Recent Insurance Industry News

Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm

• US, Allies Step Up Fight Against North Korean Cyber Activities

• The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers

• NOAA Develops Tool to Predict Hourly US Wildfire Hazards

• AM Best Affirms A+ Financial Strength Rating for Allstate Group Members

• Sierra Club Received Sex Harassment Complaint About Then-Chief Earlier This Year

Private Equity Firm Bain Capital to Buy UK Insurance Intermediary Jensten Group

• France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation

• Kenya’s Britam Seeks More African Expansion After Imminent Congo Entry

• Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Pushed Air Pollution to Decade-Level Highs

• Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Landslides and Deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

• Climate Change Made Turkey, Greece Wildfires 10 Times More Likely: Scientists

Husband and Wife Insurance Agents Charged With $700K Fraud Scheme

• New Vermont Law Halts Public Funds for Religious Schools. Is Litigation Ahead?

• Vermont Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration for July Rainstorm Damage

• Telecom Outage Halted Arriving Flights at Newark Airport, FAA Says

• Judge to Approve Syracuse Diocese’s $176M Bankruptcy Plan

• Man Staged Theft of His Own Vehicle for Insurance Money

US Farmers Are Pulling Back on Spending in Threat to Rural Economy

• People Moves: Mize to Lead IMA’s Wichita Office, Jamison Takes on Enterprise Role

• Highstreet Joins Cornhuskers in Three-Year Food Bank Partnership

• People Moves: Westfield Names Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer

• Crumbling Michigan Dam Reveals Potential Risks of Private Hydroelectric Ownership

• How Climate Variability Threatens Corn Growers

A Texas Congressman is Quietly Helping Elon Musk Pitch Building $760M Tunnels Under Houston to Ease Flooding

• People Moves: Novatae Risk Group Names Greggains as New Leader

• Trump Delays Mercury Pollution Rule, Helps Texas Coal Plants

• Lottery for Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Grants Opening in Coastal Zone

• Louisiana Governor: No ‘Immediate Danger’ After Auto Plant Fire

• Texas Serial Arsonist Charged With Starting Hay Bale Fires

A Mississippi City’s Tax Break Spurred Post-Katrina Building. But Will Homes Stand?

• Former Alfa Agent in Georgia Pleads Guilty to Misusing Premium Payments

• DeSantis Unleashes ‘Florida DOGE’ in Quest to Kill Property Taxes

• WV Commissioner Wants Input on What Coverages Should Be on Surplus Lines List

• Woman Sentenced After Pleading to Arson in Six Fires in North Carolina

• West Virginia Lags Behind in Sites for New Businesses, but That Is Changing

Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill

• After Fearsome Dust Storm Rips Phoenix Area, Trees Cleaned up And Power Restored

• California Jury Awards $2 M to Protester Shot in Face With Nonlethal Projectile

• Aspire in California Secures Strategic Debt Financing From Comvest Partners

• Most Losses in Destructive Eaton Fire Tied to Conflagration Hazard, Report Shows

• Viewpoint: Earthquake Insurance and Surplus Lines: Clarifying a Legal Grey Zone