Wednesday, November 19, 2025

AM Best Downgrades State Farm Mutual Auto

AM Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and its affiliates to A+ from A++, reflecting a revision to Best’s assessment of the group’s operating performance. The affiliates included in the rating action …


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Former Florida Broker and Texas Man Convicted in ACA Scheme That Paid $180M

A federal jury in south Florida this week convicted a formerly licensed insurance broker and the head of a marketing firm for their roles in a years-long scheme to fraudulently enroll homeless people in Affordable Care Act insurance plans. Cory …


Former Florida Broker and Texas Man Convicted in ACA Scheme That Paid $180M
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HP Seeking $1.8 Billion From Mike Lynch’s Estate After UK Autonomy Lawsuit

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking nearly $1.8 billion from the estate of the late Mike Lynch over HP’s acquisition of his British tech firm Autonomy, the U.S. technology giant’s lawyers told London’s High Court on Tuesday. Hewlett Packard is seeking …


HP Seeking $1.8 Billion From Mike Lynch’s Estate After UK Autonomy Lawsuit
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

‘Clear Soft Market Conditions’ for Commercial P/C Lines in Q3, Says CIAB

According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the third quarter 2025 rose by 1.6%, as premium increases in all lines of business were either flat or lower …


‘Clear Soft Market Conditions’ for Commercial P/C Lines in Q3, Says CIAB
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King Risk Acquires Surles Agency in North Carolina

King Risk Partners, which said it is now the 51st largest insurance brokerage in the United States, has acquired Stuart Surles Insurance agency in Angier, North Carolina, near Raleigh. The Surles agency, founded some 30 years ago, specializes in farm …


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Single Loose Wire Led to Blackout That Caused Dali Crash Into Baltimore Bridge

A plastic label on a single loose wire that blocked the wire from being fully connected caused an electrical blackout that led to the fatal collision of the 984-foot-long containership Dali into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024. Investigators …


Single Loose Wire Led to Blackout That Caused Dali Crash Into Baltimore Bridge
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People Moves: Marsh UK Promotes Addington-Smith as CEO, Succeeding Lay

Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of James Addington-Smith as CEO of Marsh UK. Subject to regulatory approval, Addington-Smith will take up his new role early in 2026 and report to Flavio Piccolomini, CEO, Marsh …


People Moves: Marsh UK Promotes Addington-Smith as CEO, Succeeding Lay
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Full content: Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of James Addington-Smith as CEO of Marsh UK. Subject to regulatory approval, Addington-Smith will take up his new role early in 2026 and report to Flavio Piccolomini, CEO, Marsh …
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US Faces Winter Blackout Risks From Data Centers’ Power Needs

Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during extreme conditions this winter, according to the regulatory body overseeing grid stability. Power consumption has grown 20 gigawatts from the …


US Faces Winter Blackout Risks From Data Centers’ Power Needs
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Russia Attacks on EU Are State-Sponsored Terrorism, Top Diplomat Says

The European Union’s top diplomat said that Moscow’s aggression against the bloc, including an explosion that occurred in Poland over the weekend, should be considered terrorism. “These sabotage acts they are organizing on our territories in different countries are extremely, …


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Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Is Released With Cargo Missing

An oil tanker that was seized by Iranian forces last week has been freed but without its cargo, the vessel’s manager said. The crew of the Talara, which was captured on Friday, are safe and in good spirits, Columbia Shipmanagement …


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OAK Enterprise Gets Approval From Lloyd’s to Underwrite Retro via Syndicate 1440

OAK Global, the Lloyd’s reinsurance business, announced it has received permission from Lloyd’s to underwrite via Syndicate 1440. The new syndicate will operate as the strategic business unit OAK Enterprise, providing property and specialty retrocession capacity to clients for business …


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Europe’s Banks Face ‘Unprecedentedly High’ Risk of Shocks, ECB Warns

Euro zone banks must prepare for unprecedented shocks causing severe disruptions with far-reaching consequences for financial systems, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday as it outlined its supervisory priorities for the next three years. The ECB has long argued …


Europe’s Banks Face ‘Unprecedentedly High’ Risk of Shocks, ECB Warns
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Amazon, Google Named by EU Among ‘Critical’ Tech Providers for Finance Industry

European Union regulators on Tuesday designated 19 technology companies, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft, as critical third-party computing providers for the bloc’s finance industry. Under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which started being applied in …


Amazon, Google Named by EU Among ‘Critical’ Tech Providers for Finance Industry
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Former Owner of Arkansas Apartment Complex Sued for Sexual Misconduct

The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Thomas Ray Kelso, the former owner and manager of rental properties formerly known as Briarwood Apartments in Searcy, Arkansas, for engaging in sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of …


Former Owner of Arkansas Apartment Complex Sued for Sexual Misconduct
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Tulsa to Allow Fire Department to Bill Insurers for Car Accident Responses

The Tulsa City Council last week approved an ordinance allowing the city’s fire department to charge insurance companies for responses to some motor vehicle accidents. The cost recovery program will charge the at-fault driver’s insurance carrier, and the fee amount …


Tulsa to Allow Fire Department to Bill Insurers for Car Accident Responses
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People Moves: Chubb Appoints Hazelton COO of North America Field Operations; Haase Joins Everest as CEO of Legacy Operations

Chubb Appoints Hazelton COO of North America Field Operations Chubb, headquartered in New York City, named Bill Hazelton as chief operating officer (COO) for North America Field Operations, effective Dec. 1. Hazelton will oversee the delivery of Chubb’s full portfolio …


People Moves: Chubb Appoints Hazelton COO of North America Field Operations; Haase Joins Everest as CEO of Legacy Operations
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Senator Opposes FCC Plan to Reverse Cyber Rules Adopted After Salt Typhoon Attack

The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday called on the Federal Communications Commission to abandon plans to rescind cybersecurity requirements adopted after the massive Salt Typhoon Chinese hacking incident that infiltrated U.S. telecom companies last year. Senator …


Senator Opposes FCC Plan to Reverse Cyber Rules Adopted After Salt Typhoon Attack
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Has Insurtech Funding Found a Floor?

Two separate reports published this month show that while quarterly insurtech deal counts have plummeted from heights attained in 2021 and 2022, dollar levels invested in insurtechs have stabilized since late 2022. While their deal-dollar and deal-count tallies are slightly …


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How Big Tech Is Faring Against US Antitrust Lawsuits?

A federal judge ruling that Meta Platforms does not hold an illegal social media monopoly handed Big Tech its first decisive win against the antitrust crackdown started in President Donald Trump’s first term. Here are the statuses of the U.S. …


How Big Tech Is Faring Against US Antitrust Lawsuits?
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GEICO Can’t Slip Out of SC Lawsuit That Says it Owes $70M in Taxes and Penalties

GEICO insurance companies can’t dismiss a South Carolina lawsuit that demands they pay almost $70 million in back taxes and penalties, a federal judge ruled in a case that could ultimately affect how insurance taxes are collected by cities in …


GEICO Can’t Slip Out of SC Lawsuit That Says it Owes $70M in Taxes and Penalties
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1 Worker Dies, 2 Injured in Trench Collapse at Cape Cod Construction Site

One worker died and two were injured in a trench collapse at a construction site in a popular seacoast town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The trench collapse happened on Tuesday morning at a sewer project work site located at 152 …


1 Worker Dies, 2 Injured in Trench Collapse at Cape Cod Construction Site
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Amazon’s Zoox Launches Robotaxi Rides in San Francisco

Amazon’s self-driving unit Zoox opened its waitlist on Tuesday for users in San Francisco, offering free rides, just days after Alphabet’s Waymo said it will provide robotaxi rides in the same market. Zoox said it is inviting people to ride …


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Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Expands to Colorado

Honeycomb Insurance has begun writing policies in Colorado. The digital managing general agency specializes in property/casualty coverage for landlords and condominium associations. The company’s underwriting platform evaluates properties individually using high-resolution imagery and technology. Honeycomb now operates across 20 states …


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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Ex-Employer’s Network, Costing $862K in Damages

A 35-year-old Ohio man has pleaded guilty to computer fraud for hacking his former employer’s network after he was fired, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. On May 14, 2021, Maxwell Schultz, Columbus, Ohio, was terminated from his position as …


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Description: A 35-year-old Ohio man has pleaded guilty to computer fraud for hacking his former employer’s network after he was fired, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. On May 14, 2021, Maxwell Schultz, Columbus, Ohio, was terminated from his position as …
Full content: A 35-year-old Ohio man has pleaded guilty to computer fraud for hacking his former employer’s network after he was fired, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. On May 14, 2021, Maxwell Schultz, Columbus, Ohio, was terminated from his position as …
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

World Insurance Associates Acquires Bafumi Insurance in Connecticut

World Insurance Associates reported it has acquired the business of Bafumi Insurance Agency of Middletown, Connecticut. Terms of the August 1, 2025 transaction were not disclosed. A family business, the agency is led by Guido and Lauren Bafumi and sells …


World Insurance Associates Acquires Bafumi Insurance in Connecticut
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Business Groups Ask Supreme Court to Pause California Climate Reporting Laws

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked the Supreme Court to pause new California laws expected to require thousands of companies to report emissions and climate-risk information. The laws are the most sweeping of their kind in the nation, and a …


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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

People Moves: TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of Cyber Reinsurance Solutions; MGA Augmented Names Overall From Atrium as Head of Underwriting

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln and the MGA Augmented UW. A summary of these new hires follows here. TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of Cyber Reinsurance Solutions Tokio Marine …


People Moves: TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of Cyber Reinsurance Solutions; MGA Augmented Names Overall From Atrium as Head of Underwriting
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Description: This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln and the MGA Augmented UW. A summary of these new hires follows here. TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of Cyber Reinsurance Solutions Tokio Marine …
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Motive, GEICO Partner to Improve Safety and Lower Premiums for Commercial Fleets

GEICO and fleet management company Motive have partnered to improve drive safety and drive down insurance prices for commercial fleets. Motive’s artificial intelligence-powered operations platform integrates fleet management, spend management, equipment and temperature monitoring, compliance, and workforce management in one …


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Registration Deadline for Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Grants Extended

The registration deadline for the current round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants has been extended to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, due to the national Cloudflare outage on Tuesday, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said. Homeowners who …


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Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County District Court to one misdemeanor count …


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Description: Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County District Court to one misdemeanor count …
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