News for August 2024
- California Legislature Passes Bill to Support Insurance Fraud Detectives
- ‘Potentially Explosive’ Military Devices Involved in Deadly Arkansas Crash
- RLI Insurance Wants 16% Rate Hike in Florida on Umbrella, Filing Shows
- TDI to Hold Two Public Meetings on TWIA’s Filing of 10% Rate Increase
- Specialist Risk Group Acquires Renewal Rights of London-Based Taxi Insurance Broker
- 4 Killed, 10 Injured When Passenger Van Rolls Over in Texas Highway Crash
- Northwestern University Cheerleader Drops Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Climate Change Intensified Typhoon Shanshan, Study Says
- Severe Storms Leave Over 300K Michigan Homes and Businesses Without Power
- CrowdStrike VP Set to Testify to Congress on IT Outage
- Australia’s Agile Launches New Zealand Unit to Support Its New Lloyd’s Syndicate
- Railway Worker’s Death in Ohio Prompts Concerns Over Remote Control Trains
- Invisalign Maker Reaches $27.5M Settlement of Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit
- Salvage of Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea Expected in Coming Days, Sources Say
- Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines
- Munich Re and Swiss Re Both Top List of 2023’s Largest Reinsurers
- Four Fatal Shootings by Officers Were Justified, Mississippi Attorney General Says
- California Advances Landmark Legislation to Regulate Large AI Models
- PCF Brokerage Buys Part of Kentucky Health Solutions in 14th Acquisition This Year
- Musk Beats Suit Over Promoting Dogecoin ‘Pyramid Scheme’
- Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times
- Trucking Firm of Fatigued Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Kept Fake Hours Data: NTSB
- Sunken Superyacht Likely to Cost Insurers at Least $150 Million, Experts Say
- UK’s Aviva Conspired to Dodge India Compensation and Tax Rules, Agency Says
- GM Must Face Big Class Action Over Faulty Transmissions
- NHTSA Closes Two Preliminary Probes Into Fisker’s Ocean SUVs
- South Africa Insurer Santam Plans Asia Expansion, Following Success of Parent Sanlam
- Lithium Startups Bet on High Demand in Battery-Powered Future
- Museum to Sell Painting in Settlement With Heirs of Jewish Family That Fled the Nazis
- Vocational School Owner Arraigned in $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
- Screwber and Fake GPS: The $40 Million Dollar Ridesharing Fraud Scheme
- Unison’s RCM&D Acquires Virginia Benefits Firm MillenGroup
- LTC Global Acquires Michael L. Fitzgerald Insurance Services in California
- People Moves: Cooley Joins Graham Rogers Insurance as Transportation New Business Underwriter
- Woman Shot at Chicago White Sox Game Sues Team and Stadium Authority
- Appeals Court Revives Tesla’s Challenge Against Louisiana Law Banning Direct Sales
- Chicago Manufacturer Faces $1M Fine for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust
- Texas Officials Sued Over Anti-ESG Law Targeting Wall Street
- Telegram Lawyer Says Investigation Into CEO Durov Is ‘Absurd’
- Dick’s Sporting Goods Reports Unauthorized Access to Information Systems
- US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021
- Southern California Edison Seeks to Recover $1.6B of Wildfire-Related Losses
- Alabama Shipbuilder Austal to Pay $24M to Settle Accounting Fraud Probe
- Inadequate Inspections and Oversight Cited in Fatal WV Helicopter Crash
- US Appeals Court Takes Aim at Big Tech Liability Shield
- Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis Virus Takes Life of New Hampshire Resident
- Captain of Sunken Superyacht Declines to Answer Prosecutors’ Questions, Lawyer Says
- Hedge Fund Fermat Says Returns Took a Hit Amid Catastrophe Bond Selloff
- Court Tosses Missouri Law That Banned Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws
- Romanian Government Plans Drought Insurance Scheme for Farmers
- EU Mission in Red Sea Says no Oil Spill From Tanker Damaged in Houthi Attack
