for November 2025

• Taiping Insurance Shares Hit by Over $200 Million Exposure to Hong Kong Fire
• Illinois Roofing Company Sued for Race and Sex Harassment
• Tyson Foods’ Decision to Close Nebraska Beef Plant Could Hurt Ranchers Nationwide
• Tornado Damages More than 100 Homes Near Houston
• West Texas County Struggles to Secure Funding for Flood Prevention
• Markets/Coverages: CFC New Tool Helps Brokers Engage SMEs on Cyber
• Best Quarter in a Quarter Century, Says S&P Q3 Analysis of US P/C
• Does Quiet Hurricane Season Mean Lack of Experience for Adjusters?
• Trafigura Lawyers Claim Gupta Had History of Fraud Before Alleged $600M Nickel Scam
• OpenAI Says ChatGPT Not to Blame in Teen’s Death by Suicide
• Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims
• Philadelphia Transit Agency Vows It’s Upgrading Railcars Implicated in Fires
• Allianz Unit Discussing Call Center Jobs Cuts in AI Transition
• Africa Specialty Risks Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa
• US Terror Label in Venezuela Deepens Risk for Oil Companies
• Poland Expects Russia to Escalate Sabotage After Rail Explosion
• The EZLynx Solutions Insurance Agents Love Most
• AI + Human BPO: The New Model for Insurance Process Automation
• 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Goes Out Like a Lamb
• Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million
• Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary
• New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality
• People Moves: NFP Names Gillingham President, Commercial Risk, and Mahoney Head of Programs, Totalis Program Underwriters
• Lawsuits Pile Up for a Nursing Home Empire Built Despite State Investigations
• How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries
• Viewpoint: Why Predictable Performance Earns Banks Better D&O Rates
• Washington Commissioner Tells Thin Blue Line to Stop Selling Unlicensed Coverage
• World Insurance Adds New Jersey’s Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency
• Hackers Strike Ivy League Schools Already Under Political Pressure
• ICT and State Farm Launch Campaign to Combat Rising Vehicle Theft in Texas
• Homesellers Pull Listings Off Market as Interest Fades
• Surge in Water Demand Could Put Ohio Farmers and Industry on Collision Course
• Amazon Delivery Company Sued in Michigan for Disability Discrimination
• Texas Youth Camps Urged to Address Mental Health as Part of State Safety Mandates
• Most Consumers Aware and Worried How Litigation Increases Insurance Cost
• Businessman, Former Federal Insurance Co. Attorney Hit With $50M Florida Verdict
• A Message from Rob Bourne, New General Manager of EZLynx
• UK Insolvencies Surge as Higher Business Costs Deepen Strain
• Three Swiss Insurers Added to G20 Watchdog Resolution Plan List
• Trucordia Expands in New England With Acquisition of Charles River Insurance
• Royal Bank of Canada Denies Claims of ‘Boys Club’ Culture, Bias Against Women
• Massive Wildfire Liabilities Push Utilities to Use AI to Stop Blazes
• Deadly Floods Hit Southeast Asia as More Rain Forecast
• Insurers’ Investment in Synthetic Risk Transfers Face Fresh Scrutiny Under EU Proposals
• Credit Suisse Fails to Topple $600 Million Rogue-Banker Bill
• Thanksgiving No. 1 Day of the Year for Cooking Fires in US
• How AI Could Reboot Britain’s Services-Heavy Economy
• Binance Faces Lawsuit by Hamas Victims Under Anti-Terrorism Law
• Insurance Customers Skeptical About AI Processes and Benefits
• Barge Looted in the Bahamas Returns to Florida but Insurance Claims Mounting
• New Homeowners Insurance Product in California Launched by bolt
• Geo Study Highlights Regional Cost Differences in California Workers’ Comp
• Federal Jury Awards $80 Million to Estate of NY Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
• Washington Labor Inspectors Catch 41 Unregistered Contractors
• Contractor and Cape Cod Town Began Court Battle Before Fatal Trench Collapse
• Lawsuit Alleges Farm Bureau Financial Concealed Fraudulent Activities
