Live Nation Loses Bid for Full Dismissal of Antitrust Suit
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. must face an antitrust trial on some claims brought by the US Justice Department and various states for allegedly monopolizing the live events market, after a federal judge rejected the company’s request to dismiss a case …
BioNTech Sues Moderna for Patent Infringement Over COVID Shots
German biopharmaceutical company BioNTech sued Moderna in Delaware federal court on Thursday, alleging that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine mNEXSPIKE infringes a patent related to BioNTech and Pfizer’s competing shot Comirnaty. The lawsuit said that mNEXSPIKE, Moderna’s next-generation COVID shot approved by …
People Moves: Higginbotham Hires Ritter as Medical Director for Employee Benefits
Higginbotham has hired Samuel Isaac Ritter, M.D., as medical director for employee benefits, adding a client-facing physician resource within its self-funded advisory work. As more employers move into self-funded plans, the questions landing on brokers are increasingly clinical: complex, high-cost …
Texas Fire Threat to Worsen as Oklahoma Panhandle Burns
A fast-moving wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle doubled in size as it pressed into Kansas while winds threatened to shift and raise fire risks across West Texas and New Mexico. The Ranger Road Fire had consumed more than 283,000 acres …
Delaware High Court Rescues Cyber Insurers’ Subrogation Claims
The Delaware Supreme Court has re-opened the door for cyber insurers to pursue recovery of claims payments they made to their insureds who took matters into their own hands after their data hosting company allegedly failed to adequately respond to …
Washingtion Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Asbestos
A contractor in Washington was fined $200,000 for putting workers at risk during a demolition project at a home in Bellevue, Washington. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited Seattle Environmental Services LLC for knowingly exposing workers to …
EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Distributor It Says Excluded Male Employees From Event
A regional Coca-Cola seller and distributor violated federal law when it excluded male employees from an employer-sponsored event, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, in September 2024, the Bedford, New Hampshire-headquartered …
People Moves: MIA Names Thornton, Matthewson, Fountain; Trucordia Appoints Dunning
Thornton to Lead Maryland Insurance Administration’s Property and Casualty Division Maryland Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant has announced the appointment of Courtney Thornton as associate commissioner of property and casualty, Brent Matthewson as chief data officer and Sharon Fountain as director …
More Snow Coming to California After Deadly Avalanche
A blast of mountain snow and flooding rain is falling over California, the last of a string of storms that brought much-needed moisture to the state yet triggered a deadly avalanche in the Sierras. Winter storm warnings stretch from the …
LA Fire Victims Suing City Utility for Billions Win Major Ruling
The water and power utility that serves the city of Los Angeles must face hundreds of lawsuits faulting its response to the massive 2025 wildfire that leveled one of the city’s premier seaside neighborhoods and caused tens of billions of …
Business Moves: BayPine to Acquire Broker Relation From Aquiline
Private equity firm Aquiline Capital said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell independent insurance broker Relation to investment firm BayPine. Chicago-based Relation was ranked No. 24 in Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report with about …
Verisk Downplays AI Disruption Fears as Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates
Verisk’s fourth-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with CEO Lee Shavel touting the quality of the firm’s proprietary data sets amid concerns around AI-driven disruption to the information services business model. The data analytics firm, which also provided …
ITRC: Data-Breach ‘Transparency Is on Life Support’
An annual report for the Identity Theft Resource Center has found that there were a record 3,322 compromises of data in in the United States 2025, but there has been a significant decline in consumer notifications. According to ITRC’s Annual …
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates
Inszone Insurance Services announced its expansion in Texas through the acquisition of Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates, Inc., a Dallas-based agency with more than four decades of experience serving commercial property clients. Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates was founded in 1981 by …
Specialty Program Group Integrates Anova Marine and Logistiq Insurance Solutions
Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance distribution, underwriting, and consulting businesses, announced the acquisition of Logistiq Insurance Solutions and the subsequent integration of Logistiq with Anova Marine Insurance, a firm acquired by Specialty Program Group in …
Ohio Asphalt Companies to Pay $30M to Settle False Claim Act Allegations
Two asphalt companies have agreed to pay $30 million total to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they submitted fraudulent test results to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for federally funded asphalt projects in Ohio. Specifically, Kokosing Materials, Inc. …
Luxury Steamer Wreck Found in Lake Michigan After 60-Year Quest
Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around …
Camden Diocese’s Sex Abuse Claims Fund to Get $180 Million Boost
The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey and several holdout insurers have agreed to add $180 million to a trust fund to pay claims of survivors of sexual abuse by the church’s clergy. The $180 million is in addition to …
Environmental Groups Challenge Decision to Revoke Basis of Climate Regulations
A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its decision to revoke the scientific finding that forms the basis of U.S. climate regulations. The legal challenge filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
Florida Regulators Crack the Whip on Auto Warranty Firm, Fake Certificates of Insurance
Florida regulators announced a crackdown on people selling vehicle insurance products without a license. Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky this week ordered American Dream Auto Protect Inc., an auto warranty company, to cease operations because it did not have a license …



