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FTC, States Sue Dollar General Over Deceptive-Pricing Claims
The US Federal Trade Commission and 20 states sued Dollar General Corp. on Monday, alleging the discount retailer routinely charged customers more than the prices displayed on shelves or in advertisements. Dollar General, which operates more than 21,000 stores, overcharged …
Anthropic Filing Reveals Concerns Over Data Center Pushback
Anthropic PBC says it expects to face heightened scrutiny of how it tackles environmental and social tensions associated with the build-out of AI infrastructure. The company, which publicly filed for an initial public offering on Monday, said it’s aware its …
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Fraud Detection & Compliance ‘Demo Day’ on October 28
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for Fraud Detection and Compliance” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance carriers, SIU teams, compliance officers, claims leaders, and more. This event will …
Florida’s 2021 Presuit Notice Law is Not Retroactive, State Supreme Court Says
Before Florida lawmakers in 2022 enacted sweeping insurance law changes that cut the legs out of what had been called an excessive and burgeoning number of property claims lawsuits, they tinkered for years with ways to rein in the costly …
Nearly $1 Million in Trading Cards Stolen From Fedex Truck in California
Police in California are investigating the theft of trading cards worth at least $963,000 that were taken from a FedEx truck parked outside of a company that verifies memorabilia. The truck was broken into on Oct. 13 near Professional Sports …
Ohio Judge Blocks Lawmakers From Killing Clean Air Law
A Franklin County judge blocked last week a state law that eliminated Ohioans’ special legal powers to sue polluting neighbors like steel or other industrial plants that spit smoke, ash or other fumes into the sky. This marks the second …
Texas Hill Country Floods Inspire New Law for Emergency Weather Alerts
Under a new federal law, National Weather Service warnings of life-threatening flash floods or other emergencies could be sent to cellphones via satellite if cell service goes down. The law, called the “Mystic Alerts Act,” comes more than a year …
World Acquires Texas’ Zoom Insurance
World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Zoom Insurance of Irving, Texas on July 1, 2026. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zoom offers insurance solutions to individuals, families, businesses, and specialty organizations. They specialize in …
Safety Company Acknowledges Hack 7 Months After Breach
Safety company Navigate360 on Oct. 23 acknowledged hackers had broken into one of its systems and copied months’ worth of data, seven months after a widely publicized breach exposed millions of crime tips. In a statement, Navigate360 said names, addresses, …
South Florida Facing Higher King Tide Floods, Worsend by Winds and Rain
Parts of South Florida are bracing for unusually high king tide flooding as offshore winds and heavy rain are expected to exacerbate a problem that seems to worsen by the year. The Miami Herald and other news outlets reported that …
Starr Launches Italy Office, Appointing Arrigoni as Branch Manager
Starr, the New York City-based insurance group, announced the opening of a branch office in Milan, Italy, marking an important milestone in the company’s continued expansion across Europe. The Milan office will provide clients and broker partners with a dedicated …
EU Wants Countries to Draw Up Plans to Deal With Warming of 3C
The European Union will propose new rules obliging member states to put climate resilience plans in place to deal with average global temperatures rising 3C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century. Europe is the fastest warming continent …