• More Federal Legislation Introduced to Tackle Third-Party Lit Funding
• Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Court Filings Allege
• Norfolk Southern Revives Plans for Firefighter Training Near Site of Ohio Derailment
• Ohio Machining Company to Pay $2M to Settle Sex Discrimination Case
• Former AIG, BHSI, Lloyd’s Executive Tom Bolt Dies
• Vietnam Flood Deaths Reach 90 as Damage Sweeps Central Region
• COP30 Climate Deal Fails to Detail Fossil Fuel Cuts, but Pledges Adaptation Funding
• AIG to Pay Neal $2.7 Million to Cover Previous Firm’s Bonus
• Farmers Eliminating Homeowners Insurance Policy Cap in California
• Florida Republicans Oppose Trump Offshore Oil Leasing Plan
• Spanish Court Orders Meta to Pay Nearly €500 Million in Damages to Media Outlets
• North Carolina Motorist Tells 911: Eagle Dropped a Cat Through the Windshield
• Indonesia Seizes 8 Containers of Imported Zinc Powder Contaminated With Caesium-137
• Ozempic Users in Denmark Win Eye-Disease Payout
• Sunstar Insurance Group Names Daniel Romero as Chief Acquisition Officer
• US States Take Aim at Data-Driven Pricing to Ease Consumer Pain
• As Infant Botulism Cases Climb to 31, Recalled ByHeart Formula Remains on Shelves
• ‘Agent of the Year’ in Georgia Sentenced to 2+ Years After Misusing Premium Payments
• SEC to Drop Controversial SolarWinds Cyberattack Lawsuit
• Trump Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers
• Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Mais Retires; Hershman Eyed as Successor
• New Hampshire High Court Hears Disputed $38M Verdict in Youth Center Abuse Case
• Joby Aviation Sues Air-Taxi Rival Archer in California Over Trade Secrets
• Tesla Sued Over Fatal Crash in Washington in Growing Scrutiny of Doors
• Protecting Drivers and Getting the Truth on Tape – What’s Brewing Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 17)
• People Moves: TMK Taps Beresford From CNA Hardy as Life Sciences U/W; Hampden Risk Partners Promotes D’Alessandro as Active U/W, Replacing Sharp
• Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Program to Expand Statewide by 2026
• Tokio Marine Holdings to Acquire Illinois-Based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging
• Sea Level Rise Threatens Thousands of US Hazardous Sites, Study Finds
• White House Plan Targets Florida, West for Coastal Oil Drilling
• UPS Plane That Crashed Had ‘Fatigue Cracks’ in Engine Mount, Preliminary Report Finds
• People: Alliant Adds Simokonis to Florida Team, Sunstar Names Romero CAO
• Trump Inflames California Over Oil Drilling Plan for Pacific Coast
• Vietnam Flood Deaths Climb as Heavy Rain Drenches Coffee Region
• Silent Cyber Threats: How ‘Shadow AI’ Could Undermine Digital Health Defenses
• Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Lost $17 Million AIG Job After Office Romance
• Viewpoint: Sins of Policy Interpretation. A Call to Repentance
• Ohio’s FirstEnergy Ordered to Pay More Than $250M for Bribery Scheme
• P/C Insurer Rankings Down Overall on Higher Costs, Changing Customer Expectations
• Federal Judge Denies TRO to Marsh in Case Against Former Employees
• Europe to Launch Service to Measure Role of Climate Change in Extreme Weather
• SEC’s Epic Post-Shutdown Filing Backlog Risks Stalling US IPOs
• Florida Reforms Are Paying Off for Drivers. Don’t Mess it up With Repeal of PIP
• California Refinery Closures Spark Pipeline Race to West Coast
• Jury Orders Massachusetts State Police to Pay $6.8M Over Discrimination Claims
• People Moves: XPT Specialty Adds Ornce to Workers’ Comp Division
• The Hartford CEO Takes Lead in Shaping the City of Hartford’s Future
• World Insurance Acquires Van Syckel Insurance of New Jersey
• People Moves: Skyward Specialty Promotes Burkhart to President, US P/C
• People Moves: Encova Insurance Adds Palumbo to Board of Directors
• State Farm Files for 6.2% Auto Rate Reduction in California
• Another Fire Ignites at Ford Aluminum Supplier Novelis in New York
