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8.8 Russia Quake Triggers Tsunami Warnings for Hawaii, California
A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of ...
Future Cheyenne AI Data Center Will Use More Power Than All Wyoming Homes Combined
An artificial intelligence data center that would use more electricity than every home in Wyoming combined before expanding to as much as five times that size will be built soon near Cheyenne, ...
Markel Insurance Selling Reinsurance Renewal Rights to Nationwide
In separate announcements late Wednesday, Markel Group and Nationwide revealed that Markel Insurance is running off its global reinsurance business and selling renewal rights to the $1.2 billion book ...
California Department of Insurance Completes Final Review of Wildfire Model
The California Department of Insurance completed a review of the state's first wildfire catastrophe model, marking a dramatic change in the state's property/casualty insurance ratemaking process. The ...
H1 Natural Disasters Had Insured Price Tag of $80B – Driven by U.S. Claims: Munich Re
Natural disasters across the globe cost insurers $80 billion during the first half of 2025, up from $64 billion in H1 2024, according to Munich Re's mid-year natural disaster report. On the other ...
Allianz Life Says Majority of U.S. Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack
U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the ...
U.S. Crash Fatalities Dip 6% in First-Quarter 2025
The number of people killed in U.S. road crashes was down by 6.3 percent in the first three months of 2025, according to newly released data by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ...
Illinois State Police Report Vehicle Theft Down Slightly in Q2 2025
The effects of a $10 million grant targeting vehicle theft, hijacking, and other violent crimes may already be benefiting Illinois residents, as the number of stolen vehicles is down slightly from Q1 ...