News for August 2025
- Missouri’s Mutual Insurance Companies Report Stronger Results in 2024
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Group
- Be Recognized as a Best Agency to Work For: Submit Now
- Rural California Wine Country Fire Burning Out of Control
- People Moves: Aon Commercial Risk Promotes Smaje as Specialty Leader, Transportation & Logistics; MGA Optio Names Deloitte’s Hallett Head of Insurer Partnerships
- New Jersey Compensation Bureau Back Online After Cyber Incident
- Gymnastics Coach at Renowned Iowa Gym Accused of Sexual Abuse
- Postal Services Across Globe Pause US Deliveries as Tariff Shift Sows Confusion
- Texas Lawmakers Advance Flood Bills With Grieving Parents in Attendance
- US Halts Visas for Truck Drivers After Fatal Florida Crash
- People Moves: Marsh Names Global, US Aviation and Space Leaders; Ryan Appoints Ferguson CEO of US Assure
- Two More Beach Homes Near Collapse as Erin’s Waves Pound NC Outer Banks
- Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last?
- Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
- ‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN
- Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts
- Yet Another HO Insurer, Viceroy, Approved for Florida Market, Regulators Say
- Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Earns NAIC Accreditation
- Markets/Coverages: Volvo Launches Independent Agency; Arden’s Wildfire Program Backed by SiriusPoint
- How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk
- Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins
- People Moves: Montoya Joins Liberty Naranjo as VP, Producer; Alliant Human Capital Names Chalmers SVP
- Baltimore Shipping Channel Reopened After Explosion on Ship Near 2024 Bridge Collapse
- ‘What About Legacy Admissions?’ Critics Ask as Trump Presses Colleges for Merit
- Just 35 Complaints of Debanking Cite Political Bias Despite Trump Order
- Bank of America Says Autonomous Vehicles Can Boost Insurers’ Profitability
- Honeycomb Launches in Minnesota
- Entergy to Build Three Gas Plants for Meta’s Biggest Data Center
- Texas Is Warning Health Providers to Stop Mailing Abortion Pills to State
- Trump $464 Million NY Civil Fraud Penalty Vacated on Appeal
- Green Shield Risk Solutions Launches Guardian Elite Home in California, Colorado
- Minnesota Sues TikTok Over Addictive Algorithms
- Erin’s Massive Waves Threaten to Isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
- North Carolina Veterinary Hospital Explodes After Car Hits Gas Line, Police Say
- Accusations Fly About Immigration Status of Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Accident
- People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W
- Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million
- Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to 10 Years in String of Hacks
- Hurricane Erin to Menace Eastern US Beaches Into the Weekend
- Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility
- Climate Change Accelerates Melting of Italy’s Ventina Glacier
- Hackers Accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium Customer Accounts
- India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival
- Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies
- Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts
- How to Keep Small Business Insurance Customers From Jumping Ship
- Montpelier Flood Mitigation Plan Calls for Removing Dam, Restoring Floodplain
- People Moves: CREST Appoints Gibbs Relationship Development Manager
- Transgender Runner Sues NCAA and College for Removal From Track Team
- Arizona, Nevada and Mexico Will Again Get Less Colorado River Water in 2026
