29 12, 2025

Tata Steel Says Dutch NGO Seeks $1.6 Billion for Alleged Health Damage

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A Dutch nonprofit is seeking €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) in compensation from Tata Steel’s Netherlands units, alleging that harmful emissions from its operations have caused environmental harm and health damage to nearby residents. Stichting Frisse Wind.nu has submitted the legal …

29 12, 2025

US P/C Posts $35B YTD Underwriting Gain; By-Line Premium Growth Revealed

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Earlier this month, AM Best provided its initial tally of year-to-date financial results for U.S. property/casualty insurers, reporting a $34.9 billion net underwriting gain through the first nine months of 2025. According to Best’s Special Report, titled, “First Look: Nine-Month …

29 12, 2025

Judge Green Lights New York’s Driver’s License Law, Rejecting Trump Challenge

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A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver’s licenses without having them prove they are in the country legally. U.S. …

29 12, 2025

Geely Unit Sues Battery Firm Sunwoda for $330M Over Alleged Defects

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Vremt, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., is suing battery maker Sunwoda Electronic Co. for at least 2.31 billion yuan ($330 million) over alleged product defects. The lawsuit, filed in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo, …

29 12, 2025

FBI Involved After Two Florida Injury Lawyers Go Missing From Fishing Trip

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Two south Florida injury attorneys, one a former insurance defense counsel, were still missing Sunday after their fishing boat was found southwest of Naples with the engine still running. The FBI has joined the investigation into what may have happened …

29 12, 2025

NHTSA Probes Tesla Model 3 Emergency Door Release

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The U.S. auto safety regulator said it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an emergency. The National Highway Traffic …

29 12, 2025

California Ditches Fight With Feds For High-Speed Rail Funds

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California has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Trump administration that sought to recover roughly $4 billion in federal funds pulled from the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project, after concluding it can no longer rely on the federal government to help …

29 12, 2025

Top National Insurance Journal Stories of 2025

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Mergers and acquisitions were among big stories last year and they continued to catch the attention of readers in 2025. The three largest insurance brokers — March, Aon and Arthur J. Gallagher — announced or closed multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in 2024. …

29 12, 2025

Top South Central Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025

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Lawsuits against major insurance carriers were among the most-read stories in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2025. Allstate and GEICO were both hit by lawsuits in Texas this year alleging improper practices. Readers also flocked to stories about new …

29 12, 2025

How Hybrids Are Helping Keep Automaker Electrification Plans Afloat

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Like most U.S. car dealers, Scott Kunes has some electric vehicle whiplash. In the third quarter, he sold EVs like ice cream at the beach. However, after federal purchase incentives expired at the end of September, those models have been …