National News for June 2025

• Washington Post Probes Hack of Journalist Email Accounts
• AI Risks Voted Top Concern in Verisk’s Emerging Issues Bracket
• NHTSA Streamlining Self-Driving Car Exemption Reviews
• Premium Insurance Demand Rises With Global Travel Disruptions
• Carrier Management to Host ‘Demo Day’ for Homeowners Insurers June 18
• Federal Court Blocks CFPB Move to Scrap Racial Discrimination Settlement
• Rate Growth Slows, Moving Violations Increase: The Road Ahead for Auto
• People Moves: Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director; WTW Makes Senior Hires to Insurance Consulting and Technology Business
• Climate Group Says State Farm Rate Hike to Cost California Homeowners $1,000
• Viewpoint: Recalls and Claims Amid A Sea of Regulatory Change
• Auto Insurance Satisfaction Rankings: High Lifetime Value Customers Most at Risk
• Meta Sues Hong Kong Firm in Crackdown on Deepfake Nude Apps
• Customers Find Orders Blocked, Shelves Empty With Retail Cyberattacks on the Rise
• Dozens of States Sue 23andMe to Block Sale of Personal Genetic Data
• Long-Term Thinking and Scale Keys to Travelers Success: CEO Schnitzer
• The Trump Administration Keeps Denying Disaster Preparedness Aid to States
• Trump Says FEMA Phaseout to Begin After Hurricane Season
• Disney, Universal Sue AI Image Creator Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
• Class Action: Drivers Sour on Lemonade for Exposing License Numbers
• People Moves: Verisk Promotes White and Gregory; Alliant Hires Paul to Lead New Transportation Vertical
• Trump Tariffs May Remain in Effect While Appeals Proceed, US Appeals Court Rules
• Whole Foods Supplier Hack Leaves Empty Shelves, Stalls Forklifts
• Ategrity Specialty Seeks $113.3 Million in IPO
• US Commercial Lines Prices Up 5.3%, Continue Downward Trend: WTW CLIPS
• Millions of Eggs Recalled After Dozens Sickened With Salmonella
• Trump Poised to Repeal Biden Curb on Power-Plant Pollution
• People Moves: Canopius Hires AIG’s Losquadro to Lead Underwriting, Hull & Liability US
• Goldman Sees Autonomous Vehicles Transforming Insurance World
• Brown & Brown to Acquire Risk Strategies, One80 Parent for $9.8 Billion
• States Recover $19 Million in Commission Overcharges From Brokers
• SEC Plan Says Existing Staff Cuts Help Meet DOGE Targets
• Whole Foods Supplier United Natural Foods Says Cyber Incident Disrupted Operations
• USI Mid-Year Update: Ongoing Trends to Continue
• McDonald’s Keeps ‘Core’ Inclusion Programs Despite DEI Backlash
• AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1
• Erie Insurance Dealing With Network Outage Affecting All Systems
• Insurtech Slide Targets $2B-Plus Valuation in IPO
• Chinese Hackers, User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a ‘Mobile Security Crisis’
• US DOT Declares Fuel Economy Rules Exceeded Legal Authority
• Companies Delay Impact Reports With DEI, ESG Under Attack
• Mattel Settles Baby Sleeper Death Suits Before Start of a Trial
• Extended Deadline: Be Recognized as an Independent Agency Leader
• US Supreme Court Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Lawsuits Easier to Pursue
• Viewpoint: Fixing the Claims Experience Where It Matters Most – In the Mess
• Reddit Sues Anthropic, Says AI Company Exploited User Data
• Supreme Court Spares US Gun Companies From Mexico’s lawsuit
• Viewpoint: Understanding the Future of Insurance by Studying the Past
• Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
• OpenAI Finds More Chinese Groups Using ChatGPT for Malicious Purposes
• Tax Bill’s Bid to Ban New AI Rules Faces Bipartisan Blowback
• NOAA ‘Fully Staffed’ With Forecasters, Scientists, US Commerce Secretary Says
• Bernie Madoff Customers to Recoup $498M, Payout Tops $15B
• Agents Must Take the Lead on Personal Cyber Coverage, Report Says
• Hackers Abuse Modified Salesforce App to Steal Data, Extort Companies, Google Says
• Triple-I: New Research Suggest Link Between Litigation Funding, Attorney Ads
• AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirtier Gas Turbines
• Crypto Crime Spills Over From Behind the Screen to Real-Life Violence
• Trucordia Gains $1.3B Investment From Carlyle to Propel Growth
• People Moves: Mosaic’s DeLong Promoted to Global Market Engagement Officer, Bonkoski Joins as Cyber Head
• Tariffs Stoke Supply Chain Worries for US Businesses, Gallagher Survey Shows
• Victoria’s Secret Says Cyber Incident Led to Temporary Website Shut Down
• Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Packaging to Confuse Customers
• FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware of US Hurricane Season, Sources Say
• Demand for Pet Insurance Rises as Majority Owners Underestimate Cost of Care
• Ron Perelman’s Fight Over $410 Million in Art Insurance Goes to Trial
• Tariff Gloom Weighs on US Manufacturing; Delivery Times Lengthening
• Google to Spend $500M Revamping Compliance in Shareholder Settlement
• Funding Cuts Threaten Safety Training for Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
• Rate Moderation Continues During June’s Property-Cat Renewals: Howden Re
• Skechers Shareholder Sues Footwear Maker for Details on $9.4B 3G Buyout
• Highways Baking at 158F Signal a Red-Hot Summer From China to the US
• When a Neighborhood Floods, Foreclosures Often Follow

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