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This week: Insurance fraud turns cinematic, AI gets a claims desk, and flood zones get pricier than beachfront.
📌 News that’ll make you audit your cyber policies
❤️ A smarter claims process agents should actually cheer for
🚨 Red flags in flood zones and hemp lawsuits changing the future
🛒 Grocery giant leaks 2.2 million records
Ahold Delhaize (aka Stop & Shop, Hannaford) confirmed a breach that spilled customer data across multiple chains. Friendly reminder: even frozen peas need cyber insurance.
☠️ PFAS payout in Michigan over toxic sludge
Domtar’s paying $300K to settle a sludge spill suit. PFAS cleanup costs are coming for your industrial clients. Better call underwriting.
🌊 Florida housing slows as risk rates rise
Listings doubled. Sales have tanked 14 percent there and in several other states. As premiums spike, buyers are backing off. When flood costs rival mortgage payments, expect policy cancellations to follow.
📱 Arkansas sued over social media laws
NetChoice is fighting state regulations on youth content. It’s not just Big Tech watching. Insurers should keep an eye on emerging digital liability zones.
That 2.2 million record breach? It’s your opener.
This week’s play:
Use headline hacks to bring cyber to life.
Start your next pitch with:
“Did you hear about the grocery chain breach last week? Over 2 million customer records gone.”
Then pivot:
“Cyber’s not just for tech companies. If your client data touches the internet, you’re exposed.”
Why it works:
It’s timely, true, and triggers urgency. Breaches in the news give your policy proposal weight without sounding like fear mongering.
🎭 TikTok sued over teen’s subway surfing death
A mother says algorithmic content killed her son. The lawsuit could reshape how insurers think about content liability, especially for social platforms.
🚬 Olympian sues cannabis brand over psychosis
A former track star blames hemp for a mental health spiral. Defective warnings, not dosage, are the claim. Risk labels might need a rewrite.
▪️ Philly home explosion nightmare
An entire row home block went up. The cause is still under wraps, but one fatality, two injuries, and a lot of shaken policyholders make it a nightmare for carriers.
🦴 Medicare chiropractor gets 20 months for fraud
An Illinois doc scammed $2.3M from Medicare. Jail time followed. Add it to the fraud file and tighten those commercial liability questions.
🎯 Triple‑I/Milliman Underwriting Projections | July 10 • Virtual
MEMBERS-ONLY Q3 exclusive: inflation, combined ratios, and underwriting outlooks for brokers. Contact members@iii.org for the secure registration link.
🌾 NAMIC Agricultural Risk Conference | July 16–17 • Des Moines, IA
Hands-on cases and risk modeling directly from the farm learning lab.
🌊 CIWA Summer Forum | July 20–22 • Monterey Bay, CA
Wholesale brokerage, capacity trends, and coastal market dynamics.
🎯 NAIC Summer National Meeting | Aug 10–13 • Minneapolis, MN
Where state regulators meet, models get revised, and carriers pay close attention.
Worried your cyber policy has more holes than Stop & Shop’s firewall? Spotting signs your market’s drying up like Florida flood zones?
Think your claims workflow couldn't pass an AI sniff test?
Hit reply or message us. We compare notes every week so you don’t fall behind.
Until next time, remember: being early isn’t about tech.
It’s about noticing the shift before it shows up in the loss report.
— Milan, Vlada & Vadym
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