News for September 2026
- Missouri Contractor Faces $180K Judgment Over Fraudulent Home Repairs
- Scientists Researcher Deeper-Rooted Crops to Combat Climate Change
- Most Texas Utility Companies Not Providing Wildfire Response Plans
- Musk’s Boring Co. Working on Tunnel to Link Austin and San Antonio
- Specialty Insurer Orion180 Falls 2.8% After $240 Million IPO
- Cause Under Investigation After Upstate South Carolina Fire Destroys Six Businesses
- Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal
- Virginia Tightens Data Center Restrictions Amid Political Backlash
- New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show
- Tesla Faces Major Trial in California for Alleged Bias Against Black Workers
- US Weighs Antitrust Guidance on AI Safety, Top DOJ Official Says
- Bankers Hit EU Privacy Wall in Race to Stem Evolving Climate-Related Credit Risk
- New York Upgrades Systems to Better Predict Floods and Water Supplies
- AI Adoption Is Driving Hiring, but Mostly for Senior Roles
- Tech Update: Mosaic Launches AI-Enabled Digital Underwriting System for SMEs
- El Niño and Heat Fuel Destructive Storms Across Pacific Ocean
- Insurance Australia Says Greensill Settlement Isn’t Finalized
- France’s CNP Assurances Weighs Takeover Offer for Coface
- Trump Says He Will Appoint a New AI Adviser, Without Providing Details
- FEMA’s New Flood Maps Means More Homes Require Flood Insurance: Cotality
- Are Software Vendors Holding Insurers Hostage? Build Your Own, Webinar Says
- Screwworm Reappears in New Mexico Ahead of Port Reopening
- Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI
- California Governor Issues Executive Order to Implement AI Guardrails
- Cleared of Charges, NJ’s Norcross Sues Inquirer, Editor for $100M in Defamation Suit
- AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Oklahoma’s Triangle Insurance Company
- Equal Parts Acquires Texas’ ProSource
- Another Tanker Suffers Failure as Crew Suspect Cyber Attack
- Illinois Construction Company Cited for Failing to Protect Workers
- People Moves: Brown & Riding Names David and Matt Grollman to Construction Practice
- Heat Sears Central US This Weekend as Hawaii on Flood Watch
- Florida Home Sellers Cutting Prices Adds to Pressure on Lennar
- New York Developers Look North of Miami for Florida’s Next Boom
- Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chair, Ending Six-Decade Run
- AI Fuels 440% Surge in Hackers Using Blockchains in Attacks
- NYC Reports Second Death in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in South Bronx
- Driver Arrested in Bus Collision Occurring Before Deadly News Chopper Crash in LA
- Revolut Says No Group Has Made Direct Contact After Data Breach
- India Finds Nestle Baby Food Sample Substandard, Takes Legal Action
- Saudis and Houthis Exchange Strikes, Yemenis Flee by Boat as Middle East War Spreads
- UK Insurers Urge Bank of England to Rethink ‘Dynamic’ Stress Test
- White House Weighs Incubator for Cyber Research, Startups
- Gorman Named PIA National President
- Hershey Defeats Lawsuit Over Reese’s Halloween Pumpkins That Lacked ‘Cool’ Carvings
- AI’s Climate Footprint Draws Growing Concern From Asset Owners
- Federal Legislation Targets Auto Insurance Fraud With Steep Penalties
- The Body of the Last Victim of Hurricane Helene in Tennessee Has Been Found
- EU Says It’s Ready to Get Tough Against Chinese Trade Imbalances
- Lemonade $10.5 Million Settlement Over License Number Data Breach Approved
- Markets/Coverages: Summit Workers’ Comp Enters Maryland and Washington D.C
- Hawai’i Employers’ Mutual Giving $5M Divided to Policyholders
- New York Attorney General Urges AI Whistleblowers to Come Forward
- Ex-Youth Center Counselor Faces Sex Assault Trial in New Hampshire
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Promotes Carvalho to Regional Vice President
- 100 Years After Miami Hurricane, Similar Storm Would Top $200B in Losses—Swiss Re
- Senate Committee Sends TRIA Reauthorization to the Floor
- ExxonMobil Wins Approval for Texas Carbon Capture in 2-to-1 Vote
- Zillow Loses Antitrust Battle Over Chicago Area Listing Feed
- People Moves: Alliant Adds Bryant to Employee Benefits Group in Texas
- EPIC Acquires Michigan’s Korotkin Insurance Group
- Morgan & Morgan Plans to Spend $1B on AI Platform in Coming Years
