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Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
Sep 10, 2026
A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. Joh...
KingsCover Rebrands as Dominion First
Sep 10, 2026
KingsCover Insurance Services, a specialty agency serving churches and ministries, has rebranded as Dominion First Insur...
Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
Sep 10, 2026
Lely North America, Inc., an international agricultural technology company headquartered in Pella, Iowa, agreed to resol...
Jencap Acquires North Dakota’s Concorde
Sep 10, 2026
Jencap Group announced that it has acquired Concorde General Agency (Concorde), a regional wholesaler specializing in pe...
New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 10, 2026
New York officials are moving to require auto insurers to obtain prior approval before implementing any increases in pri...
Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
Sep 10, 2026
Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a ra...
Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash
Sep 10, 2026
When the cargo plane came to rest 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport, its nose sat flu...
How 9/11 Changed the Way America Surveils its Citizens
Sep 10, 2026
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a f...
Life & Health
How 9/11 Changed the Way America Surveils its Citizens
Sep 10, 2026
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a f...
Nike Faces Investor Challenge Over Gender-Transition Surgery for Minors
Sep 10, 2026
A group of conservative investors is pressing companies to stop covering gender-transition surgery for minors in employe...
Viewpoint: Clients Prefer AI to Human Advisers When Details Are Embarrassing
Sep 10, 2026
When and why do clients prefer to use artificial intelligence rather than a human adviser? It’s a question attract...
Stellantis to Recall Over 200,000 Jeep Vehicles Over Tire-Pressure Monitor
Sep 10, 2026
Chrysler parent Stellantis is recalling 201,976 Jeep vehicles in the U.S. due to a software error that may cause the tir...
The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
Sep 10, 2026
Nick Kosiavelon, an insurance defense attorney in Massachusetts, tells the story about some plaintiffs’ lawyers he...
SEC Seeks Court Order for ISS Client Data Sought in ESG Probe
Sep 9, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal court for an order compelling Institutional Shareholder Services ...
Are We Training Claims Adjusters or Claims Processors?
Sep 9, 2026
I started my career as a writer. Not an insurance professional. Not an adjuster. A writer. When I eventually took a chan...
Farmers Embrace AI More Than Any Other Tech, McKinsey Says
Sep 9, 2026
Artificial intelligence use is surging on farms as growers look for some high-tech help in planning and managing operati...
Property & Casualty
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
Sep 10, 2026
A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. Joh...
KingsCover Rebrands as Dominion First
Sep 10, 2026
KingsCover Insurance Services, a specialty agency serving churches and ministries, has rebranded as Dominion First Insur...
Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
Sep 10, 2026
Lely North America, Inc., an international agricultural technology company headquartered in Pella, Iowa, agreed to resol...
Jencap Acquires North Dakota’s Concorde
Sep 10, 2026
Jencap Group announced that it has acquired Concorde General Agency (Concorde), a regional wholesaler specializing in pe...
New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 10, 2026
New York officials are moving to require auto insurers to obtain prior approval before implementing any increases in pri...
Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
Sep 10, 2026
Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a ra...
Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash
Sep 10, 2026
When the cargo plane came to rest 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport, its nose sat flu...
How 9/11 Changed the Way America Surveils its Citizens
Sep 10, 2026
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a f...
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