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Thousands of Steel Frame Bridges Across U.S. Need Corrosion Inspection
Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh, Pa., bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction to ensure they don't ...
Obie Raises $25M Series B to Expand Embedded Insurance Technology
InsurTech Obie announced it has raised $25.5 million in a series B funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Brick and Mortar VC, DivcoWest, and several real estate funds and ...
Aon Sues Alliant Over ‘Unlawful Raid’ of Reinsurance Group
Aon this week filed a lawsuit against rival Alliant Insurance Services for an alleged "unlawful raid" of senior leaders and other employees of Aon's facultative reinsurance group. Aon claims Alliant ...
The Supreme Court Handed Google and Twitter a New Line of Defense
The U.S. Supreme Court handed social media companies a new line of defense as they face an increasing number of lawsuits alleging their algorithms have harmed users — whether by addicting children ...
Survey: Some Customers Let Auto Insurance Lapse in Quest for Savings
A new report out this week offers updated insights on customer buying habits when it comes to personal auto and homeowners insurance. "Insurance Personal Lines Trends and Perspectives," a quarterly ...
Insurers Latest Target of U.S. AGs ESG Antitrust Concerns
This week, insurers and reinsurers who are members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), received a letter from 23 attorneys general raising potential legal concerns that might arise from their ...
Earth to Hit Key Warming Threshold Within 5 Years
There's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. But it likely would only be a ...
Politics Aside, Floridians Agree Humans Causing Climate Change
An increasing number of Floridians agree that human actions are causing climate change, including a record number of Florida Republicans, according to a new survey from Florida Atlantic University. ...