National News for September 2026
- New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show
- US Weighs Antitrust Guidance on AI Safety, Top DOJ Official Says
- 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
- Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI
- Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chair, Ending Six-Decade Run
- AI Fuels 440% Surge in Hackers Using Blockchains in Attacks
- 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
- Federal Legislation Targets Auto Insurance Fraud With Steep Penalties
- Senate Committee Sends TRIA Reauthorization to the Floor
- 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
- 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
- US Tracking Cyber Threats Against Nearly 20 Ships Worldwide
- Zuckerberg Says AI Labs Have Enough Incentive to Build Safely
- Humans Still Matter to Insurance Consumers, Says Big ‘I’ Survey
- 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
- Accenture Settles Government Allegations Over DEI for $25 Million
- Abbott to Pay $385 Million to End Claims Over Infant Formula
- Insurance Companies Join Letter to Push TPLF Disclosure in Federal Courts
- Aon Raises $13.5 Billion From Bond Sale to Fund USI Takeover
- 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
- Zurich US Promotes Wells to CEO; Diaz Moves Up to Middle Market Leader
- Where Have all the Atlantic Hurricanes Gone?
- Lawmakers Call on Government to Blacklist Three Indian Hack-for-Hire Firms
- Baldwin Group to Go Private After $7.7B Investment Deal
- Warren Presses Insurance Watchdogs for Answers on Wall Street Influence
- 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
- Register: AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16
- Bayer Faces Pivotal Test of $7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement
- Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Prompted by 9/11 Still Waits for Reauthorization
- Powerful El Niño Nears Record Strength, US Forecasters Say
- Lawmakers Call for New AI Rules After Anthropic Researchers’ Safety Warnings
- 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
- 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
- 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
- SEC Seeks Court Order for ISS Client Data Sought in ESG Probe
- Are We Training Claims Adjusters or Claims Processors?
- Farmers Embrace AI More Than Any Other Tech, McKinsey Says
- Boards Prepare for Digital Infrastructure Shocks, Survey Says
- Trump Administration Stalled a Survey of PFAS in Wastewater, Former EPA Officials Say
- Amazon Accused in Lawsuit of Systematic Discrimination Against Pregnant Employees
- A $320 Million Hack Exposes the Cracks in Crypto’s Plumbing
- Markel Chairman Steve Markel to Retire, CEO Gayner Moves Into Role
- EPA Proposal Could Leave the Public in the Dark on Data Center Plans
- 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
- Viewpoint: How Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk, Coverage
- 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
- NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nearly 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs
- 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
- Thomson Reuters Detects Cyber Incident, Says Unauthorized Party Accessed Files
- Berkshire CEO Abel Says AI to Help Power Growth
- 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
- Tech Update: Howden Re Offers Property-Level Modeling for SRCC Risks
- First Half US P/C Industry Underwriting Gain Jumps to $31.7B
- AIG Executive Chair and Former CEO Zaffino Set to Exit for Palantir
- Judge Says Smucker’s Lawsuit Against Trader Joe’s Over Frozen PB&J Can Proceed
- People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC – CPLG Appoints Alva to Lead Cyber Business; Marsh Names Brito Marine, Cargo, and Logistics Practice Leader Within Marsh Risk
- Insurance Industry Employee Confidence Tanks on AI Concerns: Report
- US Urges Hands-Off Approach to AI Regulation at G20 Tech Meeting
- Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Expected to Average $171 Billion Annually: Verisk
- Markets/Coverages: Insurtech Foxquilt Launches E&O Product
- Guy Carpenter Rebranded as Marsh Re
- Amazon Sued by FTC Over Claims It Misled Advertisers on Pricing
- Russian-Speaking Cybercriminals Used SpaceX’s Cursor AI Tool to Hack 7 Companies
- Viewpoint: Subsidized Immigration Enforcement Insurance – What Could Go Wrong?
- Sony, Warner Music Sue Anthropic Over Songs Used in AI Training
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