National News for December 2022
- $5.4B Insured Losses from Winter Storm Elliot: KCC
- Insurance M&A Activity Slowed in 2022: S&P
- Not Time to Celebrate Soft Market but Commercial Insurance Rates Are Stabilizing
- Ransomware Did Not Cause Direct Physical Loss, State High Court Says
- Top 10 National Insurance Journal Stories of 2022
- Google, YouTube Content Providers Must Face U.S. Children’s Privacy Lawsuit
- LastPass Says Hackers Stole Customer Data, Encrypted Passwords
- FTX Customers File Class Action to Lay Claim to Dwindling Assets
- Allstate Commits to 2030 Net Zero Emissions Goal
- The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown Is Just Getting Started After FTX Blowup
- Southwest Cancels Thousands More Flights; U.S. Government Vows Scrutiny
- U.S. FDA Weighs Regulating Cannabis Compound CBD in Food, Supplements
- Why Remote Work Will Continue in 2023
- Key Biden Administration Labor Policies Will Face Legal Challenges in 2023
- U.S. Judge Bars 3M From Shifting Earplug Liability to Bankrupt Unit
- Government Funding Bill to Bolster U.S. Antitrust Regulators
- Facebook Parent Meta to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal Case for $725M
- Storm Adds Uncertainty to Strong Holiday Travel Demand
- ACORD Study Highlights Drivers of High Performance Among Top U.S. Insurers
- Progressive Lowers Loss Estimate From Hurricane Ian By $400M
- Hollywood Christmas Disaster Claims Mostly Covered: Insurance.com
- NHTSA Investigating if Hertz Rented Unrepaired Recalled Vehicles
- Top White House Cybersecurity Official Plans to Step Down
- Navajo Company Sues BNSF Railway Over Coal Transportation
- Customer Satisfaction With Digital Claims Declines Again: J.D. Power
- Chubb Announces Plans for New Philadelphia Office
- EPA Finalizes Tough Emissions Rules to Cut Pollution From Heavy-Duty Trucks
- Philips Says Tests on Recalled Respiratory Devices Show Limited Health Risks
- Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Settle Defamation Appeals
- Study Shows How Machine Learning Could Predict Rare Disastrous Events
- Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7B for Illegal Conduct That Harmed Customers
- 3M Will Stop Producing ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS by End of 2025
- Winter Storm Rattling Busy US Travel Season With Cold and Snow
- To Compete for IT Talent, Industry Must Embrace the Cloud
- Elon Musk Claims He Was Doxxed. But What Exactly Is That?
- OSHA: Amazon Failed to Record Some Warehouse Injuries
- Maryland High Court Joins Others in Backing Insurer in Covid-19 Claims Denial
- “Fortnite” Maker Epic Games to Settle Alleged Privacy Violation for $520M
- CyberCube Gets $50M in Financing for Cyber Risk Analytics
- Insurers Denying Coverage to FTX-Linked Crypto Firms as Contagion Risk Mounts
- Citi, Revlon Lenders Reach Deal Over $500M Accidental Payment
- Hacker Claims Breach of FBI’s Critical-Infrastructure Portal
- Financial Stress Harming Workers’ Mental Health: The Hartford
- People Moves: EMC Appoints Pulkstenis CUO; 2 Senior Hires at Cover Whale
- Lawsuit Against State Farm Alleges Racial Discrimination in Claims Handling
- Safety Probe Opened Into Autonomous Driving System in GM’s Cruise Vehicles
- Twitter Must Notify Laid-Off Workers of Pending Lawsuit, Judge Rules
- Calling All Top P/C Agents: Agents of the Year Nominations Now Open
- D&O Buyers See More Capacity, Competitive Conditions, but Risk Factors Loom: Allianz
- GM Recalls 825,000 Trucks, SUVs Over Headlight Issue
- Keystone Oil Spill Cleanup Expected to Last Weeks
- Courtroom Predictions for 2023 From Clyde & Co
- GEICO, Location-Tech what3words Partner to Enhance Roadside Assistance
- Bridging the Insurtech Divide with Data in 2023
- Great SPAC Crash of 2022 Deepens as Investors Cash Out in Droves
- ‘Far Too Many’ Companies Fail to Disclose Environmental Data, CDP Shows
- Most Small SUVs Flunk Updated Insurance Industry Crash Tests
- People Moves: Beal Leads Nationwide National Partners; Acrisure New Leadership Team; WSIA New Diversity Board Members
- Underwriting the Transition: Chaucer, Moody’s Break New Ground With ESG Scorecard
- Taylor Swift, Songwriters Agree to End ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Case
- Google Defeats One Suit Over Chrome Data Privacy Practices