• Florida Congresswoman Indicted on Charges of Misusing $5M in FEMA Funds
• People Moves: IQUW Taps Munich Re’s Gregory as Reinsurance Underwriter; The Fidelis Partnership Names Dlugosch From Swiss Re as Group Head of Aviation
• Starbucks Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Surprise Sales Decline
• Trucordia Acquires Eberle Insurance in Arkansas
• Insurance IPOs Hit 20-Year High on Wall Street
• Florida Takes Steps to Put Recreational Marijuana on the Ballot Next Year
• Belgian Farmer Sues French Energy Giant for Damage Caused by Climate Change
• Zurich, Arrowsight Camera-Coaching Pilot Slashes NYC Workers’ Compensation Claims
• California Law Requiring Companies to Report Climate-Related Financial Risk Paused
• Europe’s Cold Snap Puts Thousands of New Heat Pumps to the Test
• Major Music Labels Strike Deals With New AI Streaming Service
• Karen Read Claims ‘Gross Misconduct’ by State Police Shielded Real Killers
• Australia Banking Regulator Warns on Elevated Risks From Abroad
• Former New China Life Insurance Chair Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Corruption
• Designing for Impact: How Evidence-Based Instructional Design Ensures Measurable Learning in Insurance and Risk Education
• Missouri to See Small Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2026
• Dyad Launches New AI Capabilities to Streamline Email and Document Processing for MGAs, Wholesalers, and Program Admins
• People Moves: The McGowan Companies Appoints Pitonyak as VP of National Programs
• Texas Hemp Regulation Proceeds Despite Federal Restriction
• Louisiana Commissioner Approves Rate Decreases for About 12K Allstate Auto Policies
• Indiana AG Sues Apartments Owners Over Alleged Uninhabitable Conditions
• The Art of Negotiation: Benchmark, Bundle, Trade
• People Moves: Marinello Named ReSource Pro Senior Director, Partnerships; United Risk Makes Additions to Leadership Team
• Trump Urges Congress to Block State-Level AI Regulation
• Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order
• Families Sue Air Ambulance Company Over 2 Deaths in Philadelphia Crash
• King Risk Partners Buys Acacia Insurance in Massachusetts
• Buffett Utility Reaches Oregon Wildfire Deal With Nearly 1,500 Victims
• CIG Says It Will Write More Policies in Fire-Impacted Paradise
• Tesla Gets Permit to Run as Transportation Network Company in Arizona
• Lloyd’s Probing Conduct of Ex-CEO Who Had Been Set to Join AIG
• AM Best Downgrades State Farm Mutual Auto
• Former Florida Broker and Texas Man Convicted in ACA Scheme That Paid $180M
• HP Seeking $1.8 Billion From Mike Lynch’s Estate After UK Autonomy Lawsuit
• ‘Clear Soft Market Conditions’ for Commercial P/C Lines in Q3, Says CIAB
• King Risk Acquires Surles Agency in North Carolina
• Single Loose Wire Led to Blackout That Caused Dali Crash Into Baltimore Bridge
• People Moves: Marsh UK Promotes Addington-Smith as CEO, Succeeding Lay
• US Faces Winter Blackout Risks From Data Centers’ Power Needs
• Russia Attacks on EU Are State-Sponsored Terrorism, Top Diplomat Says
• Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Is Released With Cargo Missing
• OAK Enterprise Gets Approval From Lloyd’s to Underwrite Retro via Syndicate 1440
• Hurricane Readiness: Protecting Your Property This Season
• Fall into Efficiency This Season with Simplified Commercial Lines Submissions
• Europe’s Banks Face ‘Unprecedentedly High’ Risk of Shocks, ECB Warns
• Amazon, Google Named by EU Among ‘Critical’ Tech Providers for Finance Industry
• Former Owner of Arkansas Apartment Complex Sued for Sexual Misconduct
• Tulsa to Allow Fire Department to Bill Insurers for Car Accident Responses
• People Moves: Chubb Appoints Hazelton COO of North America Field Operations; Haase Joins Everest as CEO of Legacy Operations
• Senator Opposes FCC Plan to Reverse Cyber Rules Adopted After Salt Typhoon Attack
• Has Insurtech Funding Found a Floor?
• How Big Tech Is Faring Against US Antitrust Lawsuits?