- Houthis Say Tugs Can Tow Away Stricken Oil Tanker Attacked in Red Sea
- Millions Evacuated as Typhoon Slams Southwest Japan, Halting Flights and Factories
- Weathering the Storm: How IBHS Is Revolutionizing Building Safety
- Converge Insurance CEO Talks Focus, Innovation and Perseverance
- Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats Claims 5 More Lives, CDC Says
- Relation Insurance Gets Close With Carolina Heritage Agency
- Audit Finds Some Florida Citizens’ Policies Over Limit, Small Use of Clearinghouse
- Cal/OSHA Cites Nine Employers for Silica Safety Violations
- Disability Rights Group Sues to Stop Mask Ban in Suburban New York County
- Crest Insurance Group Acquires Winren in Arizona
- Vermont Regulator Weighs Affiliation of Union Mutual With Norfolk & Dedham
- Man Accused of Starting California Wildfire by Throwing Firework out Car Window
- Cleanup Progresses After Spill of Firefighting Foam at Former Navy Base
- Ford Joins Harley in Scaling Back DEI Policies Amid Backlash
- Oklahoma Bulletin Addresses Upcoming Legislative Changes
- AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Ohio’s Buckeye State Mutual
- Lyft is a Motor Carrier and State Farm Can Be Sued Directly, Georgia Court Says
- Red Sea Insurance Nearly Doubles After Attacked Oil Tanker Appears to Be Leaking Oil
- Texas Lawmakers Consider Regulations to Address Risks of Artificial Intelligence
- TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, Appeals Court Rules
- Robots Are Starting (Good) Fires in California
- Two Workers Killed in Tire Explosion at Georgia Airliner Maintenance Facility
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Intensify in Coming Weeks, Meteorologists Say
- Americans Shop Around for Insurance More Than Ever as Costs Soar
- Cybercrime and Sabotage Cost German Firms $300 Billion in Past Year
- Insured Losses From Canada’s Jasper Wildfire Surpass C$880 Million
- 2 Small Planes Crash in Nebraska Less Than An Hour Apart; At Least 1 Dead
- UK Tones Down Worker ‘Right to Switch Off’ Demands on Firms
- Update: Japan Issues Emergency Warning as Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Approaches
- Update: US Warns Leaking Oil Tanker Poses Growing Red Sea Pollution Risk
- Michigan Golf Club Pays $440K Settlement for Alleged Fraudulent Pandemic Loan
- Missouri Football Field to Feature Shelter Insurance Logo in New Form of Advertisement
- Delaware Top Court Will Hear Drugmakers’ Appeal to End Zantac Lawsuits
- Wearable Sensors Can Predict Overheating but Is There Privacy Risk?
- NC High Court Allows Liquidation of Lindberg Insurers; He Owes $524M in Fed Case
- Ban on Switchblades Violates Second Amendment: Massachusetts High Court
- Extreme Rain Is a Growing Climate Threat to the Northeastern US
- Highstreet Acquires Wingert Insurance Agency in Washington
- Unusually Cold Storm That Frosted West Coast Peaks Provides Hint of Winter in August
- Judge Weighs Resolution of $38 Million Damages Dispute in Youth Center Abuse Case
- Rare and Deadly Mosquito Virus Infection Has Massachusetts Towns on Alert
- Inszone Acquires Texas’ Keith Williams Insurance Agency
- Coney Island Roller Coaster Shut Down After Mid-Ride Malfunction
- Insurtech Root, Goosehead Partner on Tech Integration for Independent Agents
- Kansas Man Sentenced for Securities Fraud
- Markets/Coverages: SageSure, Markel Collaborate to Expand Capacity in Coastal States
- First MainStreet Insurance Adds Three Agencies
- Childcare Provider to Pay $43K in Back Wages After Retaliation Against Texas Worker
- Chicago Is About to Sizzle Under Hottest Days of the Summer
- AT&T Paying to Resolve Investigation Into 911 Outage
- The Murdaugh Drama in SC Continues: Store That Sold Beer Now Suing its Insurers
- Chinese Hackers Breach US Internet Firms Via Startup, Researcher Says
- Update: EU Faces 2 Lawsuits Over Emissions Rules, ‘Green’ Label for Planes
- Lowe’s Scraps Some DEI Policies as Activist Claims a New Win
- UK Broker Clear Group Acquires R T Waters Ltd.
