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Report: Financial Sector Sees Upswing in Ransomware Attacks
Last year, the financial sector became the second most targeted industry for ransomware attacks, with a total of 120 incidents reported, according to a newly released report by NordLocker. The ...
J.D. Power: Biggest Auto Customer Satisfaction Drop in 20 Years
One-third (31 percent) of auto insurance customers in the U.S. reported a rate increase in the past year, leading to a growing number participating in usage-based insurance (UBI). This has led to the ...
Major Insurers Under Scrutiny by Dems on U.S. Senate Committee
Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee launched an investigation on Friday into major insurers' "support" of new fossil fuel projects, on the heels of an industry retreat from areas prone to ...
Auto Safety Agency Head Quits After Audit Finds Delays in Defect Probes
The head of the U.S. government's office that investigates automobile safety problems has resigned from his post just days after the release of a harsh audit criticizing how the office was managed. ...
U.S. Food Manufacturers Show 13% Reduction in Workers Comp Claims
A new report highlights the overall decrease in the total number of injury claims from U.S. food manufacturers post-pandemic. Workers comp claims declined by 13 percent from pre-COVID to ...
Climate Change and Homeowners Insurance Are on a Collision Course
A summer that already has seen water crises and wildfire smoke is rapidly becoming an inflection point in the pitched battle between climate change and the price of homeowners insurance in the ...
Attorneys in NY Federal Court Case Blame ChatGPT for Bogus Case Law
Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT Thursday for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Attorneys Steven ...
Survey: More Americans Demonstrate Willingness to Commit Insurance Fraud
A new survey reveals Americans' tolerance for insurance fraud — and the findings might be surprising. Americans aged 45 and younger show a high level of tolerance for insurance fraud. The ...