- Markets/Coverages: Beazley Confirms Affirmative AI Cyber; CFC Strengthens FI Suite With Upgrades, Affirmative AI Cover
- AIG’s Hancock to Retire as Head of General Insurance
- DOJ Wants States to Post Bond Over Paramount Deal Challenge
- GE Vernova, Vineyard Wind Settle Legal Battle Over New England Wind Farm
- Russia’s Attacks on Europe Are Getting More Brazen and More Dangerous
- El Niño, War Raise Asia’s Food Security Risks, Verisk Maplecroft Says
- Climate, Seismic Factors Primed ‘Unprecedented’ Nepal Disaster
- First Solar Drops ITC Patent Case, Shifts Focus to Lawsuits Against Rivals
- House Committee Advances Bill to Curtail CFPB’s Insurance Regulation
- OpenAI’s Rogue Agents Probed Hugging Face for 2 Months Before Major Hack
- Florida Condo Manager, Contractor Charged in Alleged $186,000 Kickback Scheme
- US Tracking Cyber Threats Against Nearly 20 Ships Worldwide
- California Insurance Commissioner Proposes End to Marital Status Use in Auto Rates
- New York Law Confirms Insurer Liability for Bad Faith Includes Third-Party Claims
- Khalil Lawsuit Alleges Columbia University Failed to Protect Pro-Palestinian Activists
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Innovise Business Consultants
- Radiant World Seeks $2 Billion From Glencore in Lawsuit
- EU Calls for European Security Council in New Defense Plan
- Ag Tech Company to Pay $65K to Settle Discrimination Charges
- Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Names Timmins Southeast Region Chair
- Inactive Texas Oil and Gas Wells to Go Under Review
- People Moves: Alliant Names Black to Midwest Employee Benefits Team; American Ag Points Ealey as VP, International Brand Awareness
- Zuckerberg Says AI Labs Have Enough Incentive to Build Safely
- A-Cap Insurers Face South Carolina Claim They’re ‘Financially Hazardous’
- Humans Still Matter to Insurance Consumers, Says Big ‘I’ Survey
- TV News Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles Kills Three People
- FBI Confirms Data Was Breached in Cyber Attack on Springfield Schools
- ‘Most Successful’ Hole-in-One Prize Insurance Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud
- People Moves: Waddingham Joins MEMIC in NJ; RT Specialty Promotes O’Marra in NY
- Amazon’s AWS Facilities in Bahrain, UAE Still Not Restored From Iran War Damage
- Ukraine Considers Ship Insurance to Revive Food Exports, Farm Groups Say
- EU Plans Climate Insurance Pact After Hot ‘Summer of Truth’
- AXA CEO Urges Next French President to Tackle Debt With Reforms
- People Moves: Jones Appointed Marsh Risk US Healthcare Industry Practice Leader; Verisk Names Alling Head of Casualty Solutions
- Trump’s Climate Rollbacks Will Keep US Emissions Higher for Longer
- Iran War Cost Hits $38 Billion, Forecast to Rise $3 Billion a Month, CBO Says
- Keystone Enters California With Acquisition of Infinity
- World Insurance Acquires New Jersey’s TE Freuler Agency
- Labor Commissioner Says California Crop Lien Law Helped Recover Farmworker Wages
- Accenture Settles Government Allegations Over DEI for $25 Million
- Yankees Say Bacteria in Stadium Cooling Tower Not Linked to Legionnaires’ Outbreak
- EU Countries Plan to Seek More Free Carbon Permits for Industry
- Abbott to Pay $385 Million to End Claims Over Infant Formula
- King Charles to Host AI Executives as Threat Fears Mount
- California Governor Signs Act to Create Smoke Damage Presumption
- Iowa DIFS Names Pearce Acting Deputy Commissioner for Market Regulation
- Texas Utility Discloses Customer Data Breach in SEC Filing
- Insurance Companies Join Letter to Push TPLF Disclosure in Federal Courts
- NFP Acquires Minnesota’s Moores
- Texas Challenger to Nasdaq, NYSE Lands Fifth Company in a Week
- Ryan Specialty Unit Withdraws Protest Over FL Commercial Clearinghouse Contract
- Magnum Says Ben & Jerry’s Chair Fostered Toxic Culture
- Aon Raises $13.5 Billion From Bond Sale to Fund USI Takeover
- Rig at Citadel’s Miami Construction Site Falls; Injures Four
- Amazon Halts Operations With 21 Air After Fatal Miami Crash
- Court Agrees Massachusetts Auto Insurance Bars Duplicate Medical Payments
- People Moves: Ames & Gough Appoints 2 in DC
- Business Moves: Miller Launches Miller Malaysia, Building Regional Footprint; MNK Group Buys Danish Insurer ETU Forsikring
