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US Government Shutdown Curtails Key Weather and Climate Programs
Oct 1 2025 // The closure of the federal government will curtail or halt some US climate disaster preparedness and environmental programs — and even potentially delay real estate transactions within the nation’s flood...
Hackers Hit Hundreds of Cisco Firewalls in US Government
Sep 30 2025 // Hackers compromised firewall devices within the US government, according to a senior federal official, amid broader warnings of cyberattacks on widely-used devices manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc. The US Cybersecurity...
Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance
Sep 29 2025 // Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at the agency that runs it, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In a letter to...
People Moves: Palomba Joins Howden US as Deputy Head of Natural Resources
Sep 29 2025 // Christine Palomba Howden US appointed Christine Palomba as deputy head, natural resources, Howden US, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. Palomba has 29 years of industry experience, most recently at Aon, where her...
Trump Says US to Impose 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside the Country
Sep 29 2025 // U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made movies, an unprecedented move that threatens to upend Hollywood’s global business model. The step signals Trump’s...
Hurricane Humberto Will Allow Storm Imelda to Veer Away From US
Sep 29 2025 // Hurricane Humberto will likely bulldoze a path for Tropical Storm Imelda to veer away from the coastal US Southeast, sparing the region from a direct strike. Category 4 Humberto’s winds rose to 145 miles (233...
Korean Insurer DB to Buy Fortegra for $1.65 Billion in US Foray
Sep 26 2025 // South Korea’s DB Insurance Co. agreed to buy US specialty insurer Fortegra Group for $1.65 billion, in what would be the biggest US acquisition by a non-life insurer from the country. The Seoul-based company will...
The Fidelis Partnership Launches MGA, Imala Re, Opening 1st US Office in Miami
Sep 25 2025 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced it has launched a new managing general agent, Imala Re. TFP also announced it will be opening a...
US Intends to Cancel $13 Billion in Funds for Green Energy
Sep 25 2025 // The U.S. Department of Energy intends to cancel more than $13 billion in funds that the Biden administration had pledged to subsidize wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles, it said on Wednesday. It was not...
People Moves: Howden US Appoints Peterson to Lead Construction, Infrastructure and Surety; Sokol Named Head of Excess Casualty for ICW Specialty
Sep 25 2025 // Howden US, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, appointed Mark Peterson as head of its construction, infrastructure and surety practice. Peterson joins Mike Parrish’s Howden US team and works closely with...
US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples
Sep 22 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first half of 2025, according to a new report. “The lack of any significant...
US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters
Sep 22 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 3.8% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). WTW said the price increase has been very close to 6% over the...
UK Teenager Charged by US for Role in Yearslong Hack Spree
Sep 19 2025 // The US Justice Department accused a British teenager on Thursday of engaging in a yearslong spree of cyberattacks that targeted 47 American organizations and netted more than $100 million in ransom payments. Thalha Jubair,...
US Political Violence Surges to Record, Bloomberg Analysis Shows
Sep 15 2025 // Political violence in a polarized US is surging, with the past five years of assassinations and attempts on the lives of politicians the highest on records dating back to the 1960s, a Bloomberg Geo-Economic analysis...
US Appeals Court Hits Pause on Challenges to SEC Climate Rule
Sep 15 2025 // A federal appeals court on Friday said it was pausing its consideration of legal challenges against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate regulations until the Wall Street regulator decides whether it...
Fitch Ratings: U.S. E&S Growth Slows but Remains Strong
Sep 12 2025 // Direct written premiums saw double-digit growth for the seventh straight year for U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) insurers, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest annual property/casualty market review. Per a Fitch...
US Urges G-7 Sanctions on Russian Oil as Trump Loses Patience
Sep 12 2025 // The US will urge its allies in the Group of Seven to impose tariffs as high as 100% on China and India for their purchases of Russian oil in an effort to convince President Vladimir Putin to end his war in...
America’s New EU Ambassador Vows to Fight Red Tape for US Companies
Sep 12 2025 // The US will defend American companies from digital and environmental regulations taking effect in the European Union that may unfairly target them, according to the new US ambassador to the EU. Concerns include the digital...
US LNG Exporters Race to Tie Up Financing as Surplus Looms
Sep 11 2025 // US developers are racing to cash in on the nation’s natural-gas export boom while they still can. The massive US buildout of terminals that process and ship liquefied natural gas, or LNG, has transformed the nation...
US Treasury-Led Watchdog Dismantles Climate Advisory Panels
Sep 11 2025 // U.S. financial regulators voted on Wednesday to disband two committees charged with monitoring financial risks brought on by climate change, ending a multi-year Biden administration effort to embed climate threats into...
