transition, Americas
- Viewpoint: It Is Insurers’ Time to Lead a Resilience Revolution
- Andrade Leaves Everest Group to Become USAA President and CEO
- Bowie Promoted to CEO of MGU Private Client Select Insurance
- Berkshire Shareholder Seeks Committee to Oversee AI at Buffett’s Company
- Symbol Will Indicate When Connected Devices Are Cyber Secure
- Settlements Eclipse $40 Billion in 2024 as PFAS, Reverse Discrimination Claims Emerge
- Lawsuit Alleges Fox Sports Ex-Host Harassed Hairstylist, Offered $1.5M for Sex
- Artificial Intelligence Energy Demand Is Driving Climate Tech Investing
- US Insurance Deals Outlook: More, More, More
- Viewpoint: Innovation Enhances Brokers’ Growth and Profits
- Moody’s Global P/C Outlook Now Stable Despite Past-Peak Commercial Pricing
- NHTSA Probing About 2.6M Tesla Vehicles Over Remote Driving Feature
- Old Republic Starts New Company for Cyber, Tech E&O
- MarketScout: 2024 Composite Personal Lines Rates Up 5.8%; Commercial Rates Up 3.8%
- McDonald’s Retires Some Diversity Goals in Latest Corporate Retreat
- CFPB Sues Walmart, Scheduling Platform for Alleged Illegal Pay Practices for Gig Drivers
- AM Best: Increasing Political, Terror Risk Could Lead to More Demand for Coverage
- US Steel, Nippon Sue Biden Administration Over Decision to Block Merger
- The Institutes, Kevelighan Fire Back at Retaliation Claims by Former Triple-I Employee
- US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm Linked to Botnet Attack
- Boeing, DOJ Tell US Judge They Have Not Reached Agreement on Revised Plea Deal
- EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025
- A $24 Billion Fund Puts Its Religious Stamp on Corporate America
- Biden to Ban More Offshore Oil Drilling Before Trump Arrives
- Computers of Senior US Treasury Leaders Accessed in Hack
- Bureau of Labor Releases Final 2023 Workplace Injury, Fatality Stats
- Bernard Madoff’s Victims Collect $4.3B as US Government Fund Completes Payouts
- Peed Named RIMS President for 2025
- Morgan Stanley to Leave Sector Climate Coalition
- US Dockworkers, Port Employers Set to Restart Talks Tuesday
- People Moves: Hiscox USA Names Lamantia Chief Technology Officer
- Mixed Bag: What Trump 2.0 Tariffs, DOGE Activities Mean For Insurers
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