Insurance Journal

Airbus Says Quality Lapses on A320 Panels Need Inspection

Airbus SE suffered a one-two punch on its popular A320 airliner after revealing a quality issue on some fuselage panels — just days after a software glitch on about 6,000 jets required emergency upgrades. “Airbus is taking a conservative approa...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Strategic Underwriter Bridges Gap for Broker, Securing Critical Coverage for Complex Industrial Risk

Monrovia, CA – Dec 2, 2025 – When a broker faced a sudden non-renewal on a large and complex account, the expert intervention of an in-house underwriter at Greenwood General Insurance proved instrumental, transforming a potential client crisis into a...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Here’s Why Two AI Copyright Cases Had Two Very Different Outcomes

Artificial intelligence companies and the creative industries are locked in an ongoing battle, being played out in the courts. The thread that pulls all these lawsuits together is copyright. There are now over 60 ongoing lawsuits in the US where &#82...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Black Sea Shipping Insurance Rates Rise After Ukraine Attacks on Tankers, Sources Say

The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea climbed on Monday after Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers heading to a Russian port, with fears of further attacks driving up war risk insurance costs, industry sources said. The Black &#823...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Fake Plane Parts Sales

The director of a company at the center of a probe into the sale of counterfeit plane parts pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent trading. AOG Technics Ltd.’s director, Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on &#8230...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Supreme Court Wrestles With Copyright Dispute Between Cox, Record Labels

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Cox Communications to avoid financial liability in a major music copyright lawsuit by record labels that accused the internet service provider of enabling its customers to pirate thousands of &#...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Dozens of State Attorneys General Urge Congress Not to Block AI Laws

Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 35 states and the District of Columbia urged congressional leaders on Tuesday not to block state laws governing artificial intelligence, warning of “disastrous consequences” if the technolo...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

In Alabama, Shot Employee Gets No Workers’ Comp and No Employer’s Liability

He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But he was in the course and scope of employment enough for an employer’s liability insurance exclusion to apply, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which overturned a lower fede...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Connecticut Launches Site to Help Consumers Understand Insurance Needs

Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) announced the launch of the Consumer Information Center, an online resource to help citizens better understand and navigate their insurance coverage and make informed decisions about the protection they need. Th...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

‘Amazon Now’ to Deliver Essentials, Groceries in 30 Minutes in Seattle, Philadelphia

Amazon.com said on Monday it is testing ultra-fast delivery of household essentials and fresh groceries in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia, as the company doubles down on efforts to grow its domestic footprint. The service, called “Amazon Now...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Viewpoint: Bombarded by Fire Lawsuits, Policy Change is Sorely Needed in California

Mere days into the new year of 2025, Los Angeles faced the highly destructive Palisades Fire, which destroyed some 6,837 structures, including two public schools, four churches, historical sites and more than 5,400 homes. Now, as a suspected arsonist...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Mobile App Maker to Pay $1.4M for Violating California’s Privacy Law

A popular mobile video game maker must pay $1.4 million for violations of California’s privacy act. California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with Jam City Inc. to resolve allegations that the mobile app gaming firm violated the California...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Maine to Launch Dashboard Tracking Local Opioid Settlement Spending

Local governments across Maine have received just over $22 million in opioid settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the overdose epidemic, with nearly $54 million more expected over the next decade and a half. The money is...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Three Brokerages in Hawaii

Marsh McLennan Agency acquired three privately owned Honolulu, Hawaii-based insurance brokerages from Tradewind Group. Collectively, Atlas Insurance Agency, Pyramid Insurance Centre, and IC International created an insurance brokerage presence in the...

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

Starbucks to Pay $38.9 Million to Settle NYC Probe Over Worker Schedules

Starbucks has agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims by New York City that the coffee chain violated a local law requiring fast food businesses to give workers predictable and stable schedules more than half a million times over …

Posted: Dec 02, 2025

South Korean Police Probe Massive Data Leak at E-Commerce Giant Coupang

South Korean police said on Monday they were tracing IP addresses and looking into possible tech vulnerabilities at Coupang after the e-commerce giant suffered the country’s worst data breach in over a decade. Shares of the company fell 6.5% in...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Missouri AG Secures $60K Restitution Judgment in Roofing Fraud Case

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced last month that her office obtained a final consent judgment and permanent injunction against Xcel Roofing of Kansas City, LLC, and its owner, James Patrick Harding, for defrauding Greene County c...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions at Sea

An oil tanker carrying diesel suffered four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, its manager said, the third vessel with links to Russia to have been struck over the last few days. Seawater entered the engine room of the Mersin, Besiktas …

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Foundation Firmed: AM Best Switches View of US Homeowners Insurers to Stable

Insurers of U.S. homes have improved rate adequacy and catastrophe risk management, modified coverage, and benefitted from a softening reinsurance market to earn a change in AM Best’s outlook for the segment to stable from negative. A quiet hur...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Shein Faces Texas Probe Over Alleged Violations of Labor Laws and Product Safety

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the state is investigating global fast-fashion retailer Shein US Services LLC Corporation and its affiliates for potential violations of Texas law related to unethical labor practices and the sale of unsafe cons...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

A 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Anchorage Area on Thanksgiving

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at about 8:11 a.m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers (43 miles), according to the USGS. Its epicenter w...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

How ‘Super Roofs’ Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners

As the Trump administration stalls federal funding for projects intended to make states more resilient to climate change and private insurers decline to cover properties in high-risk zones, North Carolina just proved there’s another way to fund...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Death of Teenager on Carnival Cruise Ship Ruled a Homicide

The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide, the latest development in a case that has drawn international attention and sparked intense speculation on social media. Anna Kepner’s cause...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Air France, Airbus Dispute Pilot Roles in Rio-Paris Crash

Air France and Airbus clashed over the role of pilots in a mid-Atlantic crash that killed 228 passengers and crew more than 16 years ago as the two companies fought corporate manslaughter charges at the climax of an eight-week appeal …

Posted: Dec 01, 2025

Amazon Wins Injunction Against New York Law on Labor Relations

A federal judge last Wednesday granted Amazon.com a preliminary injunction to block the New York State Public Employment Relations Board from enforcing a new state law that the online retailer considers an attempt to illegally regulate private-sector...

Posted: Dec 01, 2025