News for August 2026
- Sony, Warner Music Sue Anthropic Over Songs Used in AI Training
- Aon Acquires USI Insurance From KKR for $17 Billion
- California Lawmakers File Wildfire Plan Axes Newsom Asks to Bar Insurers From Suing Utilities
- New Illinois Law Requires Insurance for High-Speed E-Bikes
- Carnival Cruise Line Wins New Trial After $10M Verdict in Sex Assault Suit
- Uber to Offer Optional Livestreams of Teen Rides to Parents and Guardians
- We Should Be Paying More Attention to The New Wave of SMB Cyber Claims
- Kalshi Weather Odds Are Coming to a Weather App Near You
- Russian-Speaking Cybercriminals Used SpaceX’s AI Tool to Hack Seven Companies
- US Widens Lettuce-Related Cyclosporiasis Probe to 20 States
- EV Maker Lucid Recalling 27,000 Luxury Sedans Over Fire Risk
- Court OKs Bank of America’s $72.5 Million Settlement With Epstein Accusers
- Meta Settlement Opens New Front in Global Fight Over Social Media Harm
- LA Fire Zone Set to Get $3 Million Homes Funded by Muni Bonds
- Google to Pay $354 Million to Settle App Developer Class Action
- As AI Agents Go Rogue, Cyber Insurers Are Adapting Their Policies
- New York City Faces Flood Risks From Thunderstorms
- Glassdoor: Adjusters Dislike, Fear AI More Than Others
- Insurers Want a Bigger Slice of the Bank Risk Transfer Boom
- Brazil Seeks $97 Million From App Discord Over User Protections
- PwC International Can’t Exit Evergrande Case, HK Court Rules
- Deloitte Paying $21.5 Million to Settle Government Probe Over DEI
- KKR to Pay $250 Million to Resolve DOJ Merger Filing Lawsuit
- Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $16.7 Billion in Social Media Case
- Nuclear Verdicts Go Boom, Increase 40.7% in 2025
- Canada Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods Worth $20B as Trade War Intensifies
- AI Firms Debate Putting Cyber Tests Online After Model Hacks
- PepsiCo Scraps Coverage of Weight-Loss Drugs for Employees
- Lawsuit Alleges TWIA Fraudulently Reduced Claim Estimates From Hurricane Beryl
- California Lawmakers to Oppose Limits on Insurance Fire Claims
- First Brands Bankruptcy-Payout Plan Rejected by Federal Judge
- Chronic Traumatic Brain Damage Widespread in Former NFL Athletes
- Judge Approves $117.5 Million Settlement in ‘Complex’ Comcast Data Breach Case
- Amazon’s New Order Confirmation Emails Seen Boosting Phishing Risk
- USI Sues 3 Former Producers After They Allegedly Moved Clients to Howden US
- Los Angeles Faces Days of 100F Heat as Southwest Fire Risk Grows
- Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves
- JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Fight Suits Over Role in Buyout Deals
- Zillow, Redfin Settle FTC Case Over Rental Listings
- Highest-Ever Ocean Temperature Measured as Super El Niño Forms
- Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Insurance BPO & Consulting ‘Demo Day’ on August 26
- NHTSA Eyeing 1 Million GM Pickups, SUVs Over Engine Failure Concerns
- Tesla Recalls 3 Million EVs in China Over Door Handle Safety
- Judge Narrows Ben & Jerry’s Lawsuit Accusing Unilever of Silencing Social Activism
- Apollo Global Reveals Data Breach After Hackers Target Financial Firms
- TikTok to Pay $400 Million to Settle DOJ Child Privacy Case
- Rare Tornado Touched Down on Long Island During NYC Storm
- Teen Drops Lawsuit Against Meta, Google and Snap Ahead of Trial
- Abbott to Pay $670 Million to Settle Some Preterm Infant Formula Cases
- Appeals Court Revives Signature Bank Collapse Lawsuit Despite FDIC Objection
- Former NFL QB Hasselbeck on Frontier: Diagnosing CTE Disease in the Living
- General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee’s Injury
- The Integrity Deficit: The Promise and The Erosion
- Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Is Upending How America Moves Its Goods
- Training the People Behind the Claims Assessments: Allstate Claims University
- Severity Gap Between Repairable BEVs and ICE Vehicles Reaches Record Low
