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AI Firms Face Growing List of Lawsuits. Here’s What to Watch
Artificial intelligence firms are facing increasing pressure from some of the world's most formidable names in technology and media, as new tools spark fresh questions over the risks posed by ...
U.S. Treasury Drops Plan to Collect Insurer Data on Climate Risks
The U.S. government is stepping away from its effort to collect data on home insurance prices and availability at the ZIP code level as premiums soar and climate risks to property intensify. Instead, ...
Trump Quest to Appeal Puts Focus on Tiny Slice of Bond Market
Donald Trump's two recent courtroom losses and the staggering legal debts he now owes have put the spotlight on an obscure segment of the insurance market—the appeal bond. On Friday, Trump used the ...
Top 10 Trucking Bottlenecks in the U.S.
The intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, N.J., is once again the No. 1 freight bottleneck in the country for the sixth year in a row, according to the American Transportation Research ...
Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Trying to Breach Microsoft Systems Again
Microsoft said on Friday that Russian state-sponsored hacking group Midnight Blizzard was trying to breach its systems again using information it stole by hacking into the tech giant's corporate ...
Government Faces $9.5M Suit by Snowmobiler Who Hit Parked Black Hawk Helicopter
Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn't avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk ...
Industry Veterans Launch New E&S Biz
Insurance industry executives Michael Price and Kean Driscoll announced the formation of Dellwood Insurance Group, a new nationwide excess and surplus lines insurance holding company. The new company ...
Liberty Mutual Execs See Q4 Momentum as 2023 Income Falls
Although Liberty Mutual reported worse underwriting results and lower net income in 2023 compared to the prior year, executives pointed to the momentum of the final quarter as an indicator of what's ...Business Is Booming for DEI Lawyers as Corporate America Asks: ‘What’s Legal?’
The furor over corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs has turned so explosive that it's never been busier for specialists on the topic.