- Tropical Storm Hone Sweeps Past Hawaii; Rain Amounts Ease Wildfire Fears
- Fanatics Refiles Suit Against Cardinals’ Marvin Harrison Jr., Adds Father
- Storm Warnings Issued Across Southern Europe – From Italy to Serbia
- Connecticut Offers $5 Million in Grants to Help Small Businesses With Flood Recovery
- South Korea to Advance EV Battery Certification Scheme After Series of Fires
- Police Officer’s Family Sues Girlfriend Accused of His Death and Bars That Served Her
- Aviation Regulators Press for Global Action to Reduce Injuries From Turbulence
- Telegram CEO Held Over Alleged Failure to Stop Crime on App
- Uber Hit by Record $324 Million Fine for Data Transfers to US
- Kroger Case Tests FTC Chair’s Bid to Protect Workers
- What Policies Have Worked to Fight Climate Change? Answer: When the Polluter Pays.
- People Moves: Chaucer Hires Baker From AXA XL to Lead Political Violence Team; EagleView Hires Cooke for Enterprise Growth
- North Carolina Supreme Court Says Speedway Can Sue Over COVID Closure
- Wildfire Risk Harms California Home Values, San Francisco Fed Study Finds
- Judge Narrows Star Russian Soprano’s Lawsuit Against Met Opera
- Smoke Plume Over Houston Fades After TPC Restores Power
- Louisiana Insurers Required to Submit Hurricane Season Data by Aug. 30 Deadline
- People Moves: Christensen Group Insurance Appoints Mazzanti to Spearhead Chicago Expansion
- Texas DWC to Hold Brown Bag Series on Dispute Resolution
- AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Church Mutual’s Surplus Notes
- US Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Driving Up Rents
- Scientists at Iowa Research Facility Race to Halt Spread of Bird Flu
- Judge: EPA Can’t Use Civil Rights Act to Fight Industrial Pollution in Louisiana
- Alabama High School Football Player Dies From Brain Injury in Season Opener
- Halliburton Probes Impact of Cyberattack With Law Enforcement
- New Jersey Raises Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fee Cap to 25%
- Hawaiian Electric Raises Going Concern Doubts on Uncertainties Over Wildfire Settlement Financing
- Conflicting Federal Policies May Cost Residents Near Dams More on Flood Insurance
- Overweight Dump Truck Left Hole in Covered Bridge When It Crashed Into River
- Union Rep Says WV Governor Still Late on Greenbrier Bills
- Fires Burn on Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker but No Spill Yet, EU Says
- Australians Can Now Legally Ignore Work Calls, Emails After Hours
- Captain of Sunken Superyacht Placed Under Investigation
- Australian Homeowners Struggling to Afford Insurance as Climate Risks Grow: Report
- Stora Suspends Forest Harvesting After Thousands of Mussels Die
- Typhoon Shanshan Headed for Japan Threatens Transport Links
- Amazon Must Face D.C.’s Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
- Former Citigroup Exec Suing Bank Was Fired for Performance, Company Says
- Microsoft, Cyber Firms to Meet on Fixes After CrowdStrike Crash
- Mailing a Letter, in Context With Other Clues, Is Sufficient Cancellation – NC High Court
- FCBI, a Florida Workers’ Comp Fund, Acquires MidSouth Mutual in Tennessee
- J&J in Talks With Holdouts to $6.5 Billion Talc Settlement
- Worker Dies After Excavator Is Buried Under Rocks at Massachusetts Quarry
- Crest Insurance Acquires Benefits Specialist DWA in Arizona
- Jury Sides With Teacher in Suit Against District Over Jan. 6 Rally
- Medical Marijuana User Fired After Drug Test Loses Unemployment Benefits Appeal
- Fires Spotted on Red Sea Tanker Drifting With Oil on Board
- Texas and Southwest Face Scorching Heat Wave
- OneDigital Expands With Acquisition of Elite Insurance in Tennessee
- Blackouts in Extreme Weather Create Demand for Cleaner Backup Power
- People Moves: Hub Names Smith President of Carolinas Ops
