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Florida Takes Steps to Put Recreational Marijuana on the Ballot Next Year

Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year’s ballot, legal filings show. The procedural move comes after the campaign behind...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Belgian Farmer Sues French Energy Giant for Damage Caused by Climate Change

A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay for damage caused by climate change, in the latest lawsuit by environmental activists against big energy companies. Ahead of t...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Zurich, Arrowsight Camera-Coaching Pilot Slashes NYC Workers’ Compensation Claims

A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to a more than 50% drop in workers’ compensation claims frequency and enhanced jobsite safety. According to insurer Zurich North America, Z...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Court Pauses California Law Requiring Companies to Report Climate-Related Financial Risk

A U.S. appeals court paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their &#8...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Europe’s Cold Snap Puts Thousands of New Heat Pumps to the Test

The Arctic cold snap hitting Europe this week will be a test for thousands of Polish families that in recent years replaced coal furnaces with solar panels and heat pumps to heat their homes. Temperatures are expected to drop to …

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Major Music Labels Strike Deals With New AI Streaming Service

The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence tools. Klay is the first music AI service to...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Karen Read Claims ‘Gross Misconduct’ by State Police Shielded Real Killers

Karen Read, who was found not guilty of charges in the death of her boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit accusing members of the Massachusetts State Police and several others of targeting her and shielding the real killers. Read walked out …

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Australia Banking Regulator Warns on Elevated Risks From Abroad

Risks to Australia’s financial system from overseas are heightened and current geopolitical volatility will remain for some time, according to the nation’s banking regulator. While the country is well-placed to absorb potential shocks, th...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Former New China Life Insurance Chair Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Corruption

The former chairman of New China Life Insurance, Li Quan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on corruption charges by a court in the Chinese province of Shandong, national broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday. Li’s case adds to &...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Designing for Impact: How Evidence-Based Instructional Design Ensures Measurable Learning in Insuran...

This post is part of a series sponsored by Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. In corporate education, completion certificates alone do not prove mastery of the curriculum or competency on the job. For risk and insurance professionals, learning...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Missouri to See Small Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2026

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a slight 1.3% increase for 2026 wor...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Dyad Launches New AI Capabilities to Streamline Email and Document Processing for MGAs, Wholesalers,...

New Email Triage Agent and AI Extractor automate routing and data capture to accelerate high-volume workflows. BREA, CA, UNITED STATES, November 19, 2025 — Dyad, a software provider powering modern insurance distribution, today announced two ma...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

People Moves: The McGowan Companies Appoints Pitonyak as VP of National Programs

The McGowan Companies, headquartered in Fairview Park, Ohio, appointed Lauren Pitonyak as vice president of national programs. Pitonyak has over 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. From 2011 to 2019, she served at Aon Affinity in Hatbor...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Texas Hemp Regulation Proceeds Despite Federal Restriction

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission moved forward on Tuesday with its efforts to regulate the sale of consumable hemp products as questions swirled around the future of the industry due to federal restrictions on the products approved by Congress...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Louisiana Commissioner Approves Rate Decreases for About 12K Allstate Auto Policies

Approximately 12,000 Louisiana Allstate customers will soon see a decrease in their auto insurance premiums. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announced last week he has approved rate decreases for two Allstate subsidiaries. Temple approved...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Indiana Attorney General Sues Apartments Owners Over Alleged Uninhabitable Conditions

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a civil lawsuit against the owners and property managers of Lake Castleton Apartments in Indianapolis, alleging that they have systematically failed to repair critical systems such as air conditioning and pl...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Indiana AG Sues Apartments Owners Over Alleged Uninhabitable Conditions

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a civil lawsuit against the owners and property managers of Lake Castleton Apartments in Indianapolis, alleging that they have systematically failed to repair critical systems such as air conditioning and pl...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

The Art of Negotiation: Benchmark, Bundle, Trade

“Everything is a negotiation,” says leadership expert John Burrows. Whether you’re working on a multimillion-dollar M&A deal, arguing for a better salary during a job offer, or simply trying to choose where to order takeout for...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

People Moves: Marinello Named ReSource Pro Senior Director, Partnerships; United Risk Makes Addition...

Marinello named ReSource Pro Senior Director, Partnerships and Advisory ReSource Pro, headquartered in New York City, appointed Rob Marinello as senior director of partnerships and advisory. Marinello will spearhead the expansion and formalization of...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Trump Urges Congress to Block State-Level AI Regulation

President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a federal standard governing oversight of artificial intelligence and warned that varied regulation at the state level risked slowing the development of an emerging technology that’s critical to...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order

The legal battle over Florida’s property insurer of last resort’s use of a state agency to hear claims disputes in arbitration took new turns this week, prompting one policyholder attorney to note that a move designed to reduce courtroom...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Families Sue Air Ambulance Company Over 2 Deaths in Philadelphia Crash

The families of two of the eight people killed earlier this year when an air ambulance crashed in Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming the medical air transport company and others negligently caused their deaths. The wrongful death case &...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

King Risk Partners Buys Acacia Insurance in Massachusetts

Florida-based national insurance agency King Risk Partners announced its continued expansion into the New England market through the acquisition of Acacia Insurance, an independent agency located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Acacia Insurance provides p...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Buffett Utility Reaches Oregon Wildfire Deal With Nearly 1,500 Victims

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp said it has reached a $150 million settlement with 1,434 plaintiffs associated with the 2020 Labor Day fires in Oregon. The accord, disclosed Wednesday in a regulatory filing, will resolve claims by property...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

CIG Says It Will Write More Policies in Fire-Impacted Paradise

Capital Insurance Group announced it will write more homeowners’ policies written in Paradise, California, helping residents impacted by the 2018 Camp Fire. CIG partnered with the Rebuild Paradise Foundation, which has helped guide residents th...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025