Recent Insurance Industry News

Strong Category 4 Hurricane Ian Poised to Become One of the Costliest

• Some 349,000 Still Without Power in Puerto Rico After Fiona

• Gun Violence Costs the U.S. $557 Billion a Year

• Fast Company Shuts Website After Hack Sends ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications

• 16 Wall Street Firms Fined $1.8B for Talking Deals, Trades on Personal Apps

• Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study

EU Weighs Ban on Shipping Russian Oil as Part of Price Cap

• EU Suspects Sabotage Is Cause of Leaks in Russia Gas Pipelines

• Acrisure Buys UK Broker CRK Commercial Insurance Services Ltd.

• QBE Sells Irish Casualty Renewal Rights to Ascot, as Part of Phased Withdrawal

• Typhoon Noru Makes Landall in Vietnam, Causing Floods, Property Damage

• Australian Police Probe Purported Ransomware Attack at Telecom Firm Optus

New Jersey Insurance Law on Ride-Hailing Does Not Apply to Food Delivery: Court

• New York Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to $30K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

• OSHA Seeks $1.2M Fine From Demolition Firm in Fatal Boston Garage Collapse

• New York Jury Awards Ex-NFL Player Cox $28.5M in Medical Malpractice Case

• Multiple Crashes, Two Deaths Reported at ‘Pop-Up’ New Jersey Car Rally

• Connecticut Lab Faces $907K in OSHA Fines Over Claims of Workers’ Chemical Exposure

Michigan Farmer to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement Over Crop Insurance Fraud

• Focus Acquires Ohio-Based Alpha Insurance Group

• Ohio House Fire Injures 5 Firefighters

• EEOC: Indiana-Based Pharmaceutical Corporation Sued for Age Discrimination

• Advocates Seek More Say in How Ohio Opioid Settlements Are Spent

• Michigan Dept. of Insurance to Hold Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event

Unlicensed Louisiana Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud

• Oklahoma Town Facing Probation From National Flood Insurance Program

• Louisiana Furniture Retailer Sued for Race Discrimination

• Civil Rights Law Targets Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination

• 60-Ton Crane Crashes Onto Downtown Oklahoma City Building

• Louisiana Marine Services Company Sued for Disability Discrimination

Hurricane Ian Spurs Evacuations as Airports, Schools Shut

• Florida Keys Boat Captain Charged in Fatal Parasailing Accident

• Appeals Court Won’t Certify Class Action on State Farm’s Diminished Value Formula

• Jury: Sheriff Should Pay $15M for Death of Florida Teen Outside Fair in 2014

• UPDATE: Hurricane Ian Turning Toward Tampa Area and $258B in Replacement Value

• Florida Restructure Plan Didn’t Take: FedNat Insurance Deemed Insolvent

Alliance 360˚ Acquires M.I. Insurance Solutions in California

• Employees Sickened by Substance at California Plastics Recycler

• Insurers Warn California’s Inaction Threatens Auto Policies

• Washington Insurance Commissioner OKs Coverage for Doctors who Provide Abortions

• California County Paying Pay $1.35M in Custody Death Suit

• California Commissioner Orders Another Moratorium on Insurance Cancellations