- California Adopts Weaker Home Protection Rules as Wildfires Grow
- A $100 Million Mall Reopening Is a Sign of LA’s Uneven Fire Recovery
- Zuckerberg Encouraged Growth Over Child Safety, Ex-Meta Executive Testifies at Trial
- Report Documents Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers
- The Great Modern Train Robbery: Thieves Steal $200 Million a Year
- Marsh Names Gulati-Kapoor Chief Claims Officer
- State Farm Must Give Up Trade Secrets in Claims Lawsuits, but Under Court Review
- Flock Announces Changes Amid Backlash Over License Plate Reader Network
- J.S. Held Acquiring Element Forensic Engineering in Canada
- Meta Rejects Claims It Sought to Hook Kids to Facebook, Instagram as Key Trial Begins
- Alabama Courthouse Workers Smelled a Rat. Court Must Decide If Insurer Defends Suit
- Car-Seller Copart Among Suitors for Car Insurance Software Firm CCC
- ICE Pitches Legal Insurance for Officers Who Make Immigration Arrests
- Hawaii Faces Months of Power Outages After Lala Damages Grid
- Moody’s Says Heat, Water Scarcity Driving Stranded-Asset Risks
- NJ School Board Not Liable for Boy’s Shooting at Football Game With No Metal Detector
- Mortgage Servicer Paying $15.5 Million Settlement Over ‘Force Placed’ Insurance Costs
- Massachusetts High Court Says Mag Mutual Must Defend Doctor Accused of Stalking
- Kids Keep Getting Hurt and Killed on E-bikes. Should Parents Be Held Responsible?
- Sedgwick Names Grotte Chief Commercial Officer in Sweden
- Harvard Wins Dismissal of US Suit Over Campus Antisemitism
- Lala Leaves One Dead in Hawaii With Heavy Rain, Wind to Come
- ANALYSIS-Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount
- Britain Considers Easing 2030 Zero-Emission Vehicle Targets
- Report Says Firefighting Tactics at Maine Lumber Mill Inadvertently Aided Deadly Blast
- Amazon’s New User Agreement Seeks to Curb Class-Action Suits
- Australia’s ‘World-Leading’ Minimum Pay And Insurance Rules for Gig Delivery Workers
- When ‘We Accept’ Becomes A Contract: A Claims Lesson From Farmers V. Wood
- Hackers Claim Mass Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv And Dozens of Others
- Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike as Storms Batter Indiana
- US Climate Prediction Center Sees 69% Chance of Historic El Niño
- Detroit Automakers Fear North American Trade Deal Revamp Could Cost Them Billions
- Shein Loses UK Suit Against Temu Over Copyright Allegations
- Anti-Bias Agency Says Nike Complied With Subpoena, Drops Lawsuit
- Homeowners Insurance Market Reaches ‘Fragmented Phase,’ Says S&P GMI
- Tesla Recalling 20,000 US Vehicles Over Excessively Bright Low-Beam Headlights
- Crypto Firm Trezor Says Data Breach Exposed Thousands of Clients
- Hawaii Faces More Tropical Threats From El Niño-Charged Pacific
- UnitedHealth Investor Suit Alleges Security, Governance Lapses
- USDA Says Argentine Beef That Missed Inspection Is Recalled
- Court Rules Lawsuit Not Allowed for Heat-Stricken Worker Despite Previous Death
- Tornado Alley’s on the Move and Creating New Risk Concerns, Modeler Says
- AI Data Center Boom Is ‘Maxing Out’ P/C Insurers, AIG CEO Says
- A Defensible Framework for Post-Wildfire Smoke Damage Claims
- FlightAware Sues Kalshi Over Flight-Cancellation Markets
- Meta, 29 States Head to Court in Biggest Test Yet of Youth Social Media Litigation
- GM Sets Up $4.5 Billion Plan to Ensure Supply of Critical Parts
- Edison Judge Balks at Holding Utility Liable for LA Wildfire
- Judge OKs $106 Settlement in Deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel Collapse in New Orleans
- Toyota Recalling 508,000 US Vehicles for Instrument Cluster Display Issues
- AI Is a Focus at Insurance Educators Event
- ‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re
- Severe Thunderstorms Across US Midwest Trigger Flood Warnings
- Americans Just Endured the Hottest Month in 132 Years
- Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will ‘Irrational’ Competition Return?