- Carney Calls for Global Tech Body to Boost AI Guardrails
- Canadian Insurer Sagen Plans to Raise Around C$300 Million
- British Hedge Fund Founder Odey Loses Appeal Against Industry Ban
- People Moves: Ascot Aligns US Business for Next Phase of Growth
- Trump Dismisses AI Safety Alarm, Says US Already Has Tools to Police Industry
- US Data Centers Set to Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations
- EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Rules for Coal, Gas Power Plants
- UK’s Boomers Cling to Jobs as Young People Get Locked Out
- Appeals Court Throws a Wrench into Part of Georgia’s 2025 Tort-Reform Law
- Drug Maker Paying $32M to Resolve Kickbacks Law Violations in California
- People Moves: Richardson Named California DWC Administrative Director
- Zurich US Promotes Wells to CEO; Diaz Moves Up to Middle Market Leader
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Texas’ Cubriel
- Brown & Riding Launches Agribusiness Practice
- Record Diesel Prices Come at a Bad Time for US Farmers
- Federal Court Blocks Trump Order Keeping Michigan Coal Plant Open
- Louisiana Lawsuit Says LNG Terminals are Hurting Seafood Industry
- Iranian Strait Authority Issues Updated List of 77 Sanctioned Vessels; Insurers Warned
- Where Have all the Atlantic Hurricanes Gone?
- NYC Dealing With South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
- Race is on in North Carolina to Restore Critical Peatland Before it is Gone
- Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Settle NC ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims for $455 Million
- Lawmakers Call on Government to Blacklist Three Indian Hack-for-Hire Firms
- Bamboo Insurance Targets $3.24 Billion Valuation in IPO
- What If Employer’s Secret Identity Causes Workers’ Comp Claim to Be Filed Late?
- Baldwin Group to Go Private After $7.7B Investment Deal
- Warren Presses Insurance Watchdogs for Answers on Wall Street Influence
- Mizuho $100M Credit to Radiant World Secured by Allegedly Invalid Invoices: Documents
- People Moves: Meskell Joins Keystone From Baldwin as National Brokerage Leader
- Copart to Buy ACV Auctions in $1.9 Billion Deal
- Global Market AI Momentum Showing Signs of Vulnerability, BIS Says
- Update: How China Is Preparing for the Risk of AI Escaping Human Control
- New Attacks in Hormuz and Saudi Test Nerves as War’s Spread Worsens Oil Disruption
- Fayed Abuse Victims Seek Up to £150 Million From Harrods
- Ford to Recall About 223,500 Vehicles Over Fuel Tank Issues
- WTW, Ivans Reports Signal More Commercial Rate Moderation
- Silicon Valley Escalates Warnings About Existential Risks of AI
- AI Data Centers Are on Track to Fuel ‘Explosive’ Growth in Captive Insurance
- Viewpoint: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country
- Arizona Accuses L’Oreal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
- New York Contractor Charged with $160K Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
- Six Convicted in Louisiana Scheme to Obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses
- Drought-Stricken South Dakota Ranchers Faced With Drying Wells
- AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group
- Register: AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16
- Rain Brings Needed Relief to North Texas Wildfires
- Bayer Faces Pivotal Test of $7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement
- Markets/Coverages: Liberty Specialty Offers Security Advice for Political Risk Clients
- Springfield to Reopen Schools Monday After Closing Them Due to Cyber Attack
- Ryan Files Protest Over Clearinghouse Contract Awarded to Brown & Brown Firm
- Cleaning Crew Killed by Amazon Plane Was Wrapping up Shift at Demanding Job
- Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Prompted by 9/11 Still Waits for Reauthorization
- Northern California Braces for Power Shutoffs Amid Fire Risk
- Japan’s Digital Agency Hit by Unauthorized Access to Servers
- Europe Struggles to Counter Russian Attacks Falling Short of War
- At First NYC Firehouse to Respond on 9/11, Sal Argano Is Last Still on Staff
- Allianz, Zurich Say They Have No ‘Material Exposure’ to Radiant
- AI ‘Arms Race’ Still Poses Global Stability Risk, BIS Chief Says
- What Do We Remember About 9/11? Whom Do We Remember?