- Pennsylvania Finally Gets Its $200M Slice of Insurance Association’s Surplus Pie
- Court Says Immunity Shields Former New York AG From Malicious Prosecution Claims
- Viewpoint – AI Will Replace Most Humans, But Then What?: Jen
- AM Best Maintains Under Review With Negative Implications Status for UNAIC
- People Moves: Texas Mutual Elects Cogan to Board of Directors
- Midwest Gas Station to Pay $35K in Discrimination Case
- People Moves: NFP Tabs Ryan to Lead Complex Risk Business in Central and West Regions
- Southern California Faces Record Heat and Braces for Wildfires
- People Moves: Trucordia Promotes Greve to SVP of Marketing
- Delta, United Sued for Selling Windowless ‘Window Seats’
- Court Invalidates Maryland Digital Ad Tax for Blocking Tech Firms From Telling About It
- Connecticut House Fire Kills 2 Adults and 2 Children, Injures 5 Others
- Beshear Bans Designer Xanax Drug in Kentucky as AGs Urge Emergency Action
- Pivix Specialty Launches E&S Brokerage Unit With Gramm at Helm
- People Moves: Markel Canada Taps Berkeley’s Paris as VP, Product Line Leader – Primary Casualty; Hiscox Taps AIG’s Bud as Group Head of Technical Claims
- States Rethink Practice of Setting Speed Limits Based on How Fast Drivers Travel
- Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
- Markets/Coverages: MGA Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance in France
- People Moves: CNA Appoints Haas, Nardiello and Kim to Leadership Roles
- Hijacked Satellites, Orbiting Space Weapons: In 21st Century, Space Is New Battlefield
- Allianz Raises $1.25 Billion in Perpetual-Bond Litmus Test
- Renewables Battling Climate Change Now Need to Insure Against It
- Sentry Leases 105,000 Square Feet for The General’s Offices in Nashville
- Fatal Explosion at 110-Year Old U.S. Steel’s Plant Raises Questions About Its Future
- California Crafting New Auto Pollution Rules After Trump Attacks
- Musk’s SpaceX, Others Win Court Challenge to Labor Board’s Structure
- Insurance Matters Topped Disputes Handled by Oregon Consumer Advocates
- JPMorgan Must Face Claims Over Son’s Fleecing of Elderly Mom
- Ohio Healthcare Facility to Settle Race Discrimination Charge
- Ugly Corn Photos on Social Media Show Risk Posed to Record US Crop
- After Wildfire, Can Grand Canyon Mascot Be Restored?
- Texas Senate Passes Bills Aimed at Improving Flood Safety
- Texas Shows How Trump’s Anti-Green Moves Threaten a Red Economy
- People Moves: Howden Taps Hughes From IAG as CEO of New Zealand; BHSI Promotes Esa to Head of National Business, UK
- People Moves: B&R Welcomes New Vice President to National Property Practice
- W.R. Berkley Forms Professional Lines Unit, Berkley Edge; Names Secor as President
- Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years
- People Moves: Geraci Takes Helm at FSLA, McCleary Named SVP at Alliant
- Renaissance Acquires Business of Evolution Partners
- Update: Another Carrier, Vision Insurance Exchange, to Set Up Shop in Florida
- Markets/Coverages: Ryan Expands E&O Program for Small, Medium Insurance Agents
- New York Marijuana Shops Sue State Over Mistaken Openings Too Close to Schools
- CVS Not Covered by Insurance for Opioid Lawsuits, Delaware Supreme Court Rules
- Qantas Airways Fined $59M for Illegal Pandemic Layoffs
- Markel Insurance Completes Sale of Reinsurance Renewal Rights to Nationwide
- Markets/Coverages: Inigo Provides Excess DIC/DIL Cover on Financial Fraud Policies
- Mumbai Drenched by More Rain as Highest Alert Issued for City
- North Carolina Man Charged With More Than $1M in Travel Insurance Fraud
- Newsmax Settles Dominion Defamation Case for $67M; Says It Couldn’t Get Fair Trial
- Insurance Agent Earned Town’s Trust. But Officials Say He Ran a $95M Ponzi Scheme.