- Arkansas County to Pay $3M Settlement Over Detainee’s 2021 Death in Jail
- Vibrant Green Fields Signal a Big US Corn Crop and Weak Prices
- FBI: From Cybercrime to Terrorism, America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’
- Fed’s Powell Says ‘Time Has Come’ to Cut Interest Rates
- Parent of Risk Strategies and One80 Intermediaries Closes $1 Billion Financing Deal
- Complex Salvage Operations Begin as Last Body Is Recovered From Wrecked Superyacht
- Tornado-Like Waterspouts Are ‘More Likely’ as the Mediterranean Warms
- London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running
- Markets/Coverages: Ascot Launches Capital Mgmt Platform for 3rd-Party Capital Biz
- Update: Greece Battles Wildfires While Storm Lilian Crosses UK
- People Moves: Miraglia and Rusas Join Alliant M&A from WTW; Embroker’s Maletsky Joins Hiscox’s Tech E&O
- People Moves: DiPhilippo Joins Alliant Employee Benefits; Cormier Joins Alliant Americas in Boston
- Ping An Profit Rises Nearly 7% as Market Recovery Bolsters Returns
- Vanderbilt Plans $520 Million Palm Beach Campus, Tapping into Migration of Wealth
- WV Volunteer Fire Official Pleads to Insurance Fraud After Burning Down His Home
- Scrap Metal Dealer Pleads Guilty in Multistate Catalytic Converter Theft Conspiracy
- Acquitted Yale Student Sues Women’s Groups for Calling Him a Rapist
- Frequency of Deadly Hurricanes Has Jumped 300%
- Woman Who Faced Eviction Over 3 Emotional Support Parrots Wins $165,000
- Amazon Is Boss of Subcontracted Drivers, Labor Board Prosecutors Say
- Uber to Begin Offering Self-Driving Cruise Cars, Shares Fall
- Montana Asbestos Clinic Seeks to Reverse Court Finding That It Submitted Hundreds of False Claims
- Authors’ Class Action Targets AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Infringement
- Western Alaska Yup’ik Village Floods as River Rises From a Series of Storms
- Hiscox Confirms Chairman Bloomer Died During Yacht Accident Off Coast of Sicily
- Is Heat Causing Branches to Fall Off Trees? Scientists Aren’t Sure
- AM Best Revises Outlook for Missouri Farm Bureau Group
- Cyber Resilience Overestimation Leads to Business Continuity Issues, Ransom Payments
- U.S. Transport Safety Board Opens Investigation Into Tesla Crash in California
- Crew Evacuated From Houthi-Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea
- Propane Blast Levels Pennsylvania Home, Kills Woman and Injures Man
- Why the Canadian Freight Rail Halt Will Roil North American Supply Chains
- East Palestine Residents Seek More Time, Information Before $600M Settlement Deadline
- Collapsed Rail Bridge Gets Controlled Demolition After Severe Flooding
- Two Killed in West Texas Plane Crash That Set Off a Fire
- The Hilb Group Expands Central Region Presence With Texas Acquisition
- Cyber Risk: West Virginia OIC Plans to Dispose of Older Workers’ Comp Files
- Markets/Coverages: Hanover Enhances Work Safe Program; Berkley Adds AttorneyShield; Encore Fiduciary Moves Into Management Liability
- GM’s Cruise Recalls Nearly 1,200 Robotaxis to Close US Probe
- Insurance Technology: Aon Tool Analyzes and Quantifies Potential D&O Losses
- Remnants of Hurricane Ernesto Trigger Wind and Rain Warnings in Scotland
- Unseasonal Winter Heat Across Australia Raises Wildfire Risks
- Swiss Re First-Half Profit Beats Estimates on Lower Catastrophe Claims
- Yacht Insurer OMAC Is Hull Carrier for Yacht Sunk Off Sicily, Sources Say
- WV Governor Scrambles to Halt Foreclosure of His Greenbrier Hotel
- Disney Drops Bid to Toss Allergy Suit Because Plaintiff Signed Disney+ Arbitration
- Titan Aerospace Acquires Plimsoll Specialty, Boosting Aviation Insurance Range
- Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools Taking State Money
- RAND Study Eyes Impact of Legal System Abuse and Social Inflation
- Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill?
