Editor’s Picks for March 2025

• Public Adjuster Pleads Guilty to Another Scam, This One on a Church in Georgia
• State Farm Has Paid $2.5 Billion in Claims for LA Wildfires
• NTSB Says Maryland Could Have Reduced Risk of Key Bridge Collapse
• State Farm Wins Dismissal of Homeowners’ Class Action Over Use of Xactimate Software
• New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4M Californians in Hazardous Zones
• NHTSA Investigataing 1.3M Ford F-150 Trucks Over Unexpected Gear Shift
• Wall Street Brokers Start Trading Insurer Claims From LA Fires
• Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Measures Fuel Steep Dip in US Vehicle Thefts
• Employee Whiffs on Workers’ Compensation Claim for TopGolf Injury
• Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Most People to Flee in 16 Years
• California Insurance Commissioner Provisionally OK’s State Farm’s 22% Rate Request
• State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Insurance Commissioner Decision
• North Sea Ship Collision Could Cost Insurers up to $100M, Hitting Marine Line Profits
• Insurers Have Paid $12B in Claims for LA Wildfires, Report Shows
• AAA Study Shows Consuming Cannabis and Driving The Same Day is Common
• Builders Say Exclusions Make Contractor Coverage Elusive. Appeals Court Disagrees
• Trump Says He’s Doubling Tariffs on Canadian Steel, Aluminum
• China’s Auto Titans Push for AI, Flying Cars and New Plates
• Bayer Weighs Billions in Capital Raise for Lawsuits, Shares Tumble
• Tariffs Will Negatively Affect Insurance Industry, Says AM Best
• Lemonade Embraced AI in Claims From Inception, And Is Still Eying The Next Tech
• Frito-Lay Employee’s Injury in Hoops Tourney Out of Bounds for Workers’ Comp
• State Farm Stronger as Underwriting Losses Shrink—But Not in California
• With Unrevealed Previous Injury, Later Claim Cannot be Denied, Georgia Court Says
• Verisk Webinar Highlights Emerging Psychoactive Substance Risks
• Trust Issues Hinder Industry Efforts to Close Protection Gap, Survey Shows
• Lawsuit Alleges GM Illegally Sold Arkansans’ Driving Data to Insurance Companies

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