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Retired NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle Wasn’t Piloting Plane Before Deadly Crash
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from investigators. The preliminary report from the ...
The Hartford Q4 Net Income Up 33% Led by Business Insurance
Net income at The Hartford increased 33% to about $1.1 billion in fourth-quarter 2025. Property/casualty written premiums increased 5% compared to Q4 2024, led by growth of 7% in the business ...
E&S Premium Growth Moderates Through Nine Months of 2025
The U.S. excess and surplus lines market isn't growing at the rate it has been, with the premium growth through September 2025 lower than the prior year. According to a new report from insurance ...
Federal Trade Commission Warns Law Firms About DEI Hiring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it had written to 42 law firms warning them about diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring, which it described as potentially unfair and ...
Vehicle Thefts Dropped 25% in Arizona Last Year
Newly analyzed data reveal a 25% decrease in vehicle thefts within the state, according to the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (AATA). Data compiled by the Auto Crime Tracker database shows that ...
Researchers Warn Open-Source AI Models Vulnerable to Criminal Misuse
Hackers and other criminals can easily commandeer computers operating open-source large language models outside the guardrails and constraints of the major artificial-intelligence platforms, creating ...
Bomb Cyclone Expected This Weekend for East Coast, Southern U.S.
Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with the coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been a toasty Florida peninsula and a powerful ...
North American Risk Professionals See Average 11% Salary Increase
Risk professionals' salaries have increased an average of 11% since 2023, with chief risk officers/vice presidents of risk management seeing increases of 16%. The increases and other trends in risk ...