National News for September 2025

• Fitch Ratings: U.S. E&S Growth Slows but Remains Strong
• Hurricane Forecasts Are Missing the Mark as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far
• 75% of Buyers Are Concerned About Rising Homeowners Insurance Costs: Survey
• Uber Sued by DOJ Over Passenger Disability Discrimination
• 7 Years of Double-Digit Growth; New Players on Top 25 E&S Insurers List
• US Treasury-Led Watchdog Dismantles Climate Advisory Panels
• Senator Pushes FTC to Investigate Microsoft for ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence’
• AM Best: Six-Month US P/C Underwriting Income Jumps to $11.2B
• Viewpoint: Rethinking Basis Risk in Structured Insurance Solutions
• Fleet Operators Want More From Their Insurers: Survey
• Disaster Survivors Wait Longer to Get Federal Aid, Says AP
• Lincoln International Agrees to Buy Insurance Brokerage Advisory MarshBerry
• US Senator Cruz Proposes AI ‘Sandbox’ to Ease Regulations on Tech Companies
• US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters
• Report: Ransomware Attackers ‘More Systematic,’ Claims Become Costlier
• Chinese Hackers Impersonated Republican Lawmaker, Panel Says
• Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles Over Faulty Rear-View Camera
• US Electric Car Uptake Will Slow Further on Trump Policies
• Former WhatsApp Employee Says Bosses Ignored Cybersecurity Flaws
• Exclusive: Applied Systems Acquires AI-Enabled Risk Digitalization Firm Cytora
• Markets/Coverages: Tokio Marine HCC Enhances Product Recall Offering
• Google Sued by Advertising Exchange Over Monopoly Violations
• US Property Insurance Costs Hit New High as Disasters Worsen
• Renaissance Introduces the First in a Suite of AI Solutions for Independent Agents
• People Moves: Lockton Promotes Rapciewicz and Cullen to Lead US Casualty
• Direct Home Insurer Kin Raises $50M in Series E Financing
• Markets/Coverages: Everest Introduces EverBuild for Evolving Construction Risks
• How Fast Will the Reinsurance Market Soften?
• DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Noncompete’ Agreements
• Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Authors’ Copyright Class Action
• Apollo Settles Fight With Ex-Athene Executives Before Trial
• Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal of Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit
• FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms
• NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases
• FTC Takes Action Against Worker Noncompete Agreements
• People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Stewart as North American Head of Liability; Rokstone Hires 2 From AIG to Inland Marine Division
• Google Must Pay $425 Million in Class Action Over Privacy, Jury Rules
• Judge Questions DOJ Decision to Drop Boeing Independent Monitor
• The Year So Far: Liberty Mutual Improves Most Among Nationals; Discipline Tested
• US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples
• Tropolis Completes Acquisitions of 8 Agencies in 3 States
• Success of AI Music Creators Sparks Debate on Future of Music Industry
• Google Keeps Chrome and Apple Deal but Must Share Data in Big Antitrust Ruling
• Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data
• IPO Floodgates Open for Fall Season as Trump Tariff Worries Ease
• Ten Big Banks Defeat Antitrust Lawsuit in Over Bond Trades
• Markets/Coverages: Marsh Extends Nimbus Data Center Facility to US Projects
• Skyward Specialty Agrees to $555M Buy of Apollo Group From PE Firm Alchemy
• Frequency Perils Helping to Boost Global Insured Losses to $152B, Verisk Report Says
• Tesla Asks Court to Throw Out $243M Award; Says Comments About Musk Misled Jury
• DHS Secretary Noem Fires Two Dozen at FEMA Citing Cyber Lapses
• WhatsApp Finds New Hacking Campaign Targeting Fewer Than 200 People
• Sedgwick: Recalled Products in US Hit Lowest Quarterly Level in 3 Years
• Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, US Appeals Court Rules

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