Insurance
Viewpoint: Loss Control Services Are Underused Tools to Reduce Identity Security Risk
Cyber insurers are offering tools that could significantly reduce your identity risk—but most organizations aren’t using them. One of the most significant advancements in the sector is the increased emphasis on loss control services. These services are designed to mitigate …
Read More Kremlin Vows to Defend Its Ships in the Baltic by All Legal Ways
Russia will defend its vessels in the Baltic Sea by all legal means, the Kremlin said, days after briefly deploying a fighter jet as Estonian officials tried to halt a so-called shadow fleet tanker in their economic zone. “A fairly …
Read More AI Regulation Ban Meets Opposition From State Attorneys General
A Republican proposal to block states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years drew opposition on from a bipartisan group of attorneys general in California, New York, Ohio and other states that have regulated high-risk uses of the technology. The …
Read More While FEMA Faces Overhaul, Mississippi Tornado Survivors Wait for Assistance
More than two months after a tornado demolished his Mississippi home, Brian Lowery still sifts through the rubble, hoping to find a tie clip his mother gave him, made from the center stone of her wedding band. “I still have …
Read More Lawsuit Says Florida Aviation Firm Didn’t Verify Inspections of Troubled Learjet
A British aviation firm contends in a lawsuit that a Florida aircraft management company failed to properly inspect a Learjet, botched repairs to landing gear – which allegedly caused a tire blowout on landing – then failed to verify inspection …
Read More California Security Company Owner Sentenced in $3.4M Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
The owner of a San Jose-based security company was sentenced after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly uncovered a multiyear scheme to underreport payroll and avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Raul Chavez, 40, pleaded guilty to felony premium …
Read More State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California
State Farm isn’t done seeking a rate increase in California, upping its request a week after getting the OK for a large rate hike to what the company had originally wanted before being rejected and agreeing to an interim deal …
Read More Shortage of Overnight Truck Parking Blamed for 2023 Fatal Greyhound Bus Crash in Illinois
Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three people, federal regulators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said driver …
Read More Austin, Texas Bar to Pay $42K Over Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Corner Bar, which operates on South Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas, will pay $42,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The lawsuit …
Read More First MainStreet Adds 2 Midwest Agencies
First MainStreet Insurance (FMSI), a division of TrueNorth Companies, announced the continued expansion of its platform with two new strategic partnerships and a notable merger, marking a dynamic start to 2025. Effective May 1, 2025, FMSI has partnered with Rentz …
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