National News for August 2023
- Montana Youth Climate Activists Get Historic Win in State Case
- Maui Fire Is Deadliest in US in 105 Years, With 93 Killed
- Nikola Recalls All Battery-Electric Trucks, Halts Sales After Fire Probe
- Microsoft’s Role in Email Breach to Be Part of Cyber Inquiry
- Conservative Starbucks Investor Loses Diversity Challenge
- NAIC Weighs Overriding Credit-Rating Companies
- Rising Flood Risks Threaten Many Water and Sewage Treatment Plants
- ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Sounding Alarm for Some
- Supreme Court Halts Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement Pending Review
- Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software
- NOAA Increases Prediction for Atlantic Hurricane Season to “Above-Normal”
- Global Insurance M&A Drops Sharply in First Half 2023
- Political Violence in Polarized US at Its Worst Since 1970s
- Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Board Defeat Shareholders’ Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit
- Liberty Mutual Posts Q2 Loss of $585M Driven By Catastrophes
- Calling All Employees: Help Make Your Agency a ‘Best Place to Work’ – Nominate Today!
- People Moves: DUAL North America Named Gosselink EVP Fine Art; Hennessy Now CEO McGill Global Risk Solutions
- Surplus Lines Premium Increases 16% to Nearly $36 Billion Through June
- Tainted Medication Fears Spur Defense Department to Seek Outside Testing
- White House Holds First-Ever Summit on Ransomware Crisis Plaguing Public Schools
- Kellogg’s ‘Woke’ Workplace Diversity Programs Are Illegal, Group Claims
- Wall Street WhatsApp, Texting Fines Exceed $2.5 Billion
- Biden’s Carbon Proposal is Unworkable, Power Sector Warns
- Cargo Theft Increased 57% in Q2; High-Value Shipments Targeted
- Severe Convective Storms Top Insured Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Swiss Re
- Finance Firms’ Return-to-Office Crackdown Could Backfire: Deloitte
- Business Owners Seek Increased Insurance Protection Amid Mounting Risks: Gallagher
- Attacks at Medical Centers Show Why Health Care Is One of the Most Violent Fields
- Google Fails to End $5B Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
- Kemper Exits Preferred Home and Auto Business Immediately
- Inflation, Catastrophe Losses Lead P&C Underwriting Loss in 2023
- MOVEit Cyber Hack Spawned Around 600 Breaches but Isn’t Done Yet
- US Insurers Invested in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks to Underwriting Mount
- Average Cost of a Data Breach Has Reached an All-Time High: IBM Report
- Trucking Firm Yellow Files for Bankruptcy, Blasts Teamsters
- More Big Corporate Settlements Coming, Says Departing Justice Dept Official
- Banking Industry Starts to Pick Its Battles Against New Capital Rules
- Hospitals, Clinics in Several States Begin Recovery After Cyberattacks
- Berkshire Operating Earnings Jump on Insurance Strength
- Investors Double-Down on Cyber Insurtech Resilience With $100M Series D Round
- Allianz Ex-Manager Must Face US Fraud Charges On $7B Investor Loss
- Judge Allows Key Antitrust Google Search Claims to Go to Trial
- Purdue Asks Supreme Court Not to Block Opioid Settlement During Appeal
- Markets/Coverages: NIP Expands GrowPro Program to Include Agricultural Property
- Amazon Again Cited by Regulators Over Worker Safety
- Microsoft Says Russia-Linked Hackers Behind Dozens of Teams Phishing Attacks
- WCRI: Inflation Not a Big Deal for Workers’ Comp, Yet
- Forecasters Stress Uncertainty in Latest Hurricane Forecast
- Teva Agrees to Pay $126M to US Hospitals Over Opioids
- Report: 244M in U.S. Felt at Least One July Day with Temps Likely Due to Climate Change
- Lemonade Posts Q2 Loss of $67.2M, Reviews Homeowners Book
- Hyundai, Kia Recall 91,000 Vehicles Over Fire Risks, Urge Owners to Park Outside
- GM Recalls Nearly 900 Vehicles With Takata Air Bag Inflators
- Root Inc. Narrows Q2 Net Loss to $37M, Remains Committed to Pricing Model
- People Moves: McGriff Restructures Personal Lines Operations; Tinubu Appoints Edwards as Surety COO
- Report: Auto Insurance Premiums Rise 17% in H1 of 2023
- J&J Talc Cancer Plaintiffs Want 6-Month Ban on Further Bankruptcy Filings
- Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Graham Company
- Baseball-Size Hail Makes Insuring Solar and Wind Farms Pricier
- GAO Urges Changes to NFIP as Study Highlights Potential $27B Shortfall
- Aon: Public D&O Pricing Drops for Fifth Straight Quarter; 96% Retain Carriers
- X, Musk Seek Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Ex-Twitter Workers’ Severance Pay
- Allstate Records $2.7B Net Catastrophe Hit on Way to Q2 Loss of $1.4B
- AIG General Insurance Sees Strong Q2 Growth, Margin Improvement
- PCF Insurance Services Secures $400M Financing as Part of New Loan
- NHTSA Opens Probe Into 280,000 New Tesla Vehicles Over Steering Issue
- Musk’s X Sues Nonprofit That Fights Hate-Speech
- Yellen Says Extreme Weather Exposes Gaps in Insurance Protection
- Diverging Cyber Cat Model Results Challenge Underwriters’ Risk Analysis: Guy Carpenter
- Industry Trades Rail Against Federal Climate Disclosure Bill
- Companies Caught in Diversity Crossfire Are Frozen by Uncertainty
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