News for May 2025
- SEC Dropping Enforcement Case Against Binance Crypto Exchange
- After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says
- Time Pressures And Climate Volatility Raise Risks for Caribbean Hurricane Season
- Oreo Maker Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocer Copies Its Packaging to Confuse Customers
- Wrongful Death Suit Says Big Oil Contributed to Heat Wave And Woman’s Death
- Trump Administration Targets Resiliency Funds to Shrink FEMA’s Role
- US Asks Judge to Dismiss Criminal Charge Over Boeing 737 Max Crashes
- Cars Are Getting Smarter. Why It Matters for Claims Professionals
- Ex-WWE Executive Agrees to Help Accuser in Sex Abuse Suit Against Vince McMahon And WWE
- Hyundai Weighs Sweeping US Price Hikes to Blunt Tariffs
- Wildfire Experience Inspires New Contents Claims InsurTech
- Citi Reverses Course on Firing of Japan Trader Five Years On
- Amazon’s Zoox Issues Second Software Recall This Month After San Francisco Crash
- Victoria’s Secret Pulled Down Website Amid Security Incident
- Paramount Has Offered $15M to Settle Trump’s CBS Lawsuit, According to Reports
- Brazil Sues EV Giant BYD Over ‘Slavery’ Conditions at Plant
- Two Chevron Workers Die of Injuries From Angola Platform Fire
- Ex-Analyst Sues Freepoint Commodities, Alleges Insider Trading Pressure
- Sources Say German Carmakers Are in Talks With US Over Possible Tariff Deal
- Lawsuits Aim to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible for Climate Change. Here’s A Look at Some
- Cyberattack Surge Creates Opportunity, Premium Rethink for Insurers
- Ford Recalls 1.1M Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Software Issue
- Peak Hailstorm Season Is Coming: Protecting Rooftop Solar Panels From Damage
- Study Shows AI Spots Suspicious Claims Earlier Than Traditional Approaches
- More Tornadoes And Fewer Meteorologists Make for A Dangerous Mix
- First Heat Wave of Season to Bake West, Increasing Wildfire Risk
- UBS Client Can’t Sue Bank Over Broker’s Alleged Affair With Wife
- DIY Home Inspections? They Are Taking Over, Firms Say
- Four Ex-VW Managers Convicted in Germany Over Diesel Scandal
- Southern California Edison Paying $82.5M to Settle Claims Over Bobcat Fire Damages
- ATI Restoration Names Van Sant VP of Estimating, Coleman Director of Estimating
- Urban Fires Can Mean Long Trips for Helicopters to Get Water. One Firefighter Had A Better Idea
- Will Workers’ Comp Benefit from ‘Most-Favored-Nation’ Drug Pricing?
- Boeing Reaches Nonprosecution Deal With US Over 737 Max Crashes
- AIG Settles Lawsuit Against E&S Rival Dellwood and Former Employees
- Here Comes Another Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season, But Will It Be as Crazy as 2024?
- We Have Entered A New Era of Auto Claims Complexity
- Crypto DeFi Project Cetus Protocol Suffers Security Breach
- Corporate Nuclear Verdicts Surged to New Record High in 2024, Report Says
- Pacific Northwest Drivers Think They’re Safe, But Aren’t So Sure About Others
- Beastie Boys, UMG Settle Lawsuits Against Chili’s Over ‘Sabotage’ Ads
- Sedgwick: European Product Recalls Reach Highest Quarterly Total in 11 Years
- New Orleans Archdiocese Paying $180M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse
- SMBC Proceeds From Russian Jet Insurance Settlements Hit $1.4B
- D.A. Says Former California Police Officer on Workers’ Comp Went to Festival, Skied
- Plane Crashes into San Diego Neighborhood, Setting Homes And Vehicles on Fire
- Report Shows Cargo Theft Risk at All-Time Highs as Memorial Day Weekend Nears
- Department of Labor Keying in on Workplaces with Highest Injury Rates
- Court Says Google, AI Firm Must Face Mother’s Lawsuit Over Suicide of Son
- State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California
- No NOAA Large-Disaster Data Could Hurt Insurer Grasp of Secondary Perils, Says AM Best
- Marks & Spencer Says Cyberattack to Cost $403 Million
- APCIA Says Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims
- Mitchell: Claims Frequency of Battery Electric Vehicles up as Sales Face Tariff Threat
- Fire on Chevron Oil Platform Offshore Angola Injures 17
- AF Group Claims Exec Embracing AI, But He Won’t Measure Success by Replacing People
- Trump Plans to Merge Wildland Firefighting Efforts into One Agency, But Ex-Officials Warn of Chaos
- Senate Will Try to Block California Vehicle Standards That Would Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars
- Central US Severe Weather Outbreak Caused Billions in Damages, AccuWeather Says
- Nearmap Acquiring itel to Add to Property Intelligence, Underwriting And Claims Services
- Auto Claims Data: What it Means for Claims Professionals
- Subaru of America Increases Vehicle Prices, Citing Market Conditions
- When a Neighborhood Floods, Foreclosures Often Follow
- China’s Humanoid Robots Will Not Replace Human Workers, Beijing Says
- California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
- M&S’ Slow Recovery From Cyberattack Puts It at Risk of Lasting Damage
- Capital One to Pay $425M to Settle Litigation Over Savings Accounts
- Storms Taking Aim at Central US, Where Many Are Digging out From Tornado Damage
- UK Legal Aid Hack Includes ‘Significant Amount’ of Personal Data
- Amazon Removed Backup Landing Sensors Before Drone Crashes
- The Vital Role of Claim Professionals After Cyberattacks
- Harvard Settles Lawsuit by Former Student Claiming Antisemitism
- Binance, Kraken Are Said to Have Been Targets of Hacks
- Denver Air Traffic Control Hit by Nearly 2 Minute Comms Outage, Echoing Newark
- Florida High Court Lets Stand Ruling on Damage Estimates in Supplemental Claims
- Coinbase Hack May Cost Company $400M, Rocks Crypto Pioneer
- Sedgwick: Number of Recalled Products in US Rose 25% in First Quarter
- Amgen Owes $406M for Monopolizing Cholesterol Drug Market, Jury Rules
- X Advertisers From Nestle to Shell Deny Musk’s Boycott Claims in Suit
- Boeing Whistleblower’s Family Settles Suit With Aircraft Maker Over His Death
- EPA Rolling Back Some Biden-Era Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
- FEMA Chief Says Agency Will Raise State Burden for Disasters to 50%
- Cyberattack-Hit M&S Says Food Availability Improving Every Day
- New Jersey Announces $450 Million PFAS Settlement With 3M Days Before Start of Trial
- Coinbase Says Bribed Workers Leaked Data to Hacker Seeking $20 Million in Ransom
- Space War: Marsh Sues Willis Over Aviation Insurance Hires Soliciting Clients
- Georgia Becomes Second State to Shield Bayer From Roundup Cancer Claims
- Steelmaker Nucor Halts Some Production After Cyber Security Incident
- New York Sues Capital One For Cheating Savings Depositors
- Google Says Hackers That Hit UK Retailers Now Targeting American Stores
- Newark Backup Data Line Failed Before 90-Second Radar Outage
- US Farm Agency Staff Warn Congress of Food Safety Risks, Political Interference
- Waymo Recalls 1,200 Self-Driving Vehicles After Minor Collisions
- CFPB Drops Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Walmart, Fintech Partner
- At RIMS, Sedgwick Experts Outline Key Workers’ Comp Claims Trends
- Insurer Coalition Saw Costs From Business Email Compromise Rise in 2024
- Judge Recommends Approving 17% State Farm Rate Hike in California
- Marks & Spencer Says Hackers Have Stolen Some Customer Data
- Spain Blackout Shows Need for Batteries in Renewable-Heavy World
- Tiger Brands Offers Settlement to Plaintiffs in Listeriosis Class Action
- Americans Hit the Road as Economic Fears Discourage Flying
- As Execs Eye AI for Fraud Detection, Deloitte Predicts Billions in Savings
- Newark Airspace Breakdowns Examined by FAA, Verizon Task Force
- State AI Regulation Ban Tucked into Republican Tax, Fiscal Bill
- Duffy Says ‘Several Weeks’ of Flight Cuts Needed at Newark
- Data Exfiltration is the New Ransomware in Evolving Cyber Landscape
- Italy’s Moltiply Sues Google in $3.3B Lawsuit Over Market Dominance