- Musk’s Ban on Remote Work at X Beats Disability Bias Claim for Now
- Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe
- People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards and WCIRB Governing Committee
- Washington State Meter Reader Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam
- Virginia County Police Report Some Success Against High-End Theft Rings
- Compounding Disasters in Lake Charles Highlight Need for Disaster Preparedness
- People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Adds Heter to Midwest Team
- People Moves: Alliant Appoints Aguirre to Lead New Commercial Surety Practice
- Boating Accident Claims Lives of 2 Men in Illinois Lake; Girl Survives
- Ohio Nursing and Rehab Facility to Pay $150K Over Discrimination Settlement
- Jury Finds Parents of Texas Student Accused of 2018 Mass Shooting Not Negligent
- Texans’ Bid to Stay Cool in Heat Lifts Power Use to New High
- Florida Peninsula MGA Changes Name to Windward Risk Managers
- Launched by Spinnaker, Mainsail Now to be Harbored by Emerald Bay Risk
- Kroger Seeks to Block FTC Case Against Albertsons Acquisition
- Malawi Gets Insurance Payout of $11.2 Million for El Niño-Linked Drought Disaster
- Wall Street Regulator Approves Tougher Rules for Accounting ‘Negligence’
- Storm Warnings in Place Across Europe, From Northern Greece to Poland
- Markets/Coverages: Rokstone and Accredited Announce Multi-Year Capacity Agreement
- Update: Divers Retrieve 5th Body From Mike Lynch Yacht Sunk Off Sicily
- US Firms Warn Against ‘Unprecedented’ Hong Kong Cyber Rules
- Australian Insurer IAG Says Rise in Claims, Third-Party Costs to Push Up Premiums
- Puerto Rico Insurers to Absorb Hurricane Ernesto Losses: AM Best
- Markets/Coverages: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Sparks Port Blockage Cover From Marsh
- Medicare Recovery Actions Can’t be Made by Uninjured Parties, Appeals Court Says
- Judge Allows Transgender Girl to Play Soccer as Lawsuit Challenges New Law
- Baltimore’s Opioid Settlement With Cardinal Health Brings Total to $242.5 Million
- US Appeals Court Revives Google Privacy Class Action
- FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Blocked by Federal Judge
- People Moves: Lawley Adds Scaffidi and Moran, Promotes Belizaire
- Alphabet’s Waymo Robotaxi Unit Doubles Its Paid Rides In Three Months
- Flood-Stricken Connecticut Seeks Emergency Assistance from Federal Agencies
- Specialist Risk Group Acquires UK-Based Anthony James Insurance Brokers
- Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches $50 Million Port Blockage Insurance Facility
- Beryl-Battered Grenada Becomes 1st Country to Use Government Bond Hurricane Clause
- Supreme Court Keeps New Rules on Sex Discrimination in Education on Hold
- Ryan Specialty to Acquire Assets of MGU Greenhill From Alera
- Cops Vow to Avert Risk of Havoc From DNC Protesters Converging in Chicago
- USAA President, CEO Peacock Retiring in 2025
- Upstate Jury Says Harley-Davidson Must Pay $287 Million for Fatal ‘Trike’ Accident
- One Killed After Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes In Louisiana
- The Next Challenge for the US Charging Network: Congestion
- CIAB: Clear Evidence of Softening Commercial P/C Market Conditions in Q2
- Kansas to Pay $50K Settlement Over a Transgender Highway Patrol Employee’s Firing
- Texas Grid Faces Biggest Test of Summer With Extreme Heat
- Racer Scott Bloomquist Remembered After Plane Crash in Tennessee
