December 18, 2024
A coalition of consumer, environmental, and fair housing groups have called upon the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office to release homeowners insurance data before it may be too late. The nationwide data was collected by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners …
December 17, 2024
Artificial intelligence is at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast due to its enabling capabilities. Michael Bruemmer, vice president of global data breach resolution at information services company, said that while ransomware and breaches affecting the supply chain dominated …
December 16, 2024
Long-range forecasters say more towns and cities across the U.S. could experience a white Christmas this year compared to 2023, bringing a slight possibility that more than half the nation could have some snow on the rooftops on Dec. 25. …
December 16, 2024
Local officials in the French territory Mayotte fear as many as 1,000 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Chido hit the archipelago off the coast of Mozambique on Saturday. Emergency crews on Monday worked to rescue survivors amid scenes of …
December 13, 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of violation against Allstate-owned Arity, a mobile data company that collects drivers’ information, for breaching the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The Nov. 29 notice alleges Arity fails to …
December 13, 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals The lawsuit alleges the companies for decades manufactured, marketed, and sold an array …
December 12, 2024
Florida lawmakers established the Birth-Related Neurological Injury fund in 1988 to provide a no-fault remedy for parents of children with certain injuries incurred at birth, with an aim toward reducing the soaring cost of medical malpractice claims. But hospitals cannot …
December 12, 2024
A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver who was intoxicated when he crashed his semi-trailer delivery truck has been denied workers’ compensation benefits. Delaware Superior Court Judge Kathleen Vavala last week reversed a state Industrial Accident Board (IAB) ruling that Timothy …
December 11, 2024
Farmers Insurance said on Wednesday it will resume offering coverage for multiple lines of insurance in California to new customers. The lines include condominium, renters, umbrella, landlord, vacant and manufactured home. Many of the reopened coverage offerings had been temporarily …
December 11, 2024
At the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit last week, the state’s emergency management director announced a multi-million-dollar program that many homeowners, lawmakers and insurers have long hoped for: New grants and low-interest loans that will help elevate homes above …