• GEICO Can’t Slip Out of SC Lawsuit That Says it Owes $70M in Taxes and Penalties
• 1 Worker Dies, 2 Injured in Trench Collapse at Cape Cod Construction Site
• Amazon’s Zoox Launches Robotaxi Rides in San Francisco
• Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Expands to Colorado
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Ex-Employer’s Network, Costing $862K in Damages
• World Insurance Associates Acquires Bafumi Insurance in Connecticut
• Business Groups Ask Supreme Court to Pause California Climate Reporting Laws
• People Moves: TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of Cyber Reinsurance Solutions; MGA Augmented Names Overall From Atrium as Head of Underwriting
• Motive, GEICO Partner to Improve Safety and Lower Premiums for Commercial Fleets
• Registration Deadline for Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Grants Extended
• Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
• Fatigue Crack Caused a Keystone Pipeline Oil Spill in North Dakota, Operator Says
• Firefighters Battle Blaze at Texas Decommissioned Power Plant
• APCIA: House Judiciary Committee Must Pass Litigation Funding Disclosure Reforms
• Trump Administration Considers Moving FEMA to Texas, Report Says
• Cloudflare Resolves Global Outage That Disrupted ChatGPT, X
• CVS Settles for $18.2M Over California False Claims Act Violations
• Estimate to Rebuild Baltimore’s Key Bridge Doubles to $5 Billion
• Property Cat Reinsurance MGA, Bobcat Re, Launched in US by Former K2 CAT Execs
• AI Triage for Insurance Submissions: Faster, Smarter Routing
• No Firm Is Immune if AI Bubble Bursts, Google CEO Tells BBC
• World Is Off Course on Pledge to Slash Heat-Trapping Methane
• AI-Induced Psychosis: The Danger of Humans and Machines Hallucinating Together
• Chubb Insurance Malaysia Files for Malaysia IPO
• Purdue Pharma Gets Court Nod for Bankruptcy Exit, Sackler Deal
• Wall St Regulator to Consider Crypto Token Classification, Chair Says
• Biggest NJ Health Insurer to Pay $100 Million in Whistleblower Suit
• Kentucky Scrapyard Workers Describe UPS Plane Crash That Destroyed Their Business
• Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried
• Walgreens to Pay $500,000 for Overcharging at Vermont Checkouts
• NJ NAACP, Latino Groups Say Regulators Aid Discrimination in Auto Insurance Rates
• Brockovich Group Sues Over LA Fire Alert Failure in 18 Deaths
• FEMA Chief Resigns After Six Months, Criticism Over Floods
• World Insurance Associates Acquires Reinig in Colorado
• Tesla Wins Bid to Undo Race Bias Class Action by Black Factory Workers
• Nonstandard Auto Insurers Continue Profit Momentum in 2025: AM Best
• Update: Google, Meta Delay Red Sea Cables as Security Risks Rattle Plans
• K2 and Dale Get ‘In Principle’ Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate 1954
• Los Angeles Showers Wane After Record Southern California Rain
• Businessman Accused in Trafigura Nickel Nightmare Goes on Trial
• Tenn. Police Officer in Critical Condition After Crash in JD Vance’s Motorcade
• Two-Year-Old Falls From 20-Story New Jersey Apartment Building
• Immigration Enforcement Surge Begins in Charlotte, Federal Officials Confirm
• Anthropic Warns of AI-Driven Hacking Campaign Linked to China
• European Central Bank’s Guindos Says Financial-Stability Risks Remain Elevated
• Consumer Watchdog Proposes End to Civil Rights-Era Anti-Discrimination Requirements
• Apple Must Pay Masimo $634M in Smartwatch Patent Case, Jury Says
• Appeals Court to Weigh Reviving Cases Over Tylenol and Autism
• Iran Forces Seize Oil Tanker After it Passes Hormuz Strait
• Poland’s Tusk Says Act of Sabotage Behind Railway Explosion
• Florida’s Tiawanya S. Wiley Named 2025 National Outstanding CSR of the Year, by The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance
• Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
• Nebraska Court Allows Data Privacy Lawsuit Against Change Healthcare to Proceed
• AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Members of Illinois’ IFG Companies
• Louisiana Man Arrested in Extensive Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Florida-Based Neptune Reports $11.5M Q3 Profit After IPO
• Coal Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating The ‘Working Man’
• NTSB to Decide Probable Cause of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse This Week
• Arizona Workers’ Comp Rates Fall for a 12th Straight Year
• NYC Council Committee Rejects Ban on Central Park Horse Carriages
• State Farm and Mahomes Looking to Play on Tom Brady’s Home Turf
• Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates Dropping Again
• Don’t Look Now, But Florida’s State Plan, Citizens, Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in the Sunshine State
• Insurtech Hippo Reverses Q3 Loss During ‘Breakout Quarter’
• Trucking App Trucker Path Launches Retail Insurance Agency
• Viewpoint: Are All Insurance Policies Ambiguous?
