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Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers

Insurance Journal

A recently discovered data breach may impact more than one million customers of Farmers Insurance, warned a recent notification to Maine’s Attorney General. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers Group, Inc. (its attorney-in fact), and their subsi...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers

Carrier Management

Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers A recently discovered data brea...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

AM Best Upgrades Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation to “A” Rating

Insurance Journal

AM Best upgraded Baton Rouge based regional workers’ compensation insurer, Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company’s Financial Strength and Credit Ratings from A – (Excellent) to A (Excellent). Stonetrust offers workers’ compensatio...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Northwestern Settles Hazing Scandal Lawsuit with Former Football Coach

Insurance Journal

Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced Thursday. “Though I maintain North...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Northwestern Settles Hazing Scandal Lawsuit With Former Football Coach

Insurance Journal

Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced Thursday. “Though I maintain North...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

North Carolina High Court Rules Bars’ COVID-19 Lawsuits Can Continue

Carrier Management

North Carolina High Court Rules Bars’ COVID-19 Lawsuits Can Continue The North Carolina...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Emergency Recordings Show Chaos of Deadly Texas Floods

Insurance Journal

Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on where or how. Top emergency leaders were asleep or out …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Freight Railroads Fail to Join Federal Safety Program After Ohio Derailment

Insurance Journal

Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and preven...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

People Moves: AIG Appoints HP’s Hallworth Chief Digital Officer; FM Names Long CIO

Insurance Journal

American International Group Inc., headquartered in New York City, named Scott Hallworth as chief digital officer, effective September 1. Hallworth will be responsible for leading AIG’s digital, data and GenAI strategy. Based in New York City,...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

20 Years After Katrina, Hurricane Risks to Gulf Coast Rising, Scientist Warns

Insurance Journal

The Gulf Coast of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes, a scientist has warned in a new study, 20 years after Katrina devastated New Orleans and hundreds of miles of coastline. Mark Bove, a meteorologist with the German …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Florida Payroll Ops Head Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Avoid Taxes, Workers’ Comp

Insurance Journal

The manager of an off-the-books construction-worker payroll operation in Naples, Florida, pleaded guilty last week to a scheme that prosecutors said defrauded the U.S. government of $4 million and swindled insurers out of workers’ compensation...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

TransUnion: Aggressive Shopping Continues for Home, Auto Coverage

Insurance Journal

More and more consumers are looking for lower prices to protect their investments as the costs of owning both properties and vehicles continue to rise. According to the Q3 2025 Insurance Personal Lines Trends and Perspectives report from TransUnion,...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last?

Carrier Management

Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Disci...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts

Carrier Management

Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts With more st...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

California Bill Would Require Restaurants to Disclose Food Allergens on Menus

Insurance Journal

Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts. Consuming even a tiny amount could send him to the emergency room. “Eating out is definitely really dangerous. I...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

21 Hospitalized After Bus Carrying Junior High Football Team Crashes Near Pittsburgh

Insurance Journal

A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people on board to the hospital, officials said. Twenty-five Aliquippa Junior High students and three adults were headed to …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Musk, X Corp to Settle $500M Lawsuit Over Twitter Firings

Insurance Journal

Elon Musk and his social media company X Corp have reached a tentative agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by former Twitter employees who said they were owed $500 million in severance pay. Attorneys for X Corp and the former …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

North Carolina Supreme Court Says Bars’ COVID Lawsuits Against State Can Continue

Insurance Journal

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that shuttered their doors and, in...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Securities Litigation Landscape Shifts as Funding Surge and Regulatory Changes Drive Case Volume Hig...

Risk & Insurance

Defense attorneys report dramatic increase in expected filings while federal enforcement faces major staff reductions, Inigo research shows. The post

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

The Vital Role of Replacement Cost Coverage for Luxury Homes

Risk & Insurance

Supply chain shortages, unpredictable labor costs, and regional differences in rebuilding standards are just a few factors to consider. The post

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

NHTSA Probes More Than 1.4 Million Honda Vehicles Over Engine Failure

Insurance Journal

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening a probe into more than 1.4 million Honda 7267.T vehicles sold in the United States over concerns that connecting rod bearing failures in their engines could lead to complete engine failure...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Ransomware Hack Hits Orange Telecom, Data Published on Dark Web

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A criminal hacking gang has stolen business customer data from French telecommunications company Orange SA and posted it online, according to people familiar with the matter. The breach, which Orange disclosed and reported to national authorities at...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Kazakhstan Presses on With $4 Billion Sulfur Fine on Oil Majors

Insurance Journal

Kazakhstan’s environmental-protection ministry told oil majors operating in the country they have 40 days to pay a multibillion-dollar fine for sulfur pollution, a blow to the producers who claimed victory in the case weeks ago. At the start of...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Aging US Railroad Bridges Are Self-Inspected and Findings Are Kept Secret

Insurance Journal

The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State University. Long after the flames died out, Michelle Emmons,...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Australia Has Banned 3 ‘Forever Chemicals’ – but Europe Wants to Ban all 14,000

Insurance Journal

Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re considered ha...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Typhoon Kajiki Nears Vietnam, Bringing Strong Winds and Rain

Insurance Journal

Typhoon Kajiki is set to make landfall along Vietnam’s northern coast on Monday, after gathering strength over the weekend as the system tracked west across warm ocean waters. The storm was 145 kilometers (90 miles) east of Ha Tinh city …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Stricter Return-to-Office Policies Are Boosting Growth for Catering Providers

Insurance Journal

Tighter in-office mandates and the high cost of eating out are driving more workers to corporate cafeterias, where upgraded amenities and better food are used to lure staff back. That’s boosting volumes and growth prospects for caterers, includ...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws

Insurance Journal

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that efforts to comply with British and European digital content laws could violate U.S. law if they weaken privacy and data security protections...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Alabama Court Cuts Tax Bill for Remote-Working Adjuster, But Questions Remain

Insurance Journal

Claims adjusters, many of whom work remotely and travel extensively, can take heart from a recent Alabama court ruling, knowing that they may not have to pay the state’s income taxes, even if the adjusting firm is based in that …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Waymo Gets Green Light to Test Robotaxis in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Insurance Journal

New York City is allowing the robotaxi company Waymo to test a few of its autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, officials said Friday as the technology picks up in popularity in other metro areas. The company will start …

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

NFL Boosts Security at Offices Following Shooting That Killed 4 Last Month

Insurance Journal

The NFL has increased security at its offices following a shooting last month at a Manhattan building by a gunman authorities say was targeting league headquarters. “We are working with the building and the other tenants within the building on...

Posted: Aug 25, 2025