- Google Identifies New Malware Linked to Russia-Based Hacking Group
- Commercial Property Customers Cutting Insurance Corners Despite Risk
- Study: Smoke From Climate-Fueled Wildfires Contributed to Thousands of US Deaths Over 15 Years
- Detroit Three Automakers Blast Trump UK Trade Deal
- Why Trump’s Plan to Stop Tallying Weather Losses Matters to the Insurance Industry
- EU Changes to Sustainability Law Risk Company Lawsuits, Legal Scholars Say
- Shedeur Sanders Fan Sues NFL for $100M Over Quarterback’s Draft Slide
- Acting FEMA Chief Is Ousted After Less Than 4 Months
- New York School District Sues Two Insurers Over Coverage for Child Victim Claims
- Air Traffic Control Overhaul Seeks Upgraded Towers, Radar
- Tesla’s ‘Robotaxi’ Trademark Refused for Being Too Generic
- FTX Lawsuit Against Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Shohei Ohtani, Others Is Narrowed
- Trump Announces Framework With UK, Lowering Trade Barriers
- Insurers Paid $612M on Kansas Storm Damage Claims in 2024
- UnitedHealth Sued by Shareholders Over Reaction to Backlash From Executive’s Killing
- Court Approves $750 Million Settlement for Survivors of Abuse by Gynecologist
- Report: Oregon Worker’s Comp Claims Fell in 2023 from Previous Two Years
- Jury Awards Man $3M for Defective Airbag That Caused Serious Injury in Crash
- 17 States Suing DOT for Suspending EV Charging Infrastructure Funds
- Nearly Quarter of People on Long-Acting Opioids Develop Addiction
- Flyers Avoiding Newark Airport Over Safety Fears
- Britain to Face More Cyberattacks as AI Adoption Grows, Minister Says
- Delta Must Face Passenger Lawsuit Over Massive CrowdStrike Outage
- US States Push for Speed-Limiting Devices on Cars of Dangerous Drivers
- Amazon’s Robotaxi Unit Zoox Agrees to Software Recall After Self-Driving Crash in Vegas
- Instagram Suggested ‘Groomers’ Connect With Minors, FTC Says
- Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Over Whopper Ads
- Newark Radar Failure Left Controllers Blind for 90 Seconds
- Report: M&S, Co-op Cyberattackers Duped IT Help Desks into Resetting Passwords
- Auto Insurance Market Stays Rational Despite Improved Trends, Says Allstate
- UBS Will Pay $511 Million to End Credit Suisse US Tax Probe
- Raytheon to Pay $8.4M for Non-Compliance with Cybersecurity Requirements
- Messaging App Tied to Trump Cabinet Investigating Cyber Incident
- Rivian to Build $120M Illinois Supplier Park to Lower Tariff Impacts
- In The Wake of Devastating LA Fires, Residents Begin to Rebuild
- UK Grocer Co-op Says Hackers Obtained Customer Data
- Dashboard Shows New York City Paid Nearly $2 Billion to Settle Claims in 2024
- EV Maker Polestar Recalls 28,000 Cars in US Over Rearview Camera Issue
- Navigating Talent Shortages and Making Claims Cool
- JD Power: Drivers Keep Shopping Even as Auto Insurance Price Increases Slow
- Britain Will Warn Companies Cyber Security Must Be ‘Absolute Priority’
- Spain Suffered Multiple Power Incidents in Build up to Full Blackout
- APCIA, IBHS Testify Before Senate Committee on Loss Mitigation
- Britain’s M&S Enters Second Week of Sales Disruption After Cyberattack
- Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Sues Meta Over AI Responses About Him
- US Alleges Medicare Insurers, Brokers Used Illegal Kickbacks
- Harrods Is Latest British Retailer to Be Hit by Cyber Attack
- New Suit in Ohio Derailment Adds Doubts to Northfolk Southern’s Commitment
- Automakers Could Still Face Up to $12,000 Impact Per Car From Tariffs
- California’s Ban on Gasoline Cars Is Overturned by US House Vote
- Allstate Q1 Income Drops 52% on Record $3.3B Gross Catastrophe Losses
- LA Fire Investigation Will Take a Year or More, Edison CEO Says
- Spain’s Grid Denies Dependence on Solar Power to Blame for Blackout
- IIHS and Consumer Reports: Annual List of Safest Cars for Teen Drivers
- LA County Approves $4B Payout to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities
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