National News for September 2024
- Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers
- What Testimony on Titan Submersible Disaster Revealed
- Marsh McLennan to Buy TIH’s McGriff Insurance for $7.75B
- Helene Dumps Rain on Millions of US Homes That Lack Flood Insurance
- Scammers Pose as Political Activists to Play on Partisan Divide
- Toyota, Mazda, Mercedez-Benz Issue Recalls, NHTSA Says
- Cargo Carriers Fear Port Strike Will Paralyze Half of US Trade
- Aspen’s Orseck Explains the Growing Impact of PFAS [Video]
- Personal Auto Insurance Could Be Obsolete in 20 Years: Morningstar
- 75% of Independent Agencies Report Revenue Gains From 2022-23
- Tropical Storm Helene Lashes Florida With Powerful Winds, Rain
- Climate Change and Rising US Insurance Rates
- Policing Group Says Officers Must Change Use of Physical Force
- Zillow Listings Will Now Highlight Climate Risks, Insurance Info
- Ransomware, Email Compromise Leading Causes of Cyber Loss: NetDiligence
- Columbia Insurance to Transfer Personal Auto, Umbrella Books to Safeco
- Newsmax Settles Smartmatic Defamation Suit Over False Election Claims
- AI Being Used to Scam Small Business Owners, Says Nationwide Survey
- FTC Crackdown on Companies Using AI Includes ‘Robot Lawyer,’ Content Generator
- American Eagle Outfitters Sues Amazon for Infringing ‘Aerie’ Trademarks
- Why US Home Insurance Rates Are Rising Fast – Climate Change Plays a Big Role
- State Farm Posts Worst HO Loss Ratio Since 2011; Peers Recover: S&P
- Shippers Scramble for Workarounds Ahead of Threatened Port Strike
- Cyber Hits All-Time High Concern for Business Leaders, Says Travelers Risk Index
- A ‘Real Race for Talent’ in E&S Industry, Says WSIA’s Kelley [Video]
- Insurance CEOs Talk Gen AI, Growth, Workforce Strategies
- Purdue Settlement Talks With Sacklers Extended to November
- Aon Launches US Severe Convective Storm Model
- As E&S Market Growth Hits New Heights, Some Risk May Be There to Stay: AM Best
- From Architects to Agents: Skiados Hired as PIA Chief Executive
- Ex-Twitter Worker Wins Musk Layoff Pay Fight, Memo Says
- Mutually Beneficial: How One Midwest Mutual Insurer Recovered From Financial Storms
- Environmental Groups, California Sue Exxon Over Global Plastic Pollution
- FBI Disrupts Vast Chinese Hacking Operation That Infected Consumer Devices
- J&J’s Bankruptcy Effort Fails Supreme Court Test, Holdouts Say
- Snowflake Hacker Still Active, Finding New Victims, Expert Says
- SEC Intends to Seek Sanctions Against Elon Musk in Twitter Probe
- Google Judge Questions Company Testimony as Ad Defense Begins
- J&J Unit Files for Bankruptcy to Advance $10 Billion Talc Settlement
- GM to Recall Over 449,000 Pickup Trucks, SUVs
- E&S Vet Miller and Team Launch MGA Pivix
- Mutual Insurers Chase Rate Adequacy, Financial Strength Remains Strong: AM Best
- People Moves: AIG Appoints Walsh CFO; Rokstone Names Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty; Applied Underwriters Hires, Promotes Leadership
- J&J Lifts Baby Powder Settlement Bid to More Than $8.2 Billion
- 7 in 10 Actuaries and Underwriters Worry About Being Replaced by AI
- Live Nation Seeks to End States’ Claim of Damages for Concertgoers
- Ex-Google Executive’s Startup to Use AI to Forecast the Weather
- Report: Over 250,000 US Properties Have Repeated NFIP Claims
- A Second Zantac Cancer Trial Ends With Hung Jury
- Environmental Group Sues Tyson Foods for Alleged False Climate Claims
- Industry Critiques Trump’s Auto Insurance Rate Data, Promise to Cut Premiums
- Zywave Names Simoncic New CEO, Kasper CFO
- US Sues Ship Owner, Operator Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- Oracle To Pay $115M To Settle Suit Over Tracking Consumer Data
- AT&T Agrees to Pay $13 Million FCC Fine For Cloud Data Leak
- Bump in Federal Trade Secret Litigation Seen in 2023: Report
- Viewpoint: How Insurance Industry Can Use AI Safely and Ethically
- Home Insurance Customers Staying Put Despite More Shopping Around: J.D. Power
- Cigna Sues Federal Trade Commission Over ‘Defamatory’ Report
- US Property Insurance Rates Fall for First Time Since 2017
- Personal Lines Turnaround Fuels US P/C Industry Underwriting Gain
- Big Oil Companies Defeat Consumer Lawsuit Over Production, Prices
- DraftKings Sued by MLB Players Union for Using Names, Images
- J&J Gets $260 Million Talc Verdict Overturned, New Trial Ordered
- McGowan Owner Jackson Takes Reins as Big ‘I’ Chairman
- Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Neutral’; US to Push for Double-Digit Casualty Increases
- D&O Market in ‘State of Transition’ on Litigation Trends: Woodruff Sawyer
- Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges
- Former UPS Driver Wins $238 Million Verdict in Suit Over Firing
- 23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million
- Microsoft, Cyber Firms Pursue Changes After CrowdStrike Outage
- Carlyle’s Sedgwick Valued at $13.2 Billion in Investment Deal With Altas
- OpenAI, Nvidia Executives Discuss AI Infrastructure Needs With Biden Officials
- Venture Capital Fund Ends Grant Program for Black Women After Lawsuit
- Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake
- TD to Pay $28 Million for Sharing Inaccurate US Consumer Data
- Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term
- Sentry Buys Nonstandard Auto Insurer The General From American Family for $1.7B
- Property Drives E&S Growth of 15% in 2023 to Increase Overall P/C Share
- Mastercard Agrees to Buy Cyber-Defense Firm for $2.65 Billion
- Moody’s, Amwins Expect Continued Cyber Market Growth
- Cyberattacks on US Utilities Surged 70% This Year, Says Research Firm
- State Farm: Catalytic Converter Thefts Drop 74%
- In Latest Salvo AIG Says its Former Execs at Dellwood Are ‘Bad Leavers’
- US Nuclear Verdicts Break Records and Drive Social Inflation to 7% in 2023: Report
- AM Best: Unfavorable Operating Performance Key Driver of Downgrades
- Study Suggests US Droughts, Rainy Extremes Becoming More Severe
- Norfolk Southern Says CEO Under Investigation for Alleged Ethical Lapses
- Payment Gateway Slim CD Notifies 1.7M Cardholders of Hack
- People Moves: Mosaic Builds Out Environmental Liability Team With 13 US Hires
- Keurig Agrees $1.5M SEC Fine Over Pod Recyclability Statements
- SEC Hits 7 Companies With Penalties for Violating Whistleblower Protections
- Trojan Condoms Contain ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Lawsuit Claims
- Commercial Property Rate Stabilization Highlights Latest WTW CLIPS
- Moody’s: Insurers and Asset Managers Bolstering Cyber Defenses
- Getting the Green Light: Are High-Tech Upgrades Coming Soon to Roads?
- Catalyit, Big I Partner on Tech-Adoption Support for Independent Agents
- Viewpoint: CrowdStrike Failure Highlights Potential Aggregation Risks for Reinsurers
- NHTSA Proposes New Vehicle Requirement to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths
- NHTSA Probes 781,000 Newer Jeep Vehicles Over Fire Reports
- Commerce Department Looks to Require Reporting for AI, Cloud Providers
- Google’s Ad Empire Under Fire With US Antitrust Trial to Begin
- Zurich, Marsh McLennan Call for Public Partnerships to Close Cyber Gaps
- Clyde & Co: First-Half Carrier M&A Activity Falls to 15-Year Low
- Chrysler-Parent Stellantis Recalls 1.46 Million Vehicles Worldwide
- As Traffic Deaths Remain High, US Awards $1 Billion for Road Safety Projects
- Blue to Become CEO of Alera Group in 2025
- Major Book Publishers Defeat Internet Archive Appeal Over Digital Scanning
- Amazon Challenges Labor Board’s Structure in Lawsuit Over Union Election
- Dish Network in Talks With Investors to Settle Lawsuit
- Hershey Attacks Lawsuits Targeting Product Packaging, Seeks to End Reese’s Case
- Final Deadline: Submit Now for ‘Best Agency to Work For’ Awards
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Under Threat From Government Impasse
- Hippo’s First Connect Partners With Root Insurance on Quote and Bind Process
- Moody’s Acquires Praedicat to Add Casualty and Liability Models
- Johnson & Johnson Adds $1.1 Billion to Proposed Talc Settlement
- Climate Losses Batter Insurers While Reinsurers Step Back
- Underwriters Wary of PFAS Amid ‘Superstorm’ of Litigation, Regulation
- Judge Says X Must Face Class Action Age Bias Claims Over Mass Layoff
- CSU Forecasters Predict Quiet Hurricane Activity to Start September
- Ryan Specialty Completes Buy of Assets of Greenhill From Alera
- For Small Commercial Businesses, Insurance Satisfaction Is a Matter of Trust
- People Moves: Resilience Names Jones to Lead Engineering and Gittler Global Head of Claims; USG Hires McMahon, Buck and Gudenkauf
- Risks Too Big for Insurers Just Fed a $200 Billion Market Boom in Captives
- Viewpoint: It’s Election Season! Regulating Political Speech in the Workplace
- SEC’s WhatsApp Probe Expands as Rating Agencies Hit With Fines
- Natural Disasters to Cause $151 Billion in Annual Insurer Losses
- NHTSA Reports 28th Takata Air Bag Inflator Death Since 2009
- Halliburton Says August Cyberattack Took Information From Systems
- Sedgwick: Product Recalls Dropped in Q2 in 5 Key Industries
- Landlords Face a $1.5 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Maturity Wall
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