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United Airlines sues Homesite Insurance for $5mn over refused payout tied to July 2024 CrowdStrike outage

United Airlines has filed a USD 5 million lawsuit against Homesite Insurance, alleging Homesite—one of eight insurers in UA’s cyber insurance programme—is refusing payment for losses tied to the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage. The suit follows a rejected expected payout and seeks coverage for disruption impacts.

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United Airlines seeks coverage in federal court after the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage; expected $5M insurer payout rejected as

United Airlines is in a federal insurance dispute over business-interruption losses tied to the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage. After the incident led to 1,600 cancellations, thousands of delays, and about 200,000 stranded passengers, United alleges Homesite should pay; the insurer is seeking a court ruling that it owes nothing. Total losses are cited at nearly $114 million.

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US closes probe into 2024 Delta meltdown triggered by CrowdStrike outage

The Trump administration said it closed an investigation into Delta Air Lines’ July 2024 “meltdown” after a global systems outage disrupted travel plans for 1.3 million customers and cost the carrier about $500 million. The administration reported no penalties were sought as part of the case closure.