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Firings After Comments on Kirk’s Death Raises Questions on Worker vs. Employer Rights
In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for their comments on his death, among them MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd. ...
The Year So Far: Liberty Improves Most Among Nationals; Discipline Tested
A Carrier Management summary of earnings metrics for the year so far reveals a second-quarter average combined ratio of roughly 88, and a year-to-date ratio of just under 92 for a cohort of 27 ...
When Luck Runs Out: Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen
Lists published every hurricane season, adjusting the amounts of insurance losses for past events for inflation to current-dollar levels, give a misleading picture of the potential for a single event ...
AI for Policy and Claims: Should Insurers Build or Buy?
More insurers are dipping their toes into the AI pool. In fact, 57 percent of insurance organizations think AI will be the most important technology over the next three years. But a lot of that ...
Gunmaker’s Instagram Posts Don’t Create Uvalde Shooting Liability: Meta Lawyers
A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram's parent ...
Mitchell: Collision Claims for Battery EVs Drop for First Time; Hybrids Up
The number of battery electric vehicle claims in the U.S. dropped for the first time in the second quarter by 7 percent, coinciding with a 6 percent year-over-year reduction in new BEV purchases, a ...
Delta, United Sued for Selling Windowless ‘Window Seats’
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued on Tuesday by passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in "window" seats, only to find themselves placed in seats next to a blank wall. ...
States Reconsider Setting Speed Limits Based on Outdated 85% Rule
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...