• Lemonade Books Q3 Net Loss of $37.5 Million
• How to Grow an Agency in 2026
• Emerging Risks to Watch: Space Weather, Quantum Sensors, and Digital Addiction
• CNA Net Income for Q3 Up 42% on Lower Catastrophe Losses
• Driving Passion, Protecting Value – What Every Agent Should Know About Collector Vehicle Insurance
• 2025 Roundup: Three Learnings to Take into 2026
• The Owner’s Lens: Seeing Risk the Way No One Else Can
• Business Moves
• Marsh Sues More Former Employees Over ‘Scheme’ to Open Howden US
• Declarations
• Gunn Mowery Gives Clients and Employees the Upside of Insurance
• In the Eye of the Storm in Florida: Nimble Insurance Named Bronze Winner
• Sales Management & Monitoring Producer Performance
• Survey: Employer, Employee Views on Workplace Safety Differ
• People
• Phelan Insurance: Where a ‘Family First’ Culture Inspires Loyalty
• AIG General Insurance Underwriting Income Up 81% in Q3
• Forrester: Cyber Insurance Will Grow by 15% in 2026
• Happy Employees Create Happy Clients: G&G Insurance
• The Hanover Reports 75% Growth in Q3 Net Income
• My New Markets
• Being Authentic and Listening to the Team Keeps Rancho Mesa Insurance Services on Top
• Make the Season of Giving a Year-Round Commitment
• Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Trending Up
• When a Self-Insured Retention Is Not Enough – An Argument for a New Approach to Consent to Settle for Casualty Exposures
• Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving Risk
• 6 in 10 Construction Workers Report Anxiety, Depression in Past Year
• AIG to Acquire Renewal Rights of Everest’s Retail Commercial Business Worth $2B
• J.M. Smucker Co. Sues Trader Joe’s Over Frozen PB&J Sandwiches Similarity
• IJ Q&A: Fortegra on the Growth Path for MGAs
• California Revokes 17,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
• All 14 Victims Identified in UPS Cargo Plane Crash in Louisville
• Coal Miners’ Respirator Claims Barred by Statute of Limitations, WV Supreme Court Finds
• Former Lloyd’s CEO Neal Will Not Join AIG; Hancock to Be General Insurance CEO
• Insurers Paid Nearly £200 Million in Cyber Claims for UK Businesses in 2024
• BBC Apologizes to Trump, Says No Basis for Defamation Claim
• BBVA Hires Adviser to Review Bancassurance Partnership in Turkey
• BHP Liable for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules, in Mammoth Lawsuit
• Kansas County to Pay $3M and Apologize Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper
• Chevron Picks Texas for First AI Data Center Power Project
• Wisconsin Man Pleads No Contest for Attempting to Burn Down Congressman’s Office
• Congressional THC Ban Threatens Texas’ $8 Billion Hemp Industry
• Young Supercar Collectors Aren’t Afraid to Risk Their Investments
• Big Russian Port Operator Says its Systems Were Targeted by Foreign Hackers
• AI Is Writing Performance Reviews. What Could Go Wrong?
• AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group
• Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Set to Reach a New High This Year
• PwC: Insurance Execs Say Agentic AI Leading Industry Transformation
• Parkland Shooting Wasn’t Multiple Incidents With Multiple Deductibles, Court Says
• Markets/Coverages: Plymouth Rock, North Jersey Chamber Partner on Affinity Program
• New Jersey Settles 2, Initiates 5 New Environmental Enforcement Lawsuits
• Dangerous Car Chase Went 170 Miles Through 4 California Counties
• Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Mistreating Prisoner
• Pennsylvania Moves to Exit Regional Carbon-Trading Market
• NFIP Reauthorized With Passage of Funding Bill to End Government Shutdown
• People Moves: TWFG Announces Leadership Appointments
• LA County Launches Investigation Into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims
• NAMIC Voices Support for FEMA Reform Bill
• Los Angeles Braces for Drenching Storms, Potential Flooding
• Business Moves: Trucordia Acquires 5 Local Agencies in 4 States
• Anzen in California Raises $16M to Scale AI Platform for Insurance Distribution
• Founders Fund Backs Startup Bringing AI to Plumbers and Roofers
• West Virginia Coal Miner Found Dead in Flooded Mine
• People Moves: Rugge Named Chief Actuary at Selective as Senia Plans Retirement
• Chubb Launches AI-Powered Embedded Insurance Engine in ‘Chubb Studio’
• People Moves: Markel Int’l Promotes Davies as MD of Newly Created London Mkt Business; Lockton Re Taps Aon’s Khan as Head of Property Innovation & Solutions
• UK’s Aviva Targets More Savings After Direct Line Takeover
• Zurich Insurance Invests $170 Million Into APAC Private Debt
• Markets/Coverages: ShoreOne Offers Combination Home, Flood Policy in Rhode Island
• Australia Watchdog Warns Private Credit With Tougher Action
• Oklahoma Pharmacies to Pay $157K Over Unauthorized COVID-19 Test Billing
• Cyber Submissions: Why RQB Is Built for Speed and Compliance
• London’s Rich Come to Grips With Flood Risk on Their Doorstep
• Residents of Michigan Border Towns Reject Expansion of Cannabis Stores

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