- Powerful El Niño Nears Record Strength, US Forecasters Say
- Lawmakers Call for New AI Rules After Anthropic Researchers’ Safety Warnings
- Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Rules on Physician Dispensing, Immigration Forms
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds New West Coast Associate Managing Directors
- 9/11 and Its Many Griefs Land Differently in America 25 Years Later
- 25 Years Later: IJ’s Past and Continued Coverage of the Insurance Impact of 9/11
- Arrow Bank to Acquire Skene Valley Agency in Upstate New York
- Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
- KingsCover Rebrands as Dominion First
- Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
- Jencap Acquires North Dakota’s Concorde
- New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
- Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
- Amazon Seen as Shielded From Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash
- How 9/11 Changed the Way America Surveils its Citizens
- Nike Faces Investor Challenge Over Gender-Transition Surgery for Minors
- Viewpoint: Clients Prefer AI to Human Advisers When Details Are Embarrassing
- NATO Allies Foil Russian Subsea Cable Sabotage Plot
- Private Credit Investors Clash Over £36 Billion BHP Dam Collapse Litigation
- Ledger Hires New Security Chief as Crypto Hacks Hit $1.4 Billion
- Hormuz Disruptions Hitting Small Businesses Hardest, UN Trade Agency Warns
- UK Airlines Say They’re Left On the Hook for ATC Outage Cost
- Stellantis to Recall Over 200,000 Jeep Vehicles Over Tire-Pressure Monitor
- The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
- Connecticut Insurance Department Relocates to Trumbull Street Building
- Viewpoint: After 3 Years of Retreat, Insurance Capacity Is Returning to California
- Connecticut Towns Installing License Plate Reading Cameras on School Buses
- Illinois Sues Repair Company for Deceptive Business Practices
- Higginbotham Acquires Kansas’ Two West Capital Advisors
- Bamboo Insurance Launches Texas Homeowner Program
- People Moves: INSURICA Names Johnson as VP of Sales, P&C; Brown & Riding Adds Armstrong to National Practice
- Two Weeks Later, Ross Fire Still Burning in North Texas
- Florida Business Attorney, Family Killed in Plane Crash in Bahamas
- SEC Seeks Court Order for ISS Client Data Sought in ESG Probe
- Are We Training Claims Adjusters or Claims Processors?
- UnitedHealth Sells Interest in Florida WellMed Clinics to TPG
- NYC Officials Feared Liability Over Toxic Air After 9/11 Attacks
- Specialty Insurer Orion180 Seeks to Raise $340 Million in IPO
- US Hits Several Iran Oil Tankers in Response to Warship Attack
- People Moves: Eckert Lands With Willis Re as CEO
- Farmers Embrace AI More Than Any Other Tech, McKinsey Says
- Luminis Cybersecurity Incident Highlights ‘Concerning’ Rise in Attacks on Healthcare
- UK Flight Chaos Spills Into Second Day After Tech Outage
- Boards Prepare for Digital Infrastructure Shocks, Survey Says
- German Police Detain Suspect After Sabotage Attacks on Power Grid
- Update: Shipping Nations Warn Global Trade Is Fracturing — And Everyone Pays
- Trump Administration Stalled a Survey of PFAS in Wastewater, Former EPA Officials Say
- Amazon Accused in Lawsuit of Systematic Discrimination Against Pregnant Employees
- Intense Los Angeles Heat to Send State’s Power Demand Soaring
- Washington Commanders Player Scores Workers’ Compensation Win
- People Moves: Conduit Hires Former Aspen Exec Dunleavy as CEO; Eckert Steps Down
- Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner
- TrueNorth Launches Property Program for Aging Community Associations, Apartments
- People Moves: Church Mutual Names Parisi as VP – Head of Finance and FP&A
- People Moves: Alliant Promotes Newman to Managing Director, Energy Operations
- NC Roofers Caught in Farm Bureau’s Sting Sentenced to Probation, Restitution
- People Moves: Obusek Hired by Examination Resources as a Senior Manager
- AI Could Pose ‘Existential’ Risk to Humanity, UN Rights Chief Warns
- A $320 Million Hack Exposes the Cracks in Crypto’s Plumbing
- Five Dead After Amazon Plane Overran Runway at Miami Airport
- Hurricane Lowell Brings Heavy Rains as It Passes West of Hawaii
- Boston Scientific Says Unlikely to Meet 2026 Forecast After Cyberattack Disruption
- Markel Chairman Steve Markel to Retire, CEO Gayner Moves Into Role
- Insurer FM Adds to Partnerships of Boston Teams in Tech-Facing Tomorrow Golf League
