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Lives Lost as Railroads, Regulators Thwart Safety Fixes: Report
Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the ...
Sexual Assault Charges Dropped Against Former AIG Exec McElroy
Authorities in Vermont have dropped sexual assault charges against David McElroy, a former executive at American International Group (AIG). According to a document filed in Vermont Superior Court in ...
Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching
Alliant Insurance Services is the latest to join a group of brokers suing new competitor Howden US over what it calls Howden's "smash-and-grab" strategy to take teams from other brokers. The suit ...
FM Bumps Up Limits for Data Centers to $5B
Commercial property insurer FM announced a significant increase in capacity to support its global FM Intellium clients and the data and power generation ecosystem. FM can now provide up to $5 billion ...
AI Is the Biggest Mover on Allianz Risk Barometer; Cyber Takes Top Spot for Fifth Year
Cyber once again ranked as the top global risk in 2026, according to the latest Allianz Risk Barometer, coming in No. 1 in every region and across all company sizes. Artificial intelligence took the ...
NY Governor Proposes Crackdown on Fraud to Reduce Auto Insurance Costs
New York Governor Hochul's State of the State address proposes a crackdown on fraud to limit the rising costs of auto insurance. "Car insurance rates are just too damn high, especially at a time when ...
$17M Recovered in California’s Organized Retail Theft Crackdown Last Year
More than 270,000 stolen goods worth nearly $17 million were recovered last year as part of a statewide crackdown on organized retail theft, according to California Governor Gavin Newsom. Since ...
$182M Settlement Reached in Deadly 2015 New York Commuter Train Crash
A more than $182 million settlement has been reached with victims of a deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing. The majority of the settlement with ...