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NICB Warns of Rising Contractor Fraud During Awareness Week
To recognize the sixth annual Contractor Fraud Awareness Week held between May 18 and 22, the National Insurance Crime Bureau is reminding homeowners and businesses to remain vigilant about the ...
U.S. Coasts Could See Double Whammy With El Niño, High Tide Flooding
The likelihood of El Niño may increase the chances of high tide flooding along the U.S. Coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service. ...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2025, Policy and Drug Supply Concerns Remain
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the ...
Progressive Is Biggest Auto Insurer, Surpassing State Farm: S&P GMI
The numbers aren't all in, but it looks like Progressive is now the biggest private passenger auto insurer, based on an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence that shows Progressive ...
Women’s Board Representation Slips Below 30% as Momentum Stalls
The share of women on the boards of mid-sized and large public companies dipped below 30% in the first quarter, missing that threshold for the first time since 2024, and down from a peak of 30.4% a ...
Despite Dip in Cargo Theft in Q1 This Year, Sharp Increase in Fraud Schemes Seen
Despite a year-over-year decline in cargo theft in the first quarter of 2026, a first in five years, fraud schemes surged, according to a new report from in-transit supply chain risk management ...
Musk Expects Widespread Use of Cars Without Human Monitors in U.S. This Year
Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Monday he expects fully self-driving cars without human safety monitors to become more widespread in the United States later this year, after being introduced in Texas. ...
Industry Concerned as Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Against Freight Broker
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a man to sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash, a decision that could have big ripple effects across the ...