National News for September 2025
- Insurance Industry, Others Press Congress to Act on NFIP at Deadline
- Lengthy Government Shutdown to Impact Insurers, Says AM Best
- People Moves: QBE North America Appoints Cunningham Environmental Underwriting Leader; Gramling Joins Alliant as SVP, Employee Benefits
- Hackers Hit Hundreds of Cisco Firewalls in US Government
- House Bill Aims to Combat Forum Shopping in Trucking Industry Lawsuits
- Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance
- People Moves: Palomba Joins Howden US as Deputy Head of Natural Resources
- Trump Says US to Impose 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside the Country
- Perelman Loses Bid for $400 Million for Less ‘Vibrant’ Art
- OpenAI to Bring Parental Controls in ChatGPT After Teen’s Suicide
- Judge Rules Feds Can’t Withhold Disaster Relief Until States Cooperate on Immigration
- Boeing to Pay $50,000 Over Suicide of Quality Inspector
- Korean Insurer DB to Buy Fortegra for $1.65 Billion in US Foray
- Attorneys Urge Court Overseeing Tylenol Autism Lawsuits to Reconsider
- Judge Preliminarily Approves $1.5B Anthropic Copyright Settlement
- Newman Named CEO of ACORD Solutions Group
- Robbery, Grow Lights and Lounges Among Top Cannabis Industry Risks
- People Moves: MSIG Holdings USA Names Sullivan Board Chair; Chubb Promotes Gaspero to Oversee Excess Casualty Major Accounts
- Amazon, FTC Reach $2.5 Billion Deal in Prime Subscription Case
- Specialty Program Group Consolidates 5 Brands Under SPG Wholesale
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Awakens After Sleepy Start
- ‘Most Prevalent’ Chinese Hacking Group Targets Tech, Law Firms
- Markets/Coverages: Ryan’s Clach Casualty Targets Complex Construction, Habitational
- Update: National Flood Insurance Program Expires
- US Intends to Cancel $13 Billion in Funds for Green Energy
- People Moves: Howden US Appoints Peterson to Lead Construction, Infrastructure and Surety; Sokol Named Head of Excess Casualty for ICW Specialty
- Viewpoint: The New Era of Insurance Pricing Involves Precision, Speed, and Control
- Viewpoint: Enhancing Digital Claims With Behavioral Science
- Travelers: Confidence High in Guidance From Cyber Insurers; Work to Do on Take-Up
- People Moves: XS Brokers Promotes Wirkus to CEO, McVicker President
- New Visa Fees Spur Offshoring Talks, Hiring Turmoil
- Reviving RadioShack Online Turned Into Ponzi Scheme, SEC Claims
- Parents Slam OpenAI, Character.AI Over Safety in Senate Hearing
- [Video] In Construction, Labor Shortages Now Compounded by Tariff Concerns
- Trump Warns Against Tylenol in Pregnancy Over Unproven Autism Fears
- Murdoch Calls Trump’s Epstein Suit ‘Affront’ to Free Speech
- Neptune Insurance Eyes $2.8B Valuation: IPO
- Hershey Wins Lawsuit Claiming Reese’s Candies Aren’t Spooky
- AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment and it Could Get Worse
- Stellantis Detects Breach at Third-Party Provider for North American Customers
- Wildfire Smoke Set to Cause Mounting Deaths and Economic Losses
- FTC Says Live Nation, Ticketmaster Joined With Ticket Brokers to Exploit Fans
- Starbucks Workers Sue Over Company’s New Dress Code
- Judge Throws Out Trump’s $15B Lawsuit Against New York Times
- NHTSA Delays New Car Rating Updates for One Year at Industry Request
- SEC Chair Says Markets Can Decide ‘Cadence’ of Company Reports
- Businesses Underinvesting in Climate Adaptation Despite Intensifying Hazards: Marsh
- People Moves: HDI Global USA Appoints Griffin to Lead Casualty Business
- [Video] Commercial Auto Insurers Wait on Impact of Litigation Reforms
- Viewpoint: Rampant Fraud in Staged Accidents
- Department of Energy Launches Effort to Speed Power Grid Projects for AI
- UK Teenager Charged by US for Role in Yearslong Hack Spree
- OpenAI Fixed ChatGPT Security Flaw That Put Gmail Data at Risk
- Beacon Hill Associates Rebrands to SPG Environmental
- Where Are the Hurricanes This Season as the Atlantic Remains Quiet?
