Government
Bill Seeks Phase-Out of Chinese Sensors in Self-Driving Cars; Hack Risk Feared
A U.S. lawmaker has proposed phasing out Chinese-made sensors in self-driving cars and critical infrastructure amid warnings they could be hacked and disabled from space during a conflict, crippling ...
Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation
President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who've pressed ...
Industry Trade Associations Throw More Support Behind FEMA Reform
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies were among a handful of organizations to send a letter to federal lawmakers in support ...
APCIA: House Judiciary Committee Must Pass Litigation Funding Disclosure Reforms
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) continues to throw support behind two bills scheduled for markup Nov. 18 by the House Judiciary Committee. Committee member Rep. Darell ...
Trump’s FEMA Chief Resigns After 6 Months, Washington Post Says
The Trump administration's top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is departing his post after about six months on the job, according to the Washington Post. David Richardson resigned ...
NFIP Reauthorized With Passage of Funding Bill to End Government Shutdown
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been reauthorized until the end of January 2026. With the passage of HR 5371, which ended the 43-day shutdown of the federal government, NFIP was ...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Retroactively Restore NFIP
Two U.S. Congressmen, one a Democrat from Louisiana and the other a Republican from Mississippi, have introduced legislation to retroactively restore the National Flood Insurance Program ...
Tariff-Linked Class Action Suits to Boost D&O Insurance Demand
A group of Dow Inc. investors filed a lawsuit at the end of August accusing the chemical manufacturer of failing to properly disclose the impact of tariffs on its business. This is the first investor ...