- Subaru Recalls 271,000 U.S. Vehicles, Urges Drivers to Park Outside
- U.S. Commercial Lines Prices Up 5% in Q3: WTW
- FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas at Behest of U.S. Prosecutors
- Spyware Hacks of Federal Workers Could Run Into Hundreds, Lawmaker Says
- Bored-Ape NFT Investors Are Suing Bieber, Madonna and Other Celebrity Promoters
- EPL Exposures Redefined Post Pandemic: PLUS Panel
- U.S. Opioid Crackdown Hits Some Patients’ Access to Psychiatric Drugs
- State Farm Still Dealing With Return of its Workforce: CEO Tipsord
- North Korean Cyber Spies’ New Tactic: Tricking Experts Into Writing Research for Them
- Juul Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion in Youth-Vaping Settlement
- Increased Car Accidents? Blame Weather, Time of Day—Not Pot Decriminalization
- Big Oil Does Little to Act On Climate Despite Vows
- Fifteen Auto Manufacturers Reach Automatic Braking Goals This Year
- People Moves: 5 Appointments in AGCS Cyber; Freely Head of WTW Financial Solutions
- State Farm Will Start Hiking Auto Rates, Allstate CEO Predicts
- Biden Signs #MeToo Law Curbing Confidentiality Agreements
- Meta Battles FTC Over Future of Virtual Reality
- Embroker: Cybersecurity a Top Investment Focus for Startup Founders in 2023
- Latest Twitter Lawsuit Says Company Targeted Women for Layoffs
- Judge Dismisses 1,000 Shingles Vaccine Claims Against Merck for Lack of Evidence
- AM Best: Commercial Lines ‘Stable’ With a Close Eye on Inflation
- Collapse of FTX Provides ‘Sobering Warning’ for Insurers About Governance Failings
- Court Weighs Novel Issue of Crypto Ownership in Bankruptcy
- AmTrust: Mental Stress, Other Restaurant Injuries Up Since COVID
- NHTSA Opens Safety Probes Into Honda, Jeep, Ram Vehicles
- Hot Oldies, But Goodies in Collector Car Market for 2023: Hagerty
- Fraudulent Funds Transfer, Ransomware Are Main Drivers of Cyber Loss: Corvus
- North Carolina Attack Shows Fragility of U.S. Power Grids, Experts Say
- E-Cigarette Maker Juul Labs Reaches Settlements With Approximately 10,000 Plaintiffs
- People Moves: First Chief Insurance Officer at Next Insurance; New President, CUO at Tapco; Fine Art Team at Distinguished Programs
- AM Best Assigns Positive Segment Outlook to MGAs, Other DUAEs
- Apple Sued By Women Who Say AirTag Lets Stalkers Track Victims
- A Near-Term Return to Underwriting Profit in Auto ‘Highly Unlikely’: AM Best
- FloodFlash Eyes Parametric Splash in U.S.
- Many Insurtechs Exit the Marketplace, and Other 2023 Predictions From Forrester
- Hertz to Settle Most False-Arrest Claims for $168 Million
- Global P/C Insurance Outlook Now Negative: Moody’s
- Viewpoint: It’s A Wonderful Life’s Lessons Ring True in BlockFi Bankruptcy
- People Moves: Hartford Chief Sustainability Officer; Amwins New Transportation Role; Deputy Exec Director at Coalition Against Insurance Fraud; Chubb Names N.A. Financial Lines President
- Call to Phase Out ‘Forever Chemicals’ Gains Investor Momentum
- The Future of Insurance: PLUS Conference Recap
- Sanitizer Spat Entangles Members of American Dream Mall’s Ghermezian Family
- U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer
- Lapsus$ Hacking Group Will Be Focus of DHS Cyber Review Board
- Uvalde Shooting Victims Seek $27B, Class Action in Lawsuit
- Reckitt Expects U.S. Infant Formula Shortage Until Spring
- 2022 Hurricane Season Ends But Was the Third-Costliest on Record, Thanks to Ian
- ‘Droves’ of Global Re Market Entrants Unlikely; Outlook Stable: AM Best
- Citigroup in Talks to Recoup Errant $500M Revlon Loan Payment
- DOJ Watchdog Seeks Independent Review of FTX Bankruptcy
- Facebook Accused by Female Truckers of Skewing Job Ads
- NASA: U.S. Coastlines Could Experience a Foot of Sea Level Rise Within 30 Years
- Arch Insurance North America Promotes First to President
- Hurricane Ian Drives Global Insured Losses of $115B From Natural Disasters: Swiss Re
- State Court Splits on COVID Coverage: Yes on Dentist, No on Tavern
- K2 Insurance Services Announces New Private Equity Partner
- Motive Partners With Progressive Commercial
- Yale Discriminates Against Students With Mental Health Issues, Lawsuit Claims
- Risk Managers Want More Involvement in Organizational ESG Strategy: WTW Survey
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