Oregon Baby Still Battling Botulism After ByHeart Formula Exposure
A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart baby formula donated through a program that aims to help poor and homeless families. Ashaan Carter, now 10 months old, was hospitalized twice and remains …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:23 PM |
NHTSA Opens Probe Into About 600,000 GM Vehicles Over Engine Failure Issue
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it opened a recall query into about 597,571 vehicles from General Motors over engine failure. The recall affects GM vehicles equipped with a L87 6.2L V8 gas engine that experienced …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 5:31 PM |
Oklahoma Reaches Settlement With Poultry Company Over Litter Pollution
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the State of Oklahoma has reached a settlement agreement with George’s, Inc., resolving claims related to poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. “This settlement demonstrates that fair, good-faith negotiations can produce outcomes …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 4:55 PM |
Ohio Engineering Firm Penalized for 401(k) Plan Breach
A federal court has ordered a Cincinnati, Ohio civil engineering firm and its owner to pay $45,699.63 to employee accounts in the company’s 401(k) plan after the U.S. Department of Labor found the company violated federal employee benefits law. The …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 4:24 PM |
Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin to provide guidance to financial service providers on the use of artificial intelligence. The bulletin says that financial service providers including insurers are expected to develop, implement, and maintain …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 4:18 PM |
Texas Forecast to Be Top Market for Data Centers
Texas is poised to become the largest home for data centers in the country within the next three years as artificial intelligence continues to boom, according to a report published Tuesday. Bloom Energy, a California-based company that provides onsite power …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 3:59 PM |
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts
Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire last year. If the …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 3:02 PM |
10,000 Travelers Employees Get AI Assistants Via Anthropic Partnership
Nearly 10,000 engineers, data scientists, analysts and product owners at Travelers are being empowered with personalized AI assistants, Travelers announced in mid-January. In a joint announcement with Anthropic, the two firms announced a partnership aimed at expanding Travelers AI-enabled engineering …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 2:51 PM |
Former County Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Labor Union
A former Massachusetts county employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to embezzling from a Barnstable County employee labor union. Kenneth Mattoon, of West Yarmouth, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of labor union assets. According to prosecutors, Mattoon admitted …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 2:35 PM |
Insurance Regulators, Trades Get Behind Latest Effort to Abolish FIO
The nation’s insurance commissioners and industry trade associations are looking to support efforts to put the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) back on the chopping block. Late last week, Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., introduced the McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act to eliminate the …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 2:29 PM |
Dozens Killed After High-Speed Train Derails in Spain
More than three dozen people died in Spain after a high-speed train derailed and hit another coming from the opposite direction. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez canceled his trip to Davos and declared three days of mourning. The last two carriages …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 9:09 AM |
Update: Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers Say
Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop AI from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a group of lawmakers said on Tuesday, urging regulators to move away from a “wait and see” approach as the technology is deployed widely. …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 8:53 AM |
BHP Refused Permission to Appeal UK Judgment Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse
BHP was on Monday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, in a London lawsuit potentially worth tens of billions of pounds. In November, London’s High …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 8:44 AM |
Supreme Court to Hear Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages. The justices took up Bayer’s appeal of a lower …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:03 AM |
Florida OIR Triples the Size of Citizens’ Rate Decrease
With takeouts continuing at a steady pace and more carriers working the Florida property insurance market, state regulators saw fit to more than triple the size of Citizens’ Property Insurance Corp. recent rate decrease request. The Florida Office of Insurance …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:02 AM |
Florida Insurance Law Certification Closer to Approval; Coverage College Set for March
Bona fide expertise in Florida property insurance law is inching closer to reality, with new rules and new education initiatives. The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors in September approved proposed rules for a certification in insurance coverage law, and a …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:01 AM |
Insurica Acquires Florida-Based First Light Program Managers
Insurica, one of the largest U.S. brokerages, announced it has acquired Florida-based First Light Program Managers, a wholesale brokerage and delegated underwriter specializing in trucking and marine coverage. The acquisition, effective this month, is the largest in the 67-year history …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:01 AM |
NYC Mayor Mamdani Widens Delivery-App Crackdown With Lost-Pay Lawsuit
New York City said it’s suing a food-delivery technology provider for withholding pay from workers, signaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s get-tough approach to regulating app-based work. Motoclick violated delivery worker laws by failing to pay the required minimum rate and by …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:00 AM |
LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans
A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough to cover the cost of rebuilding. It’s a tragic predicament. And it will happen again when the next disaster hits. …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Cowbell Appoints Hughes as Chief Commercial Officer
Cowbell named Simon Hughes chief commercial officer. Hughes, who previously served as senior vice president, global distribution and general manager, U.K., will oversee Cowbell’s global commercial strategy, including distribution, partnerships, international expansion and market development. He initially joined Cowbell to …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:00 AM |
Grandson Not Covered Under Grandma’s Home Insurance
A homeowner’s insurer was right to deny a grandmother coverage for a claim against her grandson because he did not qualify as a member of her household. The Massachusetts Appeals Court agreed with Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. that the grandson, …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 6:00 AM |
AIG Announces Strategic Investment Partnership of Up to $3.5B With CVC
American International Group (AIG) announced a strategic partnership with global private markets firm CVC. The partnership, announced Jan. 19, includes the establishment of large-scale separately managed accounts (SMAs) across CVC’s credit strategies, for which AIG will allocate up to $2 …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 5:27 AM |
Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for Specialty Insurer Beazley
Zurich Insurance Group AG has gone public with a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) bid to buy Beazley Plc, increasing pressure on the UK-listed company it’s been wooing for more than 12 months. The Swiss insurer offered to buy London-based Beazley …
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 5:