6 10, 2025

Report: Tariffs, Repair Costs, Economic Strain Driving Auto Claims Trends

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Tariffs, economic uncertainty and changing consumer behavior is driving costs and changes in the auto claims and repair industries, according to a new report. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. published its latest Crash Course Q3 2025 Report, which called out supply …

6 10, 2025

California AG Pledges More Lawsuits Against Trump’s Green Rollbacks

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his state would continue to sue the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory actions on environmental rules, and was also looking at more lawsuits connected to deception around plastic recycling. Speaking on the “Climate Frontlines” show …

7 10, 2025

People Moves: CAP Names Cavanaugh Senior Vice President of Business Development

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The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. promoted Daniel Cavanaugh to senior vice president of business development. Cavanaugh was named vice president of CAP membership development in 2018. As senior vice president, he leads a new business unit that brings together …

7 10, 2025

Honeywell Offloads Inherited Asbestos Liabilities

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Honeywell said on Wednesday that it has divested all of its Bendix asbestos liabilities, as well as certain non-Bendix asbestos liabilities, to corporate liability acquisition platform Delticus. The company is streamlining operations, with a plan to split into three independently …

7 10, 2025

Trump Says US Tariffs on Heavy Truck Imports to Begin Nov. 1

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President Donald Trump said 25% duties on medium- and heavy-duty trucks would begin Nov. 1, the latest expansion of his tariff regime aimed at protecting domestic industries. The proposal has been subject to an intense lobbying campaign by Detroit’s legacy …

7 10, 2025

Qualcomm Fighting $647M Lawsuit Over Smartphone Chip Royalties

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Qualcomm is fighting a 480 million-pound ($646.8 million) London lawsuit brought on behalf of smartphone owners, which alleges the chipmaker has abused its dominant position to force Apple and Samsung to pay inflated royalties. A British consumers’ association that goes …

7 10, 2025

Fears of Massive Battery Fires Spark Local Opposition to Energy Storage Projects

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More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added, residents in some …

7 10, 2025

Delek Sues Over Oil 1,000 Times More Contaminated Than Allowed

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Oil refiner Delek U.S. Holdings Inc. claims it lost over $30 million after buying a cargo of crude contaminated with more than 1,000 times the acceptable level of a damaging chemical. Testing of a shipment earlier this year showed that …

7 10, 2025

Canada’s Gifford Carr Wings Into Florida With Acquisition of Omni One Agency

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It’s often insureds who come to Florida from Canada before winter sets in. But this week, it’s an Ottawa-based insurance brokerage that has moved into the Sunshine State with the acquisition of a Cape Coral firm. Gifford Carr Insurance Group …

7 10, 2025

Viewpoint: How Transactional Risk Insurance Became Essential for M&A Certainty

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are rarely simple. Even in buoyant deal environments, uncertainties around valuation, regulatory approval, or contingent liabilities can derail negotiations at the eleventh hour. Over the past decade, transactional risk insurance has moved from being a niche …