Insurance
Google Keeps Chrome and Apple Deal but Must Share Data in Big Antitrust Ruling
Google won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with U.S. antitrust enforcers, but ordering Google to share data with rivals to open up …
Read More Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data
Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company unlawfully allowed personal data to be collected from children who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube without notifying parents or obtaining their consent, the FTC …
Read More Fitch Revises Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook to ‘Deteriorating’ on Rising Competition
Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to “deteriorating” for 2026 from “neutral” for 2025, reflecting its expectation that underlying operational and business conditions are likely to worsen, “although they will remain overall favorable for reinsurers …
Read More Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring in Illinois Underground Mine Fire Fraud
A Kentucky man entered a guilty plea to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in August 2021. According to …
Read More Texas Program Aims to Reduce Car Crashes and Fatalities in Permian Basin
Workers at the Texas Department of Transportation have begun responding to calls to remove debris and abandoned vehicles from West Texas roads and extinguish vehicle fires. They also change flat tires and jumpstart car batteries. The program, launched in Midland …
Read More Multi-Vehicle Crash in East Texas Injures 17
A multi-vehicle crash Saturday on an East Texas interstate sent 17 injured people to area hospitals and shut down a major interstate for hours. None of the injuries appeared to be life threatening after the crash along Interstate 20 involving …
Read More Missouri Auto Dealership to Pay $275K in Sex Discrimination Case
Landmark Dodge, Inc., and Landmark South, Inc. (Landmark Dodge), the owners of automobile dealerships in Independence, Missouri and formerly in Belton, Missouri, will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit, the …
Read More IPO Floodgates Open for Fall Season as Trump Tariff Worries Ease
A slew of companies across sectors ranging from crypto to consumer launched U.S. IPO roadshows on Tuesday, kicking off the post-Labor Day fall window as investor anxiety over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs started to recede. Analysts say the window …
Read More Ten Big Banks Defeat Antitrust Lawsuit in Over Bond Trades
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing 10 large banks of conspiring to rig corporate bond prices at the expense of ordinary investors, after the original judge recused himself because his wife owned stock in one of …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Marsh Extends Nimbus Data Center Facility to US Projects
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, announced the extension of its Nimbus insurance facility for the construction of large-scale data centers across the US, as well as in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Launched in June and initially covering the …
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