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#1 Lawsuit Over Burger King’s Whopper Ads Set Back by Federal Judge

Dec 1 2025 // A federal judge dealt a setback to customers suing Burger King over advertising for its Whopper sandwiches, saying their claims were too disparate to justify certifying a nationwide class action.The lawsuit by 19 customers...

#2 State Insurance Legislators ‘Greatly Disturbed’ by Trump AI Regulation Order

Dec 15 2025 // The National Council of Insurance Legislators have come out against President Donald Trump’s executive order last week, seen as a hinderance to state regulation of artificial intelligence.NCOIL officers in a...

#3 Court Ruling Could Help Shed Light on Owners of Litigation Funders, Medical Clinics

Dec 22 2025 // A federal appeals court ruling last week could potentially help insurers find out who is truly behind litigation financing and medical clinics that are said to participate in auto accidents and insurance fraud. But more...

#4 Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation

Dec 12 2025 // President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who’ve pressed for preemption of...

#5 Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by Federal Judge

Dec 9 2025 // Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.US District Judge Patti Saris said Monday the order is “arbitrary and...

#6 What to Know About Trump’s Executive Order to Curtail State AI Regulations

Dec 18 2025 // President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence.Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that...

#7 Viewpoint: Mapping Evolving Regulatory Terrain for MGAs, MGUs and Other DUAEs

Dec 9 2025 // As the regulatory landscape around the delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) market evolves, global authorities have introduced stricter compliance measures, risk management expectations and governance...

#8 NY Times Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump’s ‘Implausible’ Defamation Suit

Dec 18 2025 // The New York Times asked a judge to once again dismiss President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing the complaint is based on “implausible allegations” that cannot overcome First...

#9 Report Asks Washington Lawmakers to Require Insurers to Better Track Wildfire Risk

Dec 3 2025 // A working group on wildfires in Washington wants the state Legislature to consider requiring insurers to internally track instances in which wildfire risk materially contributes to a policy nonrenewal, cancellation or...

#10 Oklahoma Legislation Aims to Address Consumer Protections, Insurance Premiums

Dec 16 2025 // Last week, the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced a comprehensive package of 2026 legislative policy proposals that it said are designed to provide Oklahomans with stronger consumer protections, enhanced...

#11 Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Troop Deployment in LA

Dec 11 2025 // The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling.U.S. District Judge Charles...

#12 Kansas Saves Elders About $5M from Financial Exploitation with New Legislation

Dec 3 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced state efforts have prevented over $4.97 million from going to bad actors through the Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act.“Identification and...

#13 Big ‘I’ CEO Symington Named Among Top Lobbyists for 2025

Dec 12 2025 // The Hill, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based political newspaper, named Charles Symington, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), among the top trade...

#14 Texas Lawmakers Criticize Local Leaders for Rejecting Flood Warning System Funding

Dec 3 2025 // Three weeks after flash floods in Texas’ Hill Country killed more than 100 people, state lawmakers chastised Kerr County leaders for rejecting money a year earlier to create a warning system that could have alerted...

#15 Texas Lawmakers Fight Against Federal Interference in State AI Regulations

Dec 22 2025 // An executive order by President Donald Trump may bring Texas into conflict with the federal government over a new state law regulating the use of artificial intelligence.Trump signed an executive order last week that...

#16 Massachusetts Asks Judge to Block Kalshi From Operating Sports-Prediction Market

Dec 10 2025 // addictioA Massachusetts judge on Tuesday questioned whether prediction-markets operator Kalshi could legally offer the state’s residents the ability to place financial bets on something as “trivial” as...

#17 GEICO Can’t Squirm Out of South Carolina Lawsuit That Claims the Company Owes $70 Million in Back Taxes and Penalties, Judge Says

Dec 1 2025 // GEICO insurance companies can’t dismiss a South Carolina lawsuit that demands they pay almost $70 million in back taxes and penalties, a federal judge ruled in a case that could ultimately affect how insurance taxes...

#18 70% of Drivers Say They’ve Felt Unfairly Judged by Auto Insurers: Arity Report

Dec 1 2025 // A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics.The new research from mobility data and analytics company...