- $3.75M to Estate of Unarmed Man Fatally Shot by Oregon Police
- Judge Strikes Down Trump Guidance Against DEI at Schools and Colleges
- Coastal Communities Restoring Natural Defenses Against Storm Surges, Rising Seas
- Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths, Health Problems to Hawaii And LA Wildfires
- Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Insurance Offerings in Michigan
- Swiss Re Tops List of Largest Reinsurers on Its Shift to IFRS-17 Accounting: AM Best
- Temporary Barriers Spared Alaska’s Capital From Severe Flooding, Long-Term Fix Elusive
- Arthur J. Gallagher Completes $13.5 Billion Acquisition of AssuredPartners
- US Plans $750M Fly Factory in Texas to Stop a Flesh-Eating Cattle Parasite
- Six Killed in Michigan Collision Between Truck and Van Carrying Amish Group
- Michigan Man Wins $60M in False Charges Case
- Bayer Settles Sky Valley Cases Over Chemical PCB
- Markets/Coverages: Vortex Pays Out After a Mere ‘Trace’ of Rain
- People Moves: Insurance Women Chapter Forms in Western Massachusetts
- Georgia Commissioner to Fine 22 Health Insurers $20M for Lack of Mental Health Parity
- Maersk Contains Fire Onboard Vessel off Liberia, Intensifies Firefighting Efforts
- After Player Safety Report and $9M Jury Award, US Tennis Starts Coaching Program
- Private Credit: Apollo’s Fox Hedge Is Taking Financial Wizardry to New Level
- Northern China Flash Flood Kills 10, Xinhua Reports
- Gas Valve Failure May Have Led to Fatal US Steel Plant Explosion
- No End in Sight to Plastic Pollution Crisis as Treaty Negotiations in Geneva Fail
- Google Agrees $36 Million Fine for Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
- Update: Hurricane Erin Strengthens, Threatens US East Coast With Rough Surf
- Texas Blames ESG Goals in Probe of Xcel Over 2024 Wildfires
- Carrier Revenue Growth Expected to Outpace Hiring in Next Year
- Tampa Woman Posed as Insurance Agent, Used App to Take Payments, Indictment Says
- New York City Reports 4th Person Has Died After Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
- Trump’s Debanking Order Could Create Uncertainty for Banks, Sources Say
- People Moves: Chieppo Joins Mechanic Group; Foster Named Chair of NY Workers’ Comp Board
- Mercury Seeks 6.9% Rate Increase in Filing Based on New Cat Modeling Regulation
- DOJ Sues California to End Enforcement of Emissions Standards for Trucks
- Banking’s Ailing Climate Coalition Loses Ground in Europe
- Ohio’s Roehr Insurance Partners With Higginbotham
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman Expects to Spend ‘Trillions’ on Infrastructure
- Texas Economy Slowing Amid Trade Policies and Immigration Crackdown
- Texas Students Injured in School Bus Rollover Crash
- Chicago Launches Flood-Warning System as Rainstorms Intensify
- New Mexico Governor Declares State of Emergency in County Afflicted by Crime
- Aon Accused of Contributing to Collapse of Startup Vesttoo
- Alabama DOI Posts New Data Call on Liability Insurance
- West Virginia Will Finally Study How to Protect Communities After 2016 Floods
- Wanted: Tesla Autopilot Operators. $25-$30/Hour. Plus Family-Building.
