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Insurance Fraud Linked to Identity Theft Likely to Rise Significantly in 2025: NICB
The use of identity theft in insurance crime is expected to rise by 49 percent by the end of 2025, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The insurance fraud watchdog analyzed ...
Musk Comments Misled Jury, Tesla Says in Bid to Have Big Damage Award Thrown Out
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court on Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing ...
Katrina 2005-2025: Property Policy Evolution
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, with the eye of the Category 3 hurricane centered on Bay St. Louis, Miss., though the storm is remembered largely because of the devastation to New ...
20 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Echoes in Models, Mitigation and Reforms
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina swamped parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, the property insurance sector is better prepared for another catastrophic storm and the litigation that may follow, ...
Texas, California Lead States in Cargo Theft Activity Over Labor Day Weekend
New analysis indicates cargo theft reaches new heights during Labor Day weekend, according to Verisk CargoNet. Labor Day thefts over the past five years have shown an escalation in theft over the ...
Tesla and Waymo’s Different Robotaxi Approaches Will Shape the Industry
A month after Tesla launched a trial robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June for select fans, CEO Elon Musk told investors that the company's driverless taxis would likely be available to "half ...
Rebuilding Continues 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn't want to live there. "People are always going to gravitate to the water," ...
Organized Ring Responsible for an Estimated $10M in Home Depot Thefts Busted
Nine defendants are accused of participating in the largest organized retail theft case in Home Depot's history, a multi-county operation responsible for millions of dollars in losses to stores ...