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10 Highest Class-Action Settlements in 2025 Eclipsed $70B Total: Duane Morris
The value of the 10 highest class-action settlements in 2025 exceeded $70 billion for the first time ever. In fact, the total was nearer to $80 billion across all areas of litigation, according to ...
U.S., UK, and Canada Consumers Suffer the Most Data Breaches: Report
A new wave of sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence is expected in 2026, according to Experian's annual data breach industry forecast. "From synthetic profiles and autonomous AI ...
Federal Aviation Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash
Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning for pilots ...
Homeowners Critical of FAIR Plan, State Farm A Year After LA Wildfires
On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have ...
Berkshire Hathaway Raises New CEO Abel’s Salary to $25 Million
Berkshire Hathaway said Jan. 6 that it raised the salary of new Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel to $25 million, far exceeding the $100,000 annual salary that his predecessor ...
MAPFRE Accuses AAA of Violating Long-Time Exclusive Marketing Agreement
The biggest auto insurer in Massachusetts is at odds with the AAA Northeast division it says is violating an exclusive 20-year joint marketing agreement that is worth $200 million a year in premiums ...
Is the AI Boom a Bubble Waiting to Pop? Here’s What History Says
As the artificial intelligence trade continues to push the stock market to new highs, investors are increasingly asking if we're living through another financial bubble that's destined to burst. The ...
Emerging Risks to Watch: Space Weather, Quantum Sensors, and Digital Addiction
Insurance is a data-driven industry. And access to reliable data can make the difference between understanding a risk or being caught off guard, between an opportune advantage or a missed ...
Study Finds Rate of U.S. Coastal Sea Level Rise Doubled in the Past Century
A July 2025 report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) claims that U.S. tide gauge measurements "in aggregate show no obvious acceleration in sea level rise beyond ...