Minnesota Settles Over Fraudulent Claims for Child Nutrition Funds
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that he has filed a civil lawsuit and an $18.5 million settlement of the civil lawsuit with Partners in Nutrition, d/b/a Partners in Quality Care (“PIN”), that resolves claims that the non-profit knowingly defrauded …
Louisiana Manufacturing Company Sued for Disability Discrimination
Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C., a Ruston, Louisiana-based wood products manufacturing company, violated federal law when it terminated a laborer’s employment after learning he had a seizure while not at work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a …
TDI Launches Tool Showing Why Carriers Don’t Approve Policies
The Texas Department of Insurance this week launched a tool that allows residents to see reasons for why insurance companies decline, non-renew or cancel home and auto insurance policies. The webpage lets users review declination, non-renew and cancellations notices by …
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Iowa Newspaper
A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the newspaper’s poll coverage violated Iowa’s consumer fraud law. …
Ken Griffin Runs Into Miami Resistance Over Personal Helipad
Ken Griffin is running into opposition to his plans to build a personal heliport in Miami Beach, in a rare instance of pushback to the financier’s South Florida development spree. The leaders of eight luxury condominiums lining Biscayne Bay are …
Florida’s Private Railroad, Brightline, Files for Bankruptcy
Florida’s Brightline has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of lower-than-expected revenue left it unable to repay billions it borrowed to finance the Miami-to-Orlando private railroad. Brightline Holdings LLC and certain other parent entities filed for Chapter 11 on Thursday …
Georgia High Court Declines to Hear Darlington School Abuse Liability, Clearing Insurers
A Georgia Court of Appeals decision will stand, absolving five insurers of liability coverage and putting an end to long-running litigation stemming from revelations of child sexual abuse at boarding school. The Supreme Court of Georgia this month declined to …
State Farm to Increase Claims Workforce by 3,000
State Farm said it plans to increase the size of its claims workforce throughout 2027 by about 10%, or about 3,000 employees. In a Sept. 25 announcement, the mutual insurer said it is investing in training, developing, and recruiting to …
South Florida Hoping to Dry Out After Heavy Rains Swamp Cars, Overflow Sewers
Torrential rainfall in south Florida was enough to swamp cars and overflow sewage drains, but damage may have been limited by local governments’ renewed efforts to clear debris and improve drainage. The Miami Herald and other news outlets reported that …
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Take Cover as Nor’easter Hits
Across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, insurance carriers are advising agents not to bind any new business, cities and states have activated their emergency response systems and urged residents to stay indoors, crews for energy providers like National Grid are on …
AM Best: US Mutual Insurers Doubled Net Income in 2025
Total net income for U.S. property/casualty mutual insurers doubled compared to 2024 to about $42.6 billion in 2025 as underwriting income surged to about $14.8 billion from a loss of $7.2 billion in 2024. According to a recent A.M. Best …
Hurricane Nolo Threatens Hawaii With Catastrophic Flooding
Hurricane Nolo is threatening Hawaii, a state already raked by multiple natural disasters since March that have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Nolo’s top winds reached 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour as it churned about 450 …
First US Trial Against TikTok to Test Claims Platform Fueled Teen Mental Health Crisis
An Alabama jury will hear the state’s claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the first case against the company to reach trial in …
Crypto Exchange Bitget Says Hackers Stole $352 Million
Crypto exchange Bitget reported an estimated $351.6 million in unauthorized transfers from some of its wallets and temporarily suspended withdrawals. “User funds are safe,” Chief Executive Gracy Chen said in a post on X early Friday in Singapore. “The full …
Insurance Australia Group Settles $2B Credit Suisse Lawsuit Over Greensill Collapse
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) said on Friday it had agreed to settle an A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion) Credit Suisse lawsuit over losses linked to the collapse of finance firm Greensill Capital. Here are some key details: The insurer did not …
People Moves: Garcia Joins InsurBanc as President and CEO
InsurBanc, headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, named Lou Garcia as president and CEO. Garcia brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in investment banking, alternative asset management and financial services to his new role at InsurBanc. He will be responsible …
Markets/Coverages: Beazley Expands Cyber Protection for AI; Huntersure Launches Media E&O
Beazley announced new cyber cover to support businesses manage the risks arising from their own use of AI. Beazley’s latest endorsements respond to risks that can emerge when businesses deploy AI within their own operations. An industry-first AI Voluntary Shutdown …
Here Are Some AI Doomsday Scenarios Researchers Say Could Put Humanity at Risk
For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes. …
Singapore’s Finance Firms to Train 80,000 Staff in AI Skills
Singapore’s major financial institutions pledged to train more than 80,000 local employees in AI skills as the country moves to cushion white-collar workers from potential job disruption. A pioneer batch of 23 banks, insurers and asset managers has committed to …
Cybersecurity Stocks Are So Hot Investors Question Staying Power
Shares of cybersecurity companies have soared in recent months on bets that the threats posed by cutting-edge AI models will be a boon for their businesses. But some of the stocks have run up so much that investors are questioning …