- Accenture to Buy Australian Cybersecurity Firm CyberCX for Reported $650 Million
- PE Firm B.P. Marsh Invests in New Collateralized Reinsurer to Support Growth of XPT
- NFL Cannot Force Black Coach’s Racial Claims Into Arbitration, Says Appeals Court
- Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated
- Delivery Drones May Soon Take Off With New FAA Rule
- Softening Continues for Most Commercial P/C Lines in Q2, Says CIAB
- Third Point’s Dan Loeb Wins Vote to Turn London-Listed Fund Into Reinsurer
- Rising La Niña Odds Point to More Hurricanes in the Atlantic
- Florida Peninsula Files for 8.4% Cut in HO Rates, 12% Drop in Condo Owners’
- Son Cashed Mom’s Workers’ Compensation Checks After She Died
- Brightstone Specialty Acquires RMS Hospitality and Fortis Risk
- Philadelphia Police Officer Wins Delayed Workers’ Compensation Claim for PTSD
- NFL Appealing Nevada High Court Ruling Allowing Gruden’s Lawsuit to Proceed
- 3 Firefighters Hurt as Fire Burned Historic Buildings in Salt Lake City Nightlife Hub
- Texas Crime Labs Say They Need More Resources for a THC Ban
- Milwaukee Area Recovers From Record Rain and Flooding
- Union Pacific Train Cars Derail Near Texas Town, No Injuries Reported
- Midwest Healthcare Company to Pay $1M in COVID Vaccine Mandate Case
- Plymouth Rock Adds Bass, Brooks to Independent Agency Leadership
- Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches BrokerSafe for Freight Broker Auto Coverage
- Containment Grows on California Megafire, But Hundreds of Structures Threatened
- Fire Breaks Out Onboard Maersk Container Vessel off Liberia
- Trump Administration to Unveil Tougher Solar and Wind Subsidy Rules
- Aon’s NFP Acquires New York’s Pilot Benefits Group
- Family Killed When Tree Falls on Car in Flooding in East Tennessee
- Deadly Fires Rage in Greece and Spain as Heat Blasts Cyprus
- How Responders Rescued Steel Plant Workers; Search for Cause of Blast Underway
- Another Downgrade for State Farm General: S&P Lowers Rating to A-
- Norway Spy Chief Blames Russian Hackers for Dam Sabotage in April
- Australia Pension Fund Mercer Sued Over Customer Disclosures
- Swiss Re Sets Up Task Force to Monitor Tariff Impact
- Hong Kong Extends Record Rain Warnings as Podul Skirts City
- Nigeria Gives Insurers a Year to Boost Capital Fivefold
- Mission, Purpose Not High on Wish Lists of Industry Newbies: Informal Talent Poll
- Senator Schiff Brings Back Idea of Federal Reinsurance Program
- People Moves: Sterling Seacrest Pritchard Adds QB Jake Fromm to the Backfield
- A Year Later, Mixed Reactions Over Florida’s $36M Citizens Clearinghouse System
- People Moves: The Hanover Appoints Mitchell; MEMIC Promotes Kelley
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Tire Shield in Nevada
- New York AG Sues Zelle, Claims Lax Security Led to $1 Billion Consumer Fraud Losses
- Owner Sentenced, Fined $1.2M for Workers’ Comp Scheme Uncovered After Tragedy
- California Employer Pleads Guilty to Charges Over Deadly Nitrogen Leak
- Michigan Man to Stand Trial for Insurance Fraud
- Black Hills, South Dakota Region Faces Severe Water Shortages
- Along Texas’ Guadalupe River, Several Summer Camps Are in Flood Zones
- RPS: Cyber Market Flush With Capacity as Buyers Get More Limit, Low Premium
- Shadow Tanker Fleet Grows More Slowly as Western Sanctions Target Russian Oil
- World Insurance Acquires Texas’ Abacus
- People Moves: Alliant on the Money with Assistant VP; InterCoastal PAs Add Blinn
- People Moves: Aon Promotes Shukri as UK Reinsurance Client Services Leader; Blenheim Underwriting Taps Stratton-Thomsett From MS Amlin as Casualty Underwriter
- Greystar Reaches Deal in Justice Department’s Rental Market Collusion Case
- Ford Puts a Charge in EV Production with $2B Overhaul of Kentucky Plant
- Nevada Court Clears Way for Former Raiders Coach Gruden to Sue NFL Over Emails
- Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida Complex Where Airman Was Shot by Deputy
- Insurtech Looks to ‘Redefine’ Insurance With Autonomous AI Agents by 2026
- Activist Investor 7Square Pushes Nuernberger to Entertain Rival Offers
- TWFG Insurance Acquires New York’s Angers & Litz Associates
- Thousands Flee Wildfires Across Greece as Heat Withers Crops
- Israeli Insurance Software Firm Sapiens to Be Bought by Advent for $2.5 Billion
- Typhoon Podul Slams Into Southern Taiwan, Hundreds of Flights Canceled
- Appeals Court Says DOGE Team Can Access Sensitive Data
- Employers Miss Out on Talent When Remote Work Isn’t Allowed: Survey
- Navigating The Challenging US Liability Litigation Environment
- US Steel Plant Hit by Deadly Blast Has History of Accidents
- The Sullivan Group Names Smith President And CEO
- Men Collecting Workers’ Comp Caught Coaching Soccer, Flipping Cheesesteaks
- California and Washington Companies Paying $145M to Settle FTC Charges
- ‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut
- Chevrolets, Hyundai Among Affordable Trucks and SUVs to Insure, Mercury Says
- AAIP Names 2025/26 Officers and Directors
- Chemical Safety Board to Investigate Fatal US Steel Facility Explosion
- Judge Stops Hazardous Waste Shipments to Michigan Landfill
- Wisconsin Severe Storms Cause Flooding, Knock Out Power
- Texas Homeowners Question Whether to Rebuild After Floods
- People Moves: BHSI Names QBE’s Masciovecchio as Country Manager, Switzerland; Hamilton Insurance Group Appoints Buckley as Group Chief Risk Officer
- Do Kwon Pleads Guilty to US Fraud Charges in $40B Crypto Collapse
- Specialist Risk Group Acquires London-Based City Quarter Brokers
- Containment Grows Slowly on Megafire in California
- CDC Shooter Believed COVID Vaccine Made Him Suicidal, Father Tells Police
- Chemours Must Stop Unlawful Pollution of Ohio River, Federal Court Orders
- While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold
- Musk Says xAI to Take Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Rankings
- Finland Charges Eagle S Tanker Captain, Officers Over Cable Cuts
- 2 Dead, 10 Injured After US Steel Plant Explosion Near Pittsburgh
- Wildfire Briefly Shut Dardanelles Strait to Shipping as Europe Battles Infernos
- Swiss Re Tackles Longevity Drug Impact With Life Policy Advice
- Update: Typhoon Podul Set to Strengthen Before Hitting Southern Taiwan
- 5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
- Liberty Mutual in First FCPA Settlement Since Enforcement Restarted
- Florida Woman Posed as Nurse and Treated Thousands of Patients, Officials Say
- South Carolina DOI Pitches Rate Cut on Some Credit Property Insurance
- Legacy Risk Solutions Merges With Atlanta-Based PointeNorth Insurance
- Neo-Nazi Leader Sentenced for Planned Maryland Power Grid Attack
- FAA Proposes to Extend Newark Airport Flight Cuts Until October 2026
- Colorado Prison Evacuated as Growing Wildfire Becomes One of Largest in State History
- California Stalls on EV Subsidies as Trump Cuts Federal Rebate
- AIG CEO Zaffino Highlights Integration of GenAI to Create Digital Twin of Business
- People Moves: Chubb Promotes in Surety, Property; WTW Hires ICT Directors; HDI Global USA Names Aguiar Head of Energy & Power Underwriting
- People Moves: Coterie Insurance Names Albert and Egbert to Senior Leadership Team
- Helicopter Crash Kills 2 Workers Repairing Powerlines Near Mississippi River
- Louisiana to Pay $9M Settlement to Man Partially Paralyzed by State Trooper
- Storms in Nebraska Kill 1, Displace Hundreds of Inmates
- Toxic Shale Drilling Wastewater Threatens Top Oil Fields, Texas Agency Warns
- Fires, Storms and Blazing Heat Forecast for Western US
- Jellyfish Shut French Nuclear Reactors as Heat Wave Builds
- Markets/Coverages: Hiscox Launches Sexual Molestation Liability Cover
