Risk Management Magazine (6/26/2025)
Separating fact from fiction used to be much easier, but with the growth of AI and the speed of the internet, fabricating falsehoods can be done almost effortlessly. While some of this content can be dismissed as harmless, a significant amount can gain a large audience quickly. The more this misinformation or disinformation is shared, the harder it becomes to debunk.

Reuters (7/16/2025)
A consultant’s survey found that 51% of employers with at least 500 workers intend to increase deductible and maximum worker out-of-pocket costs. The cost of weight-loss drugs was named as the No.1 issue.

Reuters (7/16/2025)
A group of 20 states argues that the Federal Emergency Management Agency dos not have the power to cut funding approved by Congress that pays for infrastructure upgrades designed to protect against natural disasters.

Business Insurance (7/16/2025)
Businesses that quickly address violations would see a 15% reduction. The agency also expanded the 70% penalty reduction from businesses with 10 or fewer employees to apply to those with 25 or fewer.  

Strategic Risk (7/10/2025)
As many as half a million people around the world die from extreme heat, which is now responsible for a higher death toll than all earthquakes, floods and hurricanes put together.

Insurance Journal (7/17/2025)
The Providence, Rhode Island-based company said insurance would cover the incident that affected 2025 net sales. The breach stemmed from unauthorized activity on its computer networks.

IRMI (7/16/2025)
The U.S. 8th Circuit ruled that the building owner was excluded for coverage by policy language that covered “the actual loss of ‘rental value’ you sustain” and “your soft costs.” The court determined that “you” referred to the “named insured” rather than the “additional named insured.”

PropertyCasualty360. (7/17/2025)
Rising by more than 13% over Q2 2024, Verisk CargoNet reports that more than $128 million was lost to supply chain theft in the U.S. and Canada. In June alone, losses rose by 21.9%.

Captive International (7/16/2025)
As climate change pushes the wildfire risks into new geographical regions, total losses now rival those from hurricanes. The University of East Anglia will collaborate with Willis to better gauge the risk.

RIMS Leadership Corner
The right mix of knowledge, resources, and connections is crucial to success in risk management. RIMS President Kristen Peed provides an update about new learning opportunities and events designed to help risk professionals take their programs and careers to the next level.

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At Amwins, we succeed together — and have a good time doing it. We know people don't leave companies. They leave cultures — which is why we work so hard on ours. At Amwins, we thrive on collaboration, not cutthroat competition. Our teams work together to help each other succeed, and we do right by our clients so they can do right by theirs.