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Navigators Can’t Parse ‘Additional Insured’ Policy Wording in Georgia Explosion Case
Navigators Insurance Co., a Hartford excess insurer, cannot escape a Georgia utility company’s argument that the utility is an additional insured on a policy, after a 2018 gas explosion in Georgia that left three women severely injured. The decision by …
Read More Cargo Theft Surges 60% in 2025, $725M in Estimated Losses
Newly revealed data highlights a surge in criminals targeting high-value freight and new theft locations pushing losses higher, according to Verisk CargoNet analysis. Estimated losses surged 60% from 2024 numbers to nearly $725 million, while confirmed cargo theft incidents increased …
Read More US Deep Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Texas Oil Producers and Refiners
A massive winter storm that swept the US over the weekend crippled oil and gas producers and the industrial plants that refine the raw commodities into everything from gasoline to plastics. Refinery flares lit up the Houston Ship Channel late …
Read More Email Phishing Scam Targets New York Financial Services Firms, DFS Warns
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is alerting firms and individuals it regulates to use caution before responding to emails from senders falsely claiming to represent DFS. DFS said it recently became aware of phishing emails “purporting …
Read More Customers’ Search for Better Auto Rates Has UBI Heating Up
Customers shopped for auto insurance at a record pace in 2025 as years of insurance rate hikes got buyers looking around. And this time, they are finding better prices elsewhere, according to J.D. Power. The percentage of customers who shopped …
Read More Georgia Financial Adviser Awaits Sentencing in $380M Ponzi Scheme
A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, …
Read More FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors Until 2027
U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said. Nearly 1,000 households displaced by fire were anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will …
Read More Private Plane Crashes at Maine Airport With 8 on Board
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is headed to Bangor International Airport in Maine to investigate the Sunday, Jan. 25 crash of a Bombardier CL 600 airplane. Eight people were on board. No information about their fate …
Read More Ice, Snow and Crashes Across Much of the Southeast from Winter Storm
Parts of the Southeast took it on the chin from Winter Storm Fern on Sunday, with iced-up roads, downed trees and widespread power outages, along with severe thunderstorms and wind along the Gulf Coast—all of which will likely result in …
Read More Google Settles Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy. A preliminary class action settlement was filed late Friday night in the San Jose, California federal court, …
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