Recent Insurance Industry News

Industry Panel Highlights Challenges in Selling Cyber Insurance to SMEs

• How One Hacker Used AI Agents, a Few Thousand Dollars to Break Into Websites

• Report: Auto Insurance Total Loss Frequency Climbs, More Drivers Pay Repairs

• Supreme Court Rejects Google Challenge to US Patent Agency Review Policy

• Appeals Court Blocks Class Actions Over Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims

• Anthropic Pitches AI Safety Bill to Lawmakers

French Violence Raises Alert as Protests Flare Across Europe

• Diageo’s Toxic Spill Hits a Pristine River in Scottish Whisky Country

• 3M to Argue Australia’s $1.4B ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit Legally Flawed, Court Hears

• The Crypto Devices Built to Foil Hackers Came With Spies Inside

• Severe Drought Hits Parts of England for First Time Since 1995

• As French Supermarkets Try to Restock, They Are Told Cyberattack May Be Ongoing

Massachusetts Adopts Stronger Nursing Home Regulations

• Former Portfolio Manager Sues Fidelity After Leaving for Michael Dell’s Family Office

• Two Contractors and a Restaurateur Arrested on Workers’ Compensation Violations

• Adjuster Created Law Firm and Fake Claim to Defraud Insurer of $1M, Officials Charge

• All in the Family: Husband, Wife and Daughter Indicted for Insurance Fraud and Bribery

• NYC Comptroller Levine Urges Anthropic to Pause US IPO

BNSF Railway Sued for Firing Employee Because of Their Disability

• Amazon and AEP Explore 960-Megawatt Nuclear Project in Indiana

• NTSB Investigating Plane Crash in Wisconsin That Killed 6

• Ohio AG Sues Home-Improvement Companies for Allegedly Scamming Customers

• Missouri DCI Urges Residents to Consider Earthquake Insurance

• People Moves: Opterrix Promotes Krupar to Chief Commercial Officer

A Repair Estimate Is Not Necessarily a Notice of Bad Faith in Louisiana

• Service Member Dies After Rappelling Fall at College Football Game

• TDI Unveils Transparency Tool Showing Why Auto Policies are Declined

• Taiwan to Fund $4 Billion Texas Complex for AI, Nvidia Partners

• Texas Crackdown on Data Centers Is Limited

• Higginbotham Transportation Practice Grows Into Full Division

Isaias: 47,000 Claims and $582M in Losses in Florida So Far, OIR Reports

• World’s Largest Retirement Community Set to Borrow $180 Million for More Homes

• Fisherman Killed by 12-Foot Alligator at Central Florida Lake

• Florida Wins Key Ruling Allowing it to Enforce Law on Social Media Use by Kids

• West Virginia Fire Commission Says State Really Needs More Firefighters

• Roller Coaster Death Puts Spotlight on Safety of Ever-More Thrilling Rides

‘Weather Whiplash’ Bringing Back Rain and Snow to California

• California Adds Voluntary Review Before Insurers File Rate Applications

• Compass Files Suit Over California Home Listing Service Rules

• California Hybrid Market Share Hits Record as EV Registrations Decline

• Burned by Fire, Malibu’s Million-Dollar Mansions Face a New Threat: El Niño

• Lemonade Launches Renters Insurance in Hawaii