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National Flood Insurance Program Once Again on the Verge of Expiration
About six months after Congress passed a short-term reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will soon expire—a prospect that could cause coverage lapses for policyholders with ...
Cyber Threats Continue to Target SMEs, While Large Firms Face Greatest Costs: Report
The latest NetDiligence Cyber Claims Study revealed that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) account for the vast majority of claims (98 percent), with large companies (2 percent of the dataset) ...
French Workers Tailed by Private Detectives Hired to Root Out Surging Sick Leave Fraud
Fabrice Lehmann caught sight of his target as he left his suburban Paris home, dressed for work. He began tailing him, trying to blend in with the commuters heading into the city. A private detective ...
SIM Farms Like the One Found Near the UN Threatens Telecom Networks
The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of "SIM farms" across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Nations. Matt McCool, ...
U.S. Intends to Cancel $13 Billion in Funds for Green Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to cancel more than $13 billion in funds that the Biden administration had pledged to subsidize wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles, it said on ...
Insurers Fighting $345M Georgia School Abuse Award, With Policy Wording at Issue
In one of the grimmest, longest-running and most-litigated episodes of alleged child sexual abuse at a private school, the key question in a case now before the Georgia Court of Appeals is whether ...West Virginia, Montana, Wisconsin Top States With Most Animal Collisions: State Farm
New data shows there were an estimated 1.7 million auto insurance claims in the U.S. resulting from animal collisions between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, a slight decline from 1.8 million the ...
New Vehicle Costs Drop, EVs Now More Expensive to Own: AAA
New analysis highlights that the total cost of owning and operating a new vehicle dropped this year to $11,577, a $719 decline from 2024, according to the American Automobile Association's annual ...