- Gallagher Bassett Promotes Jain to Executive Vice President and New Role
- Trump Wins Permission to Revise BBC Suit to Remove Brand Damage
- Taylor Farms Recalls Salsa, Guacamole on Salmonella Outbreak, Intensifying Food-Safety Fears
- Appeals Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Suits Over User Addiction Claims to Proceed
- Drivers of Mercedes AMG Cars File Class Action Over Burn Hazard from Logo on Seat
- Allstate Introduces Large Language Model, ALLIE
- Alacrity Solutions Names Triola Chief Revenue Officer
- El Niño May Cause Fewer Hurricanes in North America, Limiting Insurance Losses, Zurich CEO Says
- Verisk: Cargo Theft Losses Hit $304M on Organized Crime Cyber Schemes
- NYC Vows Legal Action Against Online Sellers of Illegal E-Bikes and E-Scooters
- Canada Discussing Trade Concessions With US for Some Tariff Relief, Reports Say
- Arson Suspect Timed Spokane Fire for High Wind Day
- Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million In New Mexico for Teen Mental Health Fund
- New Database Shows 6.5 Million Americans Face Landslide Risks — and Where They Live
- Oil-Related Materials Claims Exposure Varies Broadly Across US
- Restaurant Chains Hit By Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
- Judge Finds Law Restricts Her From Reducing ‘Excessive’ $91M Injured Worker Award
- OpenAI Asks Judge to Toss Apple’s Trade Secrets Lawsuit
- Meta AI Model Hacks Another Company During Testing
- Bodily Injury Is Now A Big Share of Auto Claims Payouts. Is AI to Blame for That Too?
- Pressured By Tesla, European Regulators Keep ‘Full Self-Driving’ Safety Data Secret
- Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Gap
- Amazon’s Zoox to Levy Fares, in US First for Controls-Free Taxis
- AI Risks Require Tougher Cyber Defenses, Top US Officials Warn
- Major Hedge Funds Targeted in Wave of Attempted Cyberattacks
- Binance Claims RedotPay Diverted Users in $470 Million Lawsuit
- Google Loses Bid to Block UK Class Action Over Search Ads
- Citigroup Settles $70 Million Trade-Loss Suit With Loomis Sayles
- OpenAI Settles Worker Discrimination Allegations With DOJ
- Edison Equipment Blamed for Deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles
- Product-Defect Presumption Lives On: Florida Appeals Court Upholds $103M vs. Ford
- Cyclosporiasis Cases in Michigan Climb Top 11,500 on Ongoing Outbreak
- New Jersey Sues Amazon Alleging Poor Pay And Conditions for Drivers
- Goldman Sachs Creates $1 Billion Reinsurance Pool With Talcott
- NHTSA: Some Older Ford Cars, SUVs Pose Unreasonable Safety Risks
- Apple Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against OpenAI in Trade Secrets Case
- TikTok Finalizing Trio of Settlements in Addiction Litigation
- Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk
- Farmers Files to Expand Coverage And Raise Rates for California Small Businesses
- Prediction Market Bets on Wildfires Draw Scrutiny From Senators
- Amgen Reports Theft of Patient Data in Cyber Incident
- Taco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before Recall
- Hackers Hit Bitcoin’s Safest Hiding Place in Ongoing Attack
- AI Skills More Valuable Than MBAs, 86% of Finance Executives Say
- Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Structures in Washington State
- Trucking Stocks Fall on Legal Risk in Worst Month Since Tariffs
- Cyber Firm Wiz Says Flaw Could Have Led to Mass Exposure of Microsoft Cloud Customers
- German Court Rules AI Music Firm Suno Broke Copyright Rules
- Stellantis Recalling 1.5 Million Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks Over Seat Belt Issue
- Insurer Says Virginia ‘Intentional’ Acts Law Blocks $10M Punitive Damages Claim
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