Editor’s Picks for August 2024

• Cargo Theft Increases Heading into Labor Day Holiday, Report Shows
• Sunk Superyacht Likely to Cost Insurers At Least $150 Million, Experts Say
• The Murdaugh Drama Continues: Store That Sold Beer Now Suing its Insurers
• U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021
• Chinese Hackers Exploited Bug to Compromise Internet Companies, Cybersecurity Firm Says
• Americans Shop Around for Insurance More Than Ever as Costs Soar
• Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Intensify in Coming Weeks, Meteorologists Say
• Storm Warnings Across Southern Europe From Italy to Serbia
• Former Citigroup Executive Suing Bank Was Fired for Performance, Company Says
• Frequency of Deadly Hurricanes Has Jumped 300%
• Verisk: Reconstruction Costs in U.S. Rose 5.2% from Last Year
• Neutralizing Aftershock: Managing Claims in Response to Shock Verdicts
• Wall Street Firms to Pay $470M to Settle With Regulators Over Texting
• First Street Finds Most Debby-Damaged Homes Outside Flood Zone, Without Coverage
• Health Systems Increasingly Targets of Cyberattacks But They Can be Ready
• Report: 2.6M Homes with a Cost of $1.3 Trillion at Moderate to Very High Risk of Wildfire
• Hurricane Debby’s Florida Claims Already Near 12,000
• Hawaiian Electric Pegs Loss at $1.7 Billion From Maui Fire
• Student-on-Employee Workers’ Compensation Assault Claims Drop: Gallagher Bassett
• NOAA Says Highly Active Hurricane Season Likely to Continue in The Atlantic
• Japan Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Warning After Powerful Tremor
• Gallagher Re: Insured Losses From Hurricane Debby to Be ‘Very Manageable’
• Viewpoint: Generative AI in Insurance Isn’t Working
• Court Rules Florida Insurer Can’t Object to Appraiser After the Award Is Decided
• A Comprehensive Strategy for Optimizing Outcomes in Catastrophic Workers’ Comp Claims
• Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian, Florida Lawsuit Says
• Travelers: Costliest Claims Driven by Most Common Workplace Accidents
• Viewpoint: Pursuing Claims Involving Automated Driving Systems
• Storm Debby Threatens Carolinas With Possible Floods, Tornados
• Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims
• Hurricane Debby Threatens to Flood U.S. East After Hitting Florida
• Hawaiian Electric Settles Fire Claims as Part of $4 Billion Deal
• Good Faith Claim Handling in Fraud Investigations
• California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, 540 Structures Destroyed
• U.S. Judge Throws Out $4.7B Verdict Against NFL in ‘Sunday Ticket’ Lawsuit
• Claim on Seized Hemp Shipment Barred, Showing Trickiness of Coverage
• Are Captives the Answer for Uninsured HOAs? Utah Opens Door

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