National News for March 2025
- FTC Concerned About Privacy Protections in 23andMe Bankruptcy
- Young Agents: Last Chance to Share Your Thoughts on Insurance Industry
- AIG Can Continue Trade Secret Theft Allegations Against Dellwood
- IRC Finds Personal Auto Insurance Affordability Better Than in the 2000s
- Viewpoint: Steady Growth Amid Market Cycles Is Possible
- Musk Loses Bid to Thwart Investor Suit Over Twitter Purchase
- As Wildfire Season Arrives, Budget Woes and Federal Uncertainty Put States at Risk
- Oracle Warns Health Customers of Patient Data Breach
- Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises
- SEC Beginning to Onboard DOGE Staff, Email Says
- 15% of WR Berkely Shares to Be Acquired by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- Rate Reductions Begin to Fade for D&O Buyers: Lockton
- Consumer Watchdog Seeks to Vacate Discrimination Case it Already Won
- NHTSA Probes More Than 2 Million Hondas Over Engine Restarting Concerns
- Study: Economic Uncertainty Diverting Executive Attention From Sustainability
- State Farm Insurance Agents Can Now Offer Personal Loans
- AI Company Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publishers’ Copyright Case
- Markets/Coverages: Westfield Adds Inland Flood Option; Rokstone Launches Farm & Ranch in 14 States
- Unusually Active Hurricane Season in Store for the Atlantic: AccuWeather
- NAIC, Legislators Push to Abolish the Federal Insurance Office
- Excess & Surplus Insurer Ategrity Files for IPO
- SEC to Focus on Traditional Cases Under New Leadership, Acting Director Says
- Monsanto’s Bayer to Pay Nearly $2.1 Billion in Roundup Weed Killer Lawsuit
- Catastrophe Experts Tap AI to Tackle Soaring Insured Losses
- How Cincinnati Insurance Does E&S
- Kroger Fights Suit by Albertsons Over Failed $24.6 Billion Deal
- Major US Bridges at High Risk of Being Struck by Ships: Johns Hopkins Researchers
- Markets/Coverages: QBE Introduces Media Liability Endorsement; Travelers Offers Product Liability for Life Sciences
- States’ AI-Related Legislation Aimed at Insurance Is ‘Unfounded’, Says NAMIC
- 23andMe’s Bankruptcy Puts 15 Million Users’ DNA Info on Auction Block
- EEOC & DOJ Issue Guidance to Workers on Discrimination Related to DEI Programs
- People Moves: Cushing Named Deputy CUO at Zurich North America
- Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Youths’ Climate-Change Lawsuit
- Experts: Weather Forecasts Will Worsen as DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Balloon Launches
- Property Data and Info Provider CoreLogic Rebrands to Cotality
- Argo Group Promotes CFO Donahue to CEO; Chan Now CFO
- NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nearly 1.3 Million Ford F-150 Trucks
- Top Fund Managers Ask Federal Court to Dismiss Climate-Related Antitrust Lawsuit
- Markets/Coverages: SiriusPoint, Broker Holmes Murphy’s Umbrella Excess for Captives
- FCC Chairman Threatens to Block M&A for Companies With DEI
- Transportation Chief to Unveil Plan to Upgrade Air Traffic Control
- What the $660 Million Greenpeace Verdict Means for Activism
- US P/C Insurance Industry Income Tops $100B in 2024: Verisk, APCIA
- People Moves: Marsh Names Curran US Surety Leader, Schweitzer US Construction Claims Leader; Ryan Alternative Risk Promotes Havey to President
- Gen AI Is Shaking Up Underwriting, but Can it Replace Human Judgment?
- Big Tech’s Data Center Boom Poses New Risk to Grid Operators
- Tesla Recalls Most Cybertrucks Due to Trim Detaching From Vehicle
- Delaware Corporate Law Reform Heads to Final Vote Amid Criticism It Favors Billionaires
- Ergo Enters US Small Business Insurance Market With Full Buy of Next Insurance
- Young Insurance Agents – Share Your Thoughts About the Industry Today
- Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
- Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Measures Fuel Steep Dip in US Vehicle Thefts
- Med-Mal Insurer ProAssurance to Go Private After $1.3B Purchase by The Doctors Co.