- NICB: Vehicle Thefts in First Half 2025 Down 23% From Last Year
- Apollo Seeks $10 Billion From Insurers With Complex Debt Vehicle
- People Moves: Allianz Commercial Names Stewart Head of Liability, N.A.; Alliant Hires Martin to Lead Alternative Risk Transfer
- Update: SEC Hands Victory to IPO Issuers Who Want to Avoid Class-Action Lawsuits
- SEC Poised to Review IPO Bar on Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration
- Insurance Industry Reps Back Reauthorization of Federal Terrorism Backstop
- JD Power: Customers Look to Alternatives as Home Insurance Premiums Rise
- People Moves: AmTrust Names Fletcher and Thomas to Lead New E&S Premier Group; The Fidelis Partnership Makes Leadership Promotions
- Tesla Settles Another Fatal Crash Lawsuit Ahead of Jury Trial
- Microsoft Seizes 340 Websites Linked to Growing Phishing Subscription Service
- Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia
- NHTSA Opens Probe Into 174,000 Tesla Model Y Cars Over Door Handle Failures
- SEC ‘Prioritizing’ Trump’s Push to Cull Quarterly Reporting
- Trump Sues The New York Times for Defamation and Libel, Seeks $15 Billion
- Viewpoint: Can Global Reinsurers Stay on Track Through 2026?
- VW Brown Owner Ripley Takes Over as Chair of Big ‘I’
- AmTrust Expands E&S Division, Spins Off Some MGAs With Blackstone
- US Political Violence Surges to Record, Bloomberg Analysis Shows
- Reuters: AI Chatbots Were Happy to Help Craft a Phishing Scam
- Rolling Stone, Billboard Owner Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews
- Boeing Faces $3.1 Million in Fines for Safety Violations
- US Appeals Court Hits Pause on Challenges to SEC Climate Rule
- Meta, OpenAI Face FTC Inquiry on Chatbot Impact on Kids
- Fitch Ratings: U.S. E&S Growth Slows but Remains Strong
- Hurricane Forecasts Are Missing the Mark as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far
- 75% of Buyers Are Concerned About Rising Homeowners Insurance Costs: Survey
- Uber Sued by DOJ Over Passenger Disability Discrimination
- 7 Years of Double-Digit Growth; New Players on Top 25 E&S Insurers List
- US Treasury-Led Watchdog Dismantles Climate Advisory Panels
- Senator Pushes FTC to Investigate Microsoft for ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence’
- AM Best: Six-Month US P/C Underwriting Income Jumps to $11.2B
- Viewpoint: Rethinking Basis Risk in Structured Insurance Solutions
- Fleet Operators Want More From Their Insurers: Survey
- Disaster Survivors Wait Longer to Get Federal Aid, Says AP
- Lincoln International Agrees to Buy Insurance Brokerage Advisory MarshBerry
- US Senator Cruz Proposes AI ‘Sandbox’ to Ease Regulations on Tech Companies
- US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters
- Report: Ransomware Attackers ‘More Systematic,’ Claims Become Costlier
- Chinese Hackers Impersonated Republican Lawmaker, Panel Says
- Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles Over Faulty Rear-View Camera
- US Electric Car Uptake Will Slow Further on Trump Policies
- Former WhatsApp Employee Says Bosses Ignored Cybersecurity Flaws
- Exclusive: Applied Systems Acquires AI-Enabled Risk Digitalization Firm Cytora
- Markets/Coverages: Tokio Marine HCC Enhances Product Recall Offering
- Google Sued by Advertising Exchange Over Monopoly Violations
- US Property Insurance Costs Hit New High as Disasters Worsen
- Renaissance Introduces the First in a Suite of AI Solutions for Independent Agents
- People Moves: Lockton Promotes Rapciewicz and Cullen to Lead US Casualty
- Direct Home Insurer Kin Raises $50M in Series E Financing
- Markets/Coverages: Everest Introduces EverBuild for Evolving Construction Risks
- How Fast Will the Reinsurance Market Soften?
- DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Noncompete’ Agreements
- Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Authors’ Copyright Class Action
- Apollo Settles Fight With Ex-Athene Executives Before Trial
- Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal of Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit
- FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms
- NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases
- FTC Takes Action Against Worker Noncompete Agreements
- People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Stewart as North American Head of Liability; Rokstone Hires 2 From AIG to Inland Marine Division
- Google Must Pay $425 Million in Class Action Over Privacy, Jury Rules
- Judge Questions DOJ Decision to Drop Boeing Independent Monitor
- The Year So Far: Liberty Mutual Improves Most Among Nationals; Discipline Tested
- US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples
- Tropolis Completes Acquisitions of 8 Agencies in 3 States
- Success of AI Music Creators Sparks Debate on Future of Music Industry
- Google Keeps Chrome and Apple Deal but Must Share Data in Big Antitrust Ruling
- Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data
- IPO Floodgates Open for Fall Season as Trump Tariff Worries Ease
- Ten Big Banks Defeat Antitrust Lawsuit in Over Bond Trades
- Markets/Coverages: Marsh Extends Nimbus Data Center Facility to US Projects
- Skyward Specialty Agrees to $555M Buy of Apollo Group From PE Firm Alchemy
- Frequency Perils Helping to Boost Global Insured Losses to $152B, Verisk Report Says
- Tesla Asks Court to Throw Out $243M Award; Says Comments About Musk Misled Jury
- DHS Secretary Noem Fires Two Dozen at FEMA Citing Cyber Lapses
- WhatsApp Finds New Hacking Campaign Targeting Fewer Than 200 People
- Sedgwick: Recalled Products in US Hit Lowest Quarterly Level in 3 Years
- Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, US Appeals Court Rules
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