- Trump Pitches $3 Billion in Condos at Miami-Area Golf Course
- Update: Taiwan’s CTBC Financial Plans to Buy Rival Shin Kong
- Storms Threaten Mediterranean From Sicily to Ionian Sea Islands
- Morgan Stanley’s and Hiscox’s Bloomer Among Those Missing After Yacht Sinks
- The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here
- T-Mobile Fined $60 Million Over Unauthorized Data Access
- Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay
- US State AGs Seek Treble Damages Against Live Nation for Concertgoers
- Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death
- Family of Carolina Woman Killed by Falling Utility Pole to Get $30M Settlement
- Virginia’s New Bad Faith Law: What Insurers Need to Know
- Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion
- People Moves: Buckner in Utah Appoints Peterson Director of Partnerships
- California Pot Farmers Feel the Heat from Low Pricing, Wildfires
- Tri-State Region Shocked as Severe Floods Take 2 Lives, Leave Trail of Destruction
- SME Broker Ardonagh Advisory to Acquire UK-Based R.K. Henshall
- US Workers More Glum on Compensation and Work Prospects, New York Fed Says
- Hidden Report Reveals Worker Illnesses From Ohio Derailment Cleanup
- Arkansas Governor Declares Emergency After Thunderstorms Knock Out Power
- Michigan DIFS Bulletin Issues Guidance on AI Use in Insurance Industry
- Verisk: US Reconstruction Costs Rose 5.2% From Last Year
- 14-Year-Old Dies After Collapsing During Football Practice in Alabama
- California Commissioner Invites Input on Final Phase of Wildfire Modeling Regulation
- Texas Jury to Decide if a Student’s Parents are Liable in Deadly School Shooting
- Skyward Specialty Launches Aviation Program
- Net Zero’s Carbon Removal Conundrum
- Lawsuit: Student with Down Syndrome Subjected to Abuse in Kansas School
- UK Insurers Call for Rule Change to Establish Captive Insurance Regime
- Rhode Island Sues 13 Firms That Worked on Troubled Washington Bridge
- People Moves: Rokstone Appoints Burrow Head of US Excess Casualty; Canopius Hires Mills to Head US Casualty
- Europe’s $42 Billion Effort to Fight Wildfires Is an Uphill Battle
- The Huge Profits Investors Have Made on Catastrophe Bonds Are Raising Eyebrows
- Ford Recalls About 85,000 Explorer SUVs Over Engine Fire Risk
- Freeway Drives Six New Franchises in Southeast, California
- Family Settles with Officer Whose K9 Killed an Alabama Man in 2018
- South Florida Man Charged with Unlicensed Public Adjusting in 2022
- People Moves: The Liberty Company Names Gaston Managing Director, Entertainment and Johnson Vice President, Producer
- New York City Subway Workers at Risk, Federal Agency Warns
- Bankrupt Steward Health Care Sells Physician Network as Massachusetts Hospital Seized
- Harvard Contract Breach Claims Blaming Marsh for Its $15M Insurance Denial Filed Too Late, Judge Rules
- People Moves: Skyward Specialty Hires Four Regional VPs and Two Underwriters
- People Moves: NI Holdings, Inc. Appoints Launer Interim CEO
- 88-Year-Old Missouri Victim in Boar’s Head Deli Meat Outbreak Underscores Risk
- Oklahoma Printing Business Ordered to Pay $47K After Employee Was Called an Ape
- Downward Spiral: Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement After Lawsuits
- Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game
- $7M Settlement Reached for Family of Man Fatally Shot by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy
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