Recent Insurance Industry News

IBM, AT&T Accused by Whistleblower of Covering Up Foreign Hacks

• US House Lawmakers Release Draft Bill to Prohibit State AI Rules

• Viewpoint: Shopping for Cyber Insurance? Start With the End in Mind

• Renewals for Most Commercial Lines Decrease in May, Says Ivans

• Big ‘I’ Launches New TrustedChoice.com Agency Locator

• US Races to Contain Deadly Screwworm Threat to Cattle Supply

Howard Hughes Holdings Completes $2.1B Acquisition of Re/insurer Vantage Group

• Markets/Coverages: Fidelis Forms PVT Consortium for Rising Global Capacity Demand

• Allianz Is Said to Be in Advanced Talks to Buy Portuguese Insurer Caravela

• Tech Update: WTW Launches Transformation Solution to Focus AI Implementation

• UK’s Betfair Fights Landmark Lawsuit on Duty of Care to Gamblers

• People Moves: Aon Promotes Navas as Chief Claims Officer for EMEA; Canopius Taps Hiscox’s Parry as Group Chief Claims Officer

Fatal Virginia Bus Crash Raises Questions About Bus Safety, Driver and Company

• United Co-Pilot Warned Plane Was Slow, Low Before Newark Mishap

• Newsrooms Sue Leaders of Penn State Trustees Over ‘Gag Policy’

• After Multiple Settlements, Judge Delays Civil Trial Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse

• Meteor Caused Speculation Across New England But No Damage or Injuries

• New York Debt Litigation Bill Hangs on Last-Minute Assembly Move

Iowa’s Water Pollution Threatens Recreational Activities and Public Health

• Ohio State Approves $100M Settlement to Former Athletes in Sexual Abuse Case

• Ohio Sues Contractor for Incomplete Home Improvement

• Biggest Diesel Shock Since 2022 Deals Another Blow to US Farmers

• Illinois Employee Benefits Administrator Sued for Disability Discrimination

• AM Best Revises Credit Rating Outlook of Nebraska’s FMNE to Stable

Texas Children’s Hospital to Pay $10M as Part of Detransition Settlement

• Artist Suing FIFA Over Destruction of Dallas Whale Mural

• Corpus Christi Delays Decision on Billion-Dollar Water Plant

• Deadly Screwworm Parasite Found in US Threatens Cattle Herd

• Okla. Workers’ Compensation Commission Warns of Scam Targeting Injured Workers

• Texas Lifts Bans on CDLs for Temporary Agriculture Workers

Trump Admin Wants to Close Watchdog on West Virginia’s Chemical Disasters

• Georgia Commissioner’s Office Offers $10,000 Reward for Help on String of Arsons

• Shepherd Corrals Another SW Florida Agency—Responsive Insurance in Naples

• Georgia Brokers and Agents Alarmed After Court Ruling Expands Liability for Them

• Renner Wants to Drop Premium Taxes, Expand Florida Cat Fund Coverage

• Southern Poverty Law Center Seeks Dismissal of ‘Vindictive’ Indictment

People Moves: Delos Names Schween CTO; Legner Joins Trucordia as Agriculture Platform Senior VP; XPT Specialty Names McEachern VP, Commercial Underwriter/Broker

• Colorado Governor Signs Law Aimed at Lowering Homeowners Insurance Costs

• Environmental Brokers Busier Following Washington Chemical Plant Blast

• Tesla Settles Some Worker Racism Claims as Bigger Trial Looms

• People Moves: Alliant Adds Ehrlich and Bender as EVPs in M&A Vertical

• Kim and Allen Lead Voting in California Insurance Commissioner Primary