- People Moves: Lancashire Announces Senior Leadership Promotions, Including CEOs of Insurance Units; CFC Taps Ascot’s Keeler as Head of Digital Underwriting
- Miss. Auditor Seizes Hundreds of Thousands from Cities to Pay for Overdue Audits
- Knife-Wielding Man Shot by Police in West Virginia Emergency Room
- Florida Farm Identified as Source of Raw Milk That Sickened 21 People
- Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder of Season After Employee Dies in Work Accident
- Columbia University Hack Affected 870,000 People, Included Some Health Data
- Britain’s M&S Restores Click and Collect Services 15 Weeks After Systems Hacked
- African Lender Weighs Claiming Lloyd’s Payout on Zambia Debt
- Emirates Expands Electronics Restrictions With Power Bank Ban
- Nigeria Insurance Stocks Gain Most in Almost 20 Years on New Law
- Insurtech Investment Hits $60B Milestone But Pales AI Figures
- CSU, NOAA Maintain Forecasts for Above-Average Hurricane Season
- Update: Insurers Can’t Ask Punitive Damages in Marine Cargo Contract Dispute
- Viewpoint: A Workers’ Comp Hard Market Is Coming to California
- Double for Trouble: ID Theft Victim Awarded Both Treble and Punitive Damages
- California Invests $26M to Recruit More Women into Construction
- Two Adults and Four Children Perish in Maryland House Fire
- Iowa AG Secures Pair of Environment Case Settlements
- Second California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations, Threatens Thousands of Structures
- Minnesota Cities Consider Government-Run Marijuana Shops
- Tesla Secures Texas Rideshare Permit for Robotaxi Operation
- Why Experts Say States Need to Get in the Business of Floodplain Buyouts
- Zurich Insurance Reports Record H1 Profit of $4.2B, Driven by Middle Market, Specialty
- Former Ironshore, Lexington CEO Kevin Kelley Dies
- Two South Carolina Women Charged With Fake Hit-and-Run Scam
- Homeowners Insurers Still Boosting Rates; Top Carriers Ranked: AM Best
- Smith Brothers Acquires Moscato & Associates
- NC Residents Can Now Seek State Aid After Tropical Storm Chantal
- 2 South Carolina Deputies Hurt by Live Rounds Kept in Baggie in Desk Drawer
- ALKEME Acquires Innovative Insurance Group
- Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Annual Coral Loss in 39 Years
- Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake in French Broker Diot-Siaci to Private Equity Firm Ardian
- People Moves: Kingstone Appoints Patten CFO
- Australia’s Privacy Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Data Breach
- BHP, Vale Offer $1.4B Settlement in UK Lawsuit Over Brazil Mining-Dam Disaster: FT
- Fires Ravage Southern French Vineyards Ahead of Harvest Season
- Digging Into Tesla’s Liability in Crash Case: Where’s the Data?
- Surplus Lines Sector Shows 13.2% Rise in Premium Mid-Year: WSIA Report
- Trenton Diocese Withdraws Lawsuit Against Insurers Over Sex Abuse Coverage
- J&J Talc Evidence Gets Review by Ex-Judge at Drugmaker Law Firm
- 13 Charged in Pennsylvania With Selling Luxury Autos Stolen From Florida
- Porsches Destroyed by LA Wildfires Get New Life as Stained Glass Art
- People Moves: Crest Names Gibbs Commercial Lines Broker and Muehlebach General Counsel
- Markets/Coverages: New Marsh D&O Enhancement for Clients’ IPO Pursuit
- Illinois Hospital Sued for Religious and Disability Discrimination
- Missouri DCI Fills Key Leadership Positions
- Louisiana Department of Insurance Launches Enhanced Mobile App
- Insurtech Root Swings to Q2 Profit on Growth in Partnership Channel
- Texas Embraces Second-Life EV Battery Innovation for Grid Stability
- California Wildfire Has Burned 96K Acres and Now Threatens 1,500 Structures
- Human Responses: Did Jurors React to Musk in Damage Award Against Tesla?
- 4 People Die in Medical Transport Plane Crash in Northern Arizona
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