- Business Moves: HDI Global UK & Ireland Secures Approval Toward New Syndicate; Cedar Trace to Launch $300M Lloyd’s Syndicate for 2027
- EPA Proposal Could Leave the Public in the Dark on Data Center Plans
- China Injects $45 Billion in Banks, Insurers to Boost Growth
- Canada Loses 41,700 Jobs as Employment Shrinks in Finance
- Viewpoint: Reinsurance Market to Experience Further Softening, M&A on Ample Capacity
- Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft, Alleging Copyright Infringement
- OpenAI Top Scientist Urges ‘Extreme Caution’ With Pace of AI
- People Moves: Vivace Names Fenig CEO; Murray Joins Alliant’s Southern California Benefits Team; DUAL North America Adds Fowler as SVP
- Arizona Group Home Provider in Scandal Escapes Penalties for Boy’s Death
- GEICO Avoids Class Action Over Totaled Vehicle Payouts in New Jersey
- Viewpoint: How Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk, Coverage
- EQT to Pay $2 Billion for Majority Stake in McGill and Partners
- Chicago River Bridge Gets Stuck After Lifting for Boat to Pass
- Ross Fire Continues Burning in North Texas
- East Texas Grapples With Flooding From Tropical Storm Edouard
- Indiana Residential Services Provider to Pay $65K Over Discrimination Suit
- Tampa Plane Crash Kills Prominent Spine Physician, Nurse Practitioner
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Most Tranquil Since 1941
- FBI Investigating Possible Exposure of Millions of American IDs
- Labor Day Travelers Face Higher Costs, Heavier Traffic: AAA
- Not-So-Mobile Home Gets Stuck and Demolished on Mississippi Highway
- OpenAI Agents Hijacked German Website in Previously Undisclosed AI Breakout
- New Hampshire Approves 2.9% Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut for 2027
- NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nearly 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs
- Pabst Offers $20K Reward for Missing Beer in California Truck Heist
- Tiger Woods Loses Driver’s License for Five Years
- Apple Facing $2.7 Billion UK Lawsuit Over ‘Unfair’ App Tracking Rules
- Police Chief Fired in Aftermath of Child’s Shooting Death in Mississippi City
- People Moves: Rousseau Named Head of International at Marsh Re; Lockton Hires Tatola as Head of Specialties, Canada
- OpenAI Commits $1 Billion to Cyberdefense Effort Amid Safety Scrutiny
- People Moves: Ciak Joins Guy Carpenter’s Healthcare Team From BMS Group; CRC Specialty Makes Hires Across Underwriting and Brokerage Teams
- King Risk Partners Acquires New Jersey’s Conover Beyer Associates
- Viewpoint: Global Reinsurance Pricing to Remain Under Pressure Through 2027
- SAIF in Oregon Declares $50 Million Dividend
- Efforts Underway to Salvage Maine and Boston Schooners That Sank in NYC Canal
- New Jersey Takes Fight Over Kalshi’s Prediction Market to US Supreme Court
- EU Tweaks Antitrust Rulebook to Help Boost Bloc’s ‘Resilience’
- France Declares Fifth Heat Wave After Hottest Summer Ever
- World Insurance Acquires New Jersey’s Pellechio Family Agency
- Business Moves: Oneglobal Broking Acquires LATAM Reinsurance Brokers
- People Moves: Pharmacists Mutual Names Shaw as VP and Head of Claims
- Tesla Readies Cybercab Launch Event That’s Shrouded in Mystery
- Lockton Named in NBA Investigation Into Clippers Salary Cap Circumvention
- Santam Drops US Investment as Property-Rate Dip Damps Outlook
- Thomson Reuters Detects Cyber Incident, Says Unauthorized Party Accessed Files
- Trump Says Iran Strikes to Be Short, Asserts Hormuz Control
- Floridians Saved Almost $3B on HO and Auto Premiums Last Year, Actuarial Report Finds
- Berkshire CEO Abel Says AI to Help Power Growth
- Judge Bars EPA Effort to Send California Vehicle Emissions Rules to Congress
- Lloyd’s Reports Improved Combined Ratio on H1 Underwriting Profit of £1.9B
- People Moves: Silva to Succeed Retiring Welch as Amica Chief Claims Officer
- UN Warns Global Warming Will Exceed 1.5C and Must Be Reversed
- Samsung-Affiliated Insurers Plan to Buy Canopius for $1.5 Billion, Newspaper Says
- Markets/Coverages: Philadelphia Insurance Debuts Platform for Storage Tank Policies
- Blackout Risk Rises as Heat Wave Stresses Largest US Electric Grids
- US Government Backs OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Case
- Viewpoint: Commercial P/C Talent Gap 5 Years On—Are We Asking the Right Question
- Florida Judge Cans Investment Funds’ Lawsuit vs. Lighthouse Insurance Exec
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