News

East

• Insurer Upheld in Declining to Defend Employer Against Injured Worker’s Lawsuit
• Massachusetts to Hike Some Mandatory Auto Insurance Coverage Limits in 2025
• Maryland AG Vows to Protect Seniors in Assisted Living, Workers Denied Full Wages
• Hub Acquires Connecticut’s Byrnes Agency

National

• Re/Insurance Losses From LA Wildfires Expected to Be Significant but Manageable: S&P
• BlackRock Leaves Major Climate Group Amid Wall Street Exodus
• Warner Pacific Completes Acquisition of 5 Acrisure General Agencies
• People Moves: AIG Moves Flatt to Global CUO; Tooker Now President at The Hartford; Berkley Financial Names Brinkley Chief of Claims
• Catastrophe Bond Funds Say They’ll Dodge Losses as LA Fires Rage
• Meta Knew It Used Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Say
• Brain Monitoring: It Could Improve Employee Performance or Worsen Discrimination
• Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B