- Judge Declines to Force FEMA to Release Funds to Upgrade US Emergency Alert System
- Automakers, Tech Industry Urge Trump to Speed Self-Driving Car Deployment
- JD Power: Customers Not Happy With Carrier Property Claims Service
- People Moves: Coalition’s First CTO Virudhagiri Joins From Tesla
- FDA Announces Plan to Strengthen Infant Formula Supply, Quality
- Markets/Coverages: Marsh Expands Cyber Insurance Facility With $45M of Extra Capacity
- ‘Bleak’ Data: Insurance Carriers’ Entry Level Hiring Expectations Hit Low Point
- Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims it Favored White and Asian Employees
- Trump Administration Dismisses Democratic FTC Commissioners
- Teen’s Suicide Turns Mother Against Google, AI Chatbot Startup
- EEOC Targets 20 Big Law Firms With Demand for DEI Data
- AM Best: US P/C Industry in 2024 Posts First Underwriting Profit in Four Years
- Critics Warn Staff Cuts at Agencies Overseeing Dams Could Risk Public Safety
- Companies Tell Investors DOGE Cuts Will Ultimately Pay Off
- Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos
- Aon’s President Andersen Steps Down; CEO Case Assumes Additional Role of President
- Newsmax Paid $40M to Settle Defamation Suit Over 2020 Election Claims
- Wilson Promoted to CEO of Markel Insurance; Vice Chair Markel to Retire
- Cybersecurity Officials Warn Against Potentially Costly Medusa Ransomware Attacks
- Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Market Softens
- US Court Allows Trump to Enforce Ban on DEI Programs, For Now
- People Moves: Shipper to Head Beazley N.A. Commercial Property; Porch Group Names New Leadership; Allstate Names Carter as CHRO
- Meta Wins Halt to Promotion of Tell-All Book by Ex-Employee It Says Is Defamatory
- Carrier Management to Host New Wildfire Conference
- Tech Sector Sees Softer Insurance Market but Less Comprehensive Policies
- Verisk: Catastrophe Claims in Q4 Double on Late Hurricane Activity
- Global Instability Leads to 16-Year Low for Insurance Carrier M&A Deals
- News Corp. Sued by Google Search Engine Rival Brave Software to Defend Its ‘Fair Use’
- State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Calif. Insurance Commissioner Decision
- OpenAI Asks White House to Shield AI From State Rules
- Trump Mounts Sweeping Attack on Pollution and Climate Rules
- Trump Nominates Sean Plankey to Head Cyber Agency CISA
- New DOJ Antitrust Chief Builds Team From Prior Administrations
- Lilly, J&J Boosted Spending on Executive Security After UnitedHealth Shooting
- Delaware Aims to Remain Top US Corporate Home; Texas Marshals a Challenge
- J.P. Morgan Economist Sees 40% Chance of US Recession
- Chubb Combines Lower Middle Market and Digital Small Business Units
- Berkshire, Progressive Are Underwriting Profit Leaders; Industry Sets Income Record
- Lloyd’s Said It Will Lose $2.3B From LA Wildfires
- Most Ransomware Claims Begin With Compromised Perimeter Security: Coalition
- Kennedy Wants FDA to Close Food Manufacturers’ ‘Self-Affirm’ Safety ‘Loophole’
- Girl Scouts Sued Over Alleged Metals, Pesticides in Thin Mints, Other Cookies
- People Moves: WSIA Elects Officers; RSUI’s McCrorie Becomes Chair
- H&F’s Seeks $30 Billion Valuation of Hub in Fundraising
- Most Execs Feel More Stressed at Start of 2025 Than 2024: Sentry
- US Labor Board Drops Defense of Law Barring Trump From Firing Democratic Member
- US Commercial Lines Prices Up 5.6% With Signs of Moderation: WTW CLIPS
- Trump Organization Sues ‘Woke’ Capital One for Canceling Accounts
- FTC: Consumers Lost $12.5 Billion to Investment, Other Scammers in 2024
- Nirvana Raises $80M for AI-Driven Fleet Insurance; Carrier-Agency Connector CoverForce Secures $13M
- Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to State Climate Suits Against Oil Firms
- Bayer Threatens to Stop Roundup Weedkiller Sales in US Over Litigation Costs
- Regulators Ask Gallagher for More Information on $13.4B AssuredPartners Acquisition
- FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts
- Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally
- Labor Department Investigating Nvidia, Amazon-Backed Startup Scale AI
- SEC’s Uyeda Expects Slowdown in Rulemaking After ‘Ambitious’ Biden Era
- Retailers Publicly Scrap Some ‘DEI’ Initiatives While Quietly Supporting Others
- Experts Discuss Transportation Insurance Challenges, Opportunities With Captives
- People Moves: Courtney to Lead Nationwide’s Newest E&S Brokerage Property Unit
- Tariffs Will Negatively Affect Insurance Industry, Says AM Best
- US Indicts Slew of Alleged Chinese Hackers, Sanctions Company Over Spy Campaign
- US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules
- Liberty Mutual Q4 Income Up Nearly 90%, Year Earnings Climb
- Tokio Marine HCC President Schell to Retire After 50 Years in Insurance
- Proxy Adviser Glass Lewis Sticks With Diversity Guidance, Will Flag Risks
- Rebranding, Renaming, Reorganizing: The Hartford, CRC Group, Bridge Specialty
- AmFam Reports Underwriting Profit for 2024 to Reverse Losses Last Two Years
- APCIA: Tariffs to Hurt Families and Business Owners, Affect Affordability
- Markets/Coverages: Ryan Launches Specialty National Programs Group
- Trump’s Return Prompts Companies to Stifle Climate Talk With ‘Greenhushing’
- Progressive’s Margins Leave Room for Tariff Impacts: CEO
- CFPB Drops Suit Against US Banks Over Alleged Fraud on Zelle
- Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2B
- Liberty Mutual to Sunset Safeco Brand in 2026
- Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Gets $30M Equity Investment From Mitsui Sumitomo
- Firings at NOAA Risk Lives and Economy, Former Agency Heads Warn
- Trump Commerce Secretary Plans to Strip Government Spending From GDP Data
- Supreme Court Leans Toward Gun Companies’ Bid to Avoid Mexico’s Trafficking Lawsuit
- Car Prices Expected to Surge on Trump’s New Tariffs
- Kraken Is Latest Crypto Firm to Say SEC Agrees to Drop Lawsuit
- Verisk Webinar Highlights Emerging Psychoactive Substance Risks
- AM Best Concerned D&O Prices ‘Fell Too Far, Too Quickly’
- State Farm 2024 Underwriting Losses Shrink on Auto Results
- Consumer Trust Issues Hinder Industry Efforts to Close Protection Gap: Survey
- SEC’s ‘Demolition’ of Crypto Enforcement Met With Cheers as Well as Jeers
- CFPB Data Imperiled by Cybersecurity Contract Cancellation, Ex-Official Says
- J&J Spars With Foes of $9 Billion Talc Cancer Plan as Trial Ends
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