News for September 2022
- California Workers’ Comp Written Premium up 27% in First Half of 2022
- People Moves: AXA XL Reinsurance Promotes Twite to CEO, Bermuda; MGA Rokstone Hires 3 Engineering Underwriters From Globe
- Insurer Off the Hook in Defending Western Union Against Terrorist Financing Suit
- Ian Aftermath Even Harder to Fix With Supply Chain Tattered
- Families of 3 Survivors File First Uvalde School Shooting Lawsuit
- People Moves: WTW Appoints Cui; Powers Promotes Sullivan
- Chinese Billionaire Faces Civil Trial in Minnesota Over Alleged Rape
- Crash Involving Speeding Truck in Texas Kills 2, Injures 10
- Michigan Train Derailment Sends Several Rail Cars Off Tracks
- Gun Manufacturer Sued Over Link to July 4 Illinois Parade Shooting
- Australia’s AUB Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Broker Tysers from PE Firm Odyssey
- California Doctor Prescribing Unneeded Drugs Guilty of Insurance Fraud
- California Governor Approves Farmworker Unionization Law
- 178 Medical Providers Suspended from California’s Workers’ Comp System
- People Moves: Postulka Returns to Arbella; Graham Joins Risk Strategies
- India Regulator to Restart Review Process for IPO of Fairfax’s Digit Insurance: Sources
- Storm Noru Brings Floods to Thailand, Forcing 5,000 People to Seek Shelter
- Allianz’s Digital Investments Arm Acquires German Insurtech simplesurance
- Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire M&T Bank’s Insurance Agency of Buffalo
- Hurricane Ian Losses Up to $47B in Florida, Sinking More Insurers, CoreLogic Calculates
- Australian Police Aim to Protect 10,000 Optus Customers After Cyber Attack
- Hospitals, Utilities Face Highest Exposure to Risk of Cyber Attacks: Moody’s
- Florida Hospital Gets Hit from Above and Below in Hurricane
- Hurricane Ian Threatens Heavy Losses for Catastrophe Bond Holders
- TotalEnergies Reports Unusual Drone Activity Near North Sea Oil & Gas Field
- Sex Abuse Allegations Spread Against Cheerleading Industry
- PCF Acquires 1 Source Business Solutions in Utah
- Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Costs to Fall in 2023
- Transgender Teacher, Maryland School District Settle Lawsuit
- Industry Experts Talk Future of Insurance at 2022 ITC Conference
- Connecticut Regulates ‘Defense Within Limits’ Provisions by Insurers
- Federal Court Finds Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
- Manufacturer Fined $2.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations at Louisiana Mill
- Big I’s Symington Promoted to EVP Before Taking Over as CEO Next Year
- Illinois Candymaker Faces $201,000 in Proposed Fines for Unsafe Workplace Exposure
- Report: Oil Spills Dropped Dramatically Last Decade
- Louisiana Governor to Meet With Lloyd’s of London
- Insurers Ask Court in New York to Seize, Sell Vessel to Pay $39M in Cargo Losses
- Alaska Landslide Damages 3 Homes, Destroys Pickup
- Citizens’ Early Estimate of $3.8B in Ian Losses; Florida OIR Suspends Use and File
- People Moves: Canopius Names WTW’s Maitra as Group Head of Sustainability; Gallagher Re Hires Bangs and Swindell for Asia Pacific
- Specialty MGA Optio Launches MGA and Broking Operations in Dubai
- Soccer Injuries Cost Top UK, European Clubs More Than £500M Annually: Howden
- Insurers Should Be Ready for Global Average Disaster Losses of $123 Billion: Verisk
- Storm Ian Weakens as Millions Left Without Power
- UK Insurers, Banks Told to Do More to Help Customers Struggling With Cost of Living
- How Methane Leaks Accelerate Global Warming
- Russia Gas Pipelines Now Have Four Leaks, Blamed by Some on Sabotage
- Optus Must Pay Cost of Replacing Hacked Customer Documents: Australia Government
- Taming Global Supply Chain Risks, Holistically
- HP Enterprise to Pay $8.5 Million to Settle Gender Pay Gap Suit
- Intensifying Storms Are Fueling a Record $17 Billion Bond Barrage
- Woman Who Gave Birth on Cell Floor Sues, Says Nurses Ignored Her Cries for Help
- California Cites Home Health Agencies $2M for Misclassifying 66 Workers
- $52B Movable Barriers, Storm Gates Eyed for Waterways Hit by Sandy
- California to Allow Lawsuits Against ‘Cyber Flashers’
- Michigan Farmer to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement Over Crop Insurance Fraud
- Focus Acquires Ohio-Based Alpha Insurance Group
- Ohio House Fire Injures 5 Firefighters
- Strong Category 4 Hurricane Ian Poised to Become One of the Costliest
- QBE Sells Irish Casualty Renewal Rights to Ascot, as Part of Phased Withdrawal
- Fast Company Shuts Website After Hack Sends ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications
- Unlicensed Louisiana Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud
- Louisiana Furniture Retailer Sued for Race Discrimination
- Acrisure Buys UK Broker CRK Commercial Insurance Services Ltd.
- Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
- Cyber MGA Resilience Launches UK Operation
- New York Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to $30K Workers’ Compensation Fraud
- Employees Sickened by Substance at California Plastics Recycler
- Alliance 360˚ Acquires M.I. Insurance Solutions in California
- OSHA Seeks $1.2M Fine From Demolition Firm in Fatal Boston Garage Collapse
- Some 349,000 Still Without Power in Puerto Rico After Fiona
- New Jersey Insurance Law on Ride-Hailing Does Not Apply to Food Delivery: Court
- Hurricane Ian Spurs Evacuations as Airports, Schools Shut
- Typhoon Noru Makes Landall in Vietnam, Causing Floods, Property Damage
- Australian Police Probe Purported Ransomware Attack at Telecom Firm Optus
- Jury: Sheriff Should Pay $15M for Death of Florida Teen Outside Fair in 2014
- Florida Keys Boat Captain Charged in Fatal Parasailing Accident
- How to Avoid Being a ‘Sitting Duck’ During a Disaster-Related Ransomware Attack
- EU Suspects Sabotage Is Cause of Leaks in Russia Gas Pipelines
- EU Draft Rules Would Make It Easier to Sue Drone Makers, AI Systems
- EU Weighs Ban on Shipping Russian Oil as Part of Price Cap
- Oklahoma Town Facing Probation From National Flood Insurance Program
- 16 Wall Street Firms Fined $1.8B for Talking Deals, Trades on Personal Apps
- Gun Violence Costs the U.S. $557 Billion a Year
- Appeals Court Won’t Certify Class Action on State Farm’s Diminished Value Formula
- Washington Insurance Commissioner OKs Coverage for Doctors who Provide Abortions
- Civil Rights Law Targets Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination
- 60-Ton Crane Crashes Onto Downtown Oklahoma City Building
- EEOC: Indiana-Based Pharmaceutical Corporation Sued for Age Discrimination
- Louisiana Marine Services Company Sued for Disability Discrimination
- Advocates Seek More Say in How Ohio Opioid Settlements Are Spent
- People Moves: AXA XL Taps SCOR’s Croese for Energy & Construction Team, APAC & Europe; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes O’Neill and Reddin in Ireland
- Biogen Agrees to Pay $900M to Resolve Kickback Claims
- Cyber Threats Still No. 1 Business Concern: 2022 Travelers Risk Index
- Proposed Australian Law Would Make It Employers’ Job to Stop Sexual Harassment
- Tampa, Now a Major Insurance, Financial Services Hub, Empties Out Ahead of Storm
- Gas Leaks in Russia-Europe Nord Stream Pipelines Raise Sabotage Fears
- UPDATE: Hurricane Ian Turning Toward Tampa Area and $258B in Replacement Value
- Insurers Warn California’s Inaction Threatens Auto Policies
- Connecticut Lab Faces $907K in OSHA Fines Over Claims of Workers’ Chemical Exposure
- Unidentified Drones Pose Risk of Accidents, Attacks at Oil & Gas Platforms: Norway Watchdog
- Bank of England Won’t Take ‘Risky Bets’ to Boost City of London’s Competitiveness
- New York Jury Awards Ex-NFL Player Cox $28.5M in Medical Malpractice Case
- EU to Add Bahamas to Its Tax Haven Blacklist, While Bermuda Is Removed
- BP, Chevron Cut Offshore Oil Production Ahead of Hurricane Ian
- Eli Lilly Sued for Age Discrimination by EEOC
- US Starts Criminal Probe Into PG&E Role in California Wildfire
- Florida Restructure Plan Didn’t Take: FedNat Insurance Deemed Insolvent
- Multiple Crashes, Two Deaths Reported at ‘Pop-Up’ New Jersey Car Rally
- California County Paying Pay $1.35M in Custody Death Suit
- California Commissioner Orders Another Moratorium on Insurance Cancellations
- Michigan Dept. of Insurance to Hold Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event
- Ohio Petrochemicals Company to Pay $1.1 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
- Louisiana Town Settles Dispute Over Fraudulent FEMA Claims
- Mother Settles Suit Over Texas Arrest Caught on Camera
- Arkansas Machine Shop Sued for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
- People Moves: Gallagher Promotes Raven to CEO of Energy Team; SiriusPoint Names Heerasing Active U/W of Lloyd’s Syndicate; WTW Hires 3 Execs for Natural Resources
- A Week After Fiona, Just Over Half of Puerto Rico Has Power
- Viewpoint: How Progressive’s Relationship with ‘The Robinsons’ Could Be at Risk
- Deutsche Bank in $26.3M Shareholder Settlement Over Epstein, Russian Oligarch Ties
- Judge OKs $230M Settlement in California Oil Spill Case
- People Moves: Pinnacol adds Parham; Lockton Adds 2 in Northern California
- Small Businesses Underestimate Recovery Time, Cost of Cyberattack
- Marsh McLennan CEO Glaser to Retire; Doyle to Take the Reins in 2023
- Vermont Supreme Court Revives COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Claim
- Australia Plans to Toughen Privacy Rules After Massive Cyber Attack on Optus
- Global Financial Firms Reassess Risks of Operating in China if Taiwan Tensions Escalate
- Typhoon Noru Batters Philippines, Killing 5 and Leaving Millions Without Power
- Hurricane Fiona Hits Nova Scotia as One of Region’s Strongest Storms
- NOAA: 6th Warmest August on Record
- Head-Injured Alabama Worker May Get Comp Claim, Despite Mediation Barring It
- North Carolina Insurance Dept. Takes Over Investigation Into Furniture Plant Fire
- Maine Opts Out of $440M Multistate Settlement With Juul
- Privacy Watchdog Suit Says California Utility Targeted Asians in Pot Searches
- Maryland Settles Dispute With Kushner Property Management Firm for $3.2M
- Washington Roofers Face $1 Million-Plus in Fines for Reported Safety Violations
- Oklahoma Court: Marijuana Question Won’t Make November Ballot
- Chicago to Pay $15 Million Over Woman’s Death in Police Chase Crash
- Michigan Property Owners, 3M Settle PFAS Case for $54 Million
- Stoplight Shooting Not Covered by Uninsured Motorist Policy, Carolina High Court Says
- Markets/Coverages: Marsh Clients Can Pay Fees With Carbon Credits; Cowbell Debuts Adaptive Cyber, Launches Cowbell Specialty
- Oregon Hospital Issued Workplace Safety Fines
- Big ‘I’ and Reagan Consulting Release 2022 Best Practices Study Results
- Pennsylvania Recovers $1.7M for Buyers of Car Repair Coverage Service Contracts
- Federal Appeals Court Upends $6M Lead Paint Verdict From 2019
- New Jersey Liquor Board Readies Permits for Home Delivery of Alcoholic Drinks
- Thieves Key on Hack That Leaves Hyundai, Kia Cars Vulnerable
- ‘Captain America’ Swoops In to Fix Hurricane-Hit Roofs in New Orleans
- Orient Insurance Loses Bid to Recover Payout for Dubai Hotel Fire
- Appeals Court Rejects NRA Free Speech Claims Against New York Insurance Regulator
- Collapse of Tailings Dam in South Africa Highlights Need for Global Regulations
- People Moves: Gallagher Hires Nexus’ Wright for Aerospace Practice; Aon Names Head of ESG Transaction Advisory Services; Sompo Int’l Taps Generali’s Chiurlo for Europe A&H
- Telecoms Firm Optus Warns Cyber Attack May Have Exposed Australian Clients’ Details
- Banks Face Risk of Being Sued if They Don’t Stick to Their Climate Goals: ECB
- Cities of Paris and New York Join Climate Litigation Against TotalEnergies
- Update: Hurricane Fiona Roars Toward Atlantic Canada as New Storm Threatens Florida
- Boeing to Pay $200M to Settle Charges it Misled Investors About 737 MAX
- Viewpoint: Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage
- Truck Driver Had Heart Attack, but Accident Still Compensable in North Carolina
- Colorado Insurance Agencies RSS and DLP form Conexus Insurance Partners
- Florida Comp Insurers Challenge Hospital Payment Plan. Up Next: Physician Dispensing
- New Report on California Workers’ Comp Medical Payment Trends
- California Commissioner Orders Another Insurance Cancellation Moratorium for Wildfire
- Scientist: Climate Change Plus 3rd Straight La Niña ‘Not a Good Thing’
- Louisiana Dept. of Insurance to Hold Hurricane Prep Event
- TWIA Names David Durden as General Manager
- Markets/Coverages: Travelers, Google Cloud to Build Data System to Underwrite Commercial Risk
- Hurricane Fiona Losses Depend on Business Interruption, Cause
- People Moves: Maxwell Managing Director at Markel Specialty; Bouvier Hired as Compre Claims Director; Sensa Taps Brown as COO
- People Moves: Strategic Risk Solutions Taps Marsh’s Meindersma to Lead Canada Expansion; Markel Int’l Promotes 3 in Wholesale Claims Leadership Team
- Agency Aggregator Union Bay Acquires Farrell Insurance in Pennsylvania
- Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million Vehicles to Update Window Reversing Software
- Britain Lifts Ban on Gas Fracking in England in Push for Energy Independence
- Fatal Hawaii Ambulance Fire Linked to Oxygen Device
- $3M Settlement for Utah Family of Autistic Boy Shot by Police
- New York AG’s Financial Fraud Suit Against Trump Details Insurance Scenarios
- PCF Insurance Buys Peak Performance Brokerage, its 112th Acquisition This Year
- Dale Partners Ltd. Gets Regulatory Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Managing Agency
- Congress Examines Insurer Diversity; Results ‘Disappointing,’ Lawmakers Say
- Michigan Veteran Gets Five Years for Fraud over Faked Injuries
- Walmart, CVS Agree to Settle West Virginia Opioid Suit for $147 Million
- Trump Accuser Plans New Lawsuit Under New York’s Abuse Survivors Law
- School Bus Crashes into Store in South Carolina
- Massachusetts Car Dealer Denies Racial Bias Charges: ‘We Would Be Hurting Ourselves’
- Family Sues Little League World Series Over Head Injury From Bunk Bed Fall
- Chicago Apartment Building Explosion Injures 8
- Barbados Issues 1st Pandemic-Protected Bond, Which Also Covers Natural Disasters
- Markets/Coverages: BHSI Launches Multiple New Policies in Spain
- Hong Kong Insurer AIA in Talks to Buy Philippine’s MediCard: Sources
- Fortegra Receives UK Branch Authorization
- Jury Awards Illinois Woman $363 Million in Suit Over Plant’s Toxic Gas
- Cancer Victims Urge Court to End J&J Bankruptcy Roadblock to Lawsuits
- Washington Proposes 4.8% Workers’ Comp Increase for 2023
- People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Pippin Chief Claims Officer; Makes Numerous Leadership Moves
- American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees
- Rising Auto Rates Affecting ‘Bundle’ Strategy: J.D. Power
- Midwest Cleaning Services to Pay $100,000 EEOC Settlement
- 70-year-old Falls to His Death at Alabama Waterfall Park
- DOJ Investigating Racism Allegations in Kansas City Police Force
- BP Reaches $2.75 Million Settlement Over Indiana Refinery Pollution
- Update: Fiona Becomes Strongest 2022 Atlantic Hurricane, Threatening Bermuda, Canada
- Texas DWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Administrative Code
- American Airlines Says Hackers Accessed Some Data on Customers
- AmWins Connects Says it Has Expanded to Florida Market
- RB Jones Acquires ‘Smart’ Ocean Cargo Business From Corvus
- Gallagher, Alliant Agree to Settle Latest Dispute Over Alleged Poaching
- Damage Assessments Begin in Flooded Alaska Villages
- $600K for Woman Attacked by Police Dog in California
- Pie Insurance Raises $315M in Largest U.S. Insurtech Financing Round of 2022
- Massachusetts Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias in Pricing
- New York City Lifts COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
- People Moves: Epic Insurance Names Rains Managing Principal in Tennessee
- Britain Proposes Reforms for Insuring Apartment Blocks After Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire
- Autobrake Performance Dips After Sundown
- Britain’s Haleon Rejects Potential Zantac Liabilities in U.S.
- Lockton Re Launches SAGE 2.0 to Boost Reinsurance Analytics
- People Moves: Miller Launches Delegated Authority Team in Canada, Hires 5 From Tysers
- ECB to Limit Purchases of Longer-Term Debt Issued by Climate Laggards
- McDonald’s Ordered to Face Byron Allen’s $10B Discrimination Lawsuit
- If it Looks Like an AOB, it Is One, Florida Appeals Court Decides in Kidwell Case
- District of Columbia Drops Additional Insurance Requirement for Outdoor Dining
- Port Operator Faces $21M in Damages Over Buyout Dispute
- Burns & Wilcox Brand Ambassador Max Homa Earns 5th PGA Tour Victory
- Indiana Steelworker Dies After Industrial Accident
- Centene to Pay Texas $165 Million in Medicaid Drug Pricing Settlement
- Federal Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation
- Fairfax-Backed Digit Insurance’s IPO Put on Hold by Indian Watchdog
- SURE, SageSure Launch Reliable Commercial Protection in Louisiana
- Ohio Apartment Fire Injures 4; Cause Under Investigation
- People Moves: Distinguished Programs Names Walters to Real Estate Group; Alera Appoints McCormack as Director of Market Relations
- People Moves: Chubb Global Mkts Promotes Jackson as Product Head of Mgmt Liability; Pesci Rejoins WTW in EMEA Reserving; IQUW Taps Beazley’s Bell, Brown for Property
- Hurricane Fiona Moves North With Up to $4B Economic Damages Estimated Already
- Flood Waters Receding After Storm Batters Western Alaska
- Missing Woman Found After Southern California Mudslides
- AIG Life/Retirement Unit Corebridge Valued at $13B
- American Family First U.S. Insurer to Join The Climate Pledge
- More Coaches Named in South Carolina Cheerleader Abuse Lawsuit
- Mississippi State Sorority Treasurer Sentenced in $4M Embezzlement
- AM Best Viewpoint: The Value of MGAs in a Hardening Market
- Auto Loss Costs Not Coming Down; Bigger Rate Hikes Ahead: Allstate CEO
- Coalition of Insurers, Pension Funds Commit $7.1 Trillion to Support 1.5°C Climate Goal
- Study: Four Major Tipping Points Close to Triggering Hotter Temps
- Chubb in Advanced Bancassurance Talks With Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank: Sources
- Mexico Struck by Powerful 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake on Fateful Anniversary
- Uber Says Lapsus$-Linked Hacker Responsible for Breach
- U.S. States Ask Appeals Court to Reinstate Facebook Lawsuit
- Weachter Agency in Tampa Joins Renaissance Alliance
- Smart Choice Makes Tennessee Agency Its 22nd Acquisition
- Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat
- Virginia Commonwealth University Reaches Settlement With Hazing Victim’s Family
- Basketball Hall of Fame and Chubb Insurer Hit the Court Over D&O Coverage
- UConn to Pay Former Basketball Coach Additional $3.9M Over Firing
- People Moves: Leavitt United Insurance Services Names Garcia Co-Owner; MJ Insurance Adds Krapf
- Court Rules In Favor of Officer in Oklahoma Teen’s Death Lawsuit
- Louisiana Flood Victims Receive $95 Million Settlement 39 Years Later
- Judge OKs Fund for University of Michigan Doctor’s Victims
- Crash That Killed Indiana Congresswoman Blamed on Failed Passing Attempt
- Acrisure Acquires Illinois’ B2Z Insurance
- U.S. Traffic Deaths in First Half 2022 Hit 16-Year High
- Gallagher Re Taps Aon’s Bowen as Chief Science Officer; Aon Names Jursa CEO of Commercial Risk, Czech Republic; Gridel Joins Howden M&A to Lead Europe Biz Devel
- Fiona, Now a Hurricane, Hammers Puerto Rico and DR, But Will Miss U.S.
- Big I President & CEO Rusbuldt to Retire Next Year
- Storm Battering Western Alaska Caused Widespread Flooding
- Puerto Rico Begins Restoring Power After Storm Snuffs Grid
- State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit with Mississippi AG
- People Moves: Gambale Joins AGCS From AIG; AXA XL Appoints 2 to Group Captives Unit
- U of Vermont Denies Allegations of Inadequate Response to Anti-Jewish Bias on Campus
- Howden Acquires Born Consulting AG in Switzerland
- White House Touts $1 Billion in Grants to Fight Cybercrime
- Teva Pharm Expects to Start Paying U.S. Opioid Settlement in 2023: CEO
- Assets of World’s Largest Companies at Growing Risk of Climate Impact: S&P
- Powerful Typhoon Unleashes Torrential Rain, Floods, Winds in Japan
- ‘Quirky’ Wording Sinks Evanston’s Exclusion, Appeals Court Finds in Sex Assault Case
- InsureScan Expands Auto Insurance Tech Approach to Alabama
- Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs Amid Court LGBTQ Ruling
- Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Against Virginia
- California Funding Research to Develop New Wildfire Defense Tools
- California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancellation Moratorium for new Wildfire
- 3 Iranian Citizens Charged in Broad Hacking Campaign in US
- Kansas Insurance Department Recovers $4.1 Million
- Court Revives Ohio State Sex Abuse Lawsuits
- Decade Old Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather
- Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest in California Files Lawsuit
- Tropical Storm to Brush Puerto Rico Before Turning North, East of Florida
- California Cleaning up from Destructive Mudslides
- Traffic, Water Shortages, Now Floods: The Slow Death of India’s Tech Hub?
- California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Review Volume Fell in First Half of 2022
- Delaware Law Cut Workers’ Compensation Medical Claim Costs by 33%: WCRI
- EU Proposes Rules Targeting Cybersecurity Risks of Smart Devices
- Infowars Lawyer Acknowledges Jones Spread Falsehoods on Sandy Hook
- Automated Rate Filings Put Root Ahead of Auto Insurance Competitors: CEO
- Still Negative: S&P Isn’t Budging on Reinsurance Outlook
- U.S. DOL Expands OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program
- Uber Probes Hacker’s Claim to Have Penetrated Key Databases
- Deadly Sinking of New England Fishing Vessel Prompts Call for Inspections, Locator Beacons
- Robotaxi Coming to Austin and Phoenix
- Oklahoma CSR and Insurance Consultant License Conversion To Take Effect Nov. 1
- Viewpoint: The Chinese Government is Coming for Your Company Secrets
- Cyber-Defense Agency Urges Companies to Automate Threat Testing
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