US Terror Label in Venezuela Deepens Risk for Oil Companies
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to isolate Nicolás Maduro’s government further complicates day-to-day operations for foreign oil companies in Venezuela, experts say. On Monday, the administration designated Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization that it says is …
Poland Expects Russia to Escalate Sabotage After Rail Explosion
Poland’s deputy prime minister said he expects Russia to escalate its sabotage activities in the country following an explosion on a busy rail route to Ukraine for which authorities blame Moscow. Krzysztof Gawkowski told Bloomberg News that the NATO member’s …
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Goes Out Like a Lamb
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season was marked by contrasts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From intense bursts of activity to relative calm, the season will end on November 30 with activity falling within the agency’s predicted …
Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to shield the billionaire chief executive officer from personal …
Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., one of the largest title insurers in Florida, did not fraudulently transfer assets from a bankrupt subsidiary, and the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding an expert’s valuation testimony, a federal appeals court …
New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited …
People Moves: NFP Names Gillingham President, Commercial Risk, and Mahoney Head of Programs, Totalis Program Underwriters
NFP named Tom Gillingham president, commercial risk, expanding his executive leadership across NFP’s commercial property/casualty programs and wholesale businesses. Based in Seattle, Washington, Gillingham joined NFP in 2017 as part of NFP’s acquisition of EverGuard Insurance Services Inc. Since 2020, …
Lawsuits Pile Up for a Nursing Home Empire Built Despite State Investigations
In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the facility had violated her rights on 132 occasions, at times leading to serious injuries. Six months later, …
How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries
Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The report estimates that roughly one-in-three New Yorkers receives …
Viewpoint: Why Predictable Performance Earns Banks Better D&O Rates
In the insurance world, uncertainty is expensive. For community banks seeking Directors and Officers liability coverage, that uncertainty has traditionally translated into premiums that fail to fairly distinguish between well-governed institutions and their less disciplined peers. But a technological revolution …
Washington Commissioner Tells Thin Blue Line to Stop Selling Unlicensed Coverage
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer ordered Thin Blue Line Benefits to stop selling insurance in Washington after investigators found the company had been operating without the required state license,. The OIC began investigating the Texas-based company in July after receiving …
World Insurance Adds New Jersey’s Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency
New Jersey-based insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it acquired the business of Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency of Cape May Court House, New Jersey on August 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The personal and …
Hackers Strike Ivy League Schools Already Under Political Pressure
Hackers have struck elite US universities in recent weeks, pilfering sensitive data from donors and making off with students’ information in a string of digital heists that only add stress to schools already besieged with political pressure. Dartmouth College, Harvard …
ICT and State Farm Launch Campaign to Combat Rising Vehicle Theft in Texas
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and State Farm are partnering for the 2025 Lock It Down! campaign—an ongoing statewide effort to reduce motor vehicle theft, burglary, and fraud-related crime. This year’s campaign includes a new component: parking lot signs …
Homesellers Pull Listings Off Market as Interest Fades
Homesellers in the US are yanking listings off the market, as the nation’s real estate sector stagnates. Nearly 85,000 sellers removed their properties in September, the highest number for that month in eight years, according to Redfin. The number of …
Surge in Water Demand Could Put Ohio Farmers and Industry on Collision Course
Deep inside a report on the future of water in central Ohio is this warning: Industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields during the critical growing period …
Amazon Delivery Company Sued in Michigan for Disability Discrimination
ALM Freight, LLC, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner company, and LMDmax Corp., violated federal law at ALM’s Pontiac, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for a deaf job applicant after she requested an American Sign Language (ASL) …
Lawsuit Alleges Farm Bureau Financial Concealed Fraudulent Activities
Two former top investigators for Farm Bureau Financial Services are suing the company for fraud, racketeering and wrongful termination. The lawsuit alleges the insurer’s management group knew of fraudulent activity committed by company employees and refused to report fraud to …
More Federal Legislation Introduced to Tackle Third-Party Lit Funding
Sen. John Kennedy has introduced a new bill aimed at reforming the courtroom practice of third-party litigation funding. Kennedy, R-La., introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act last week, and it was immediately supported by the insurance industry …
Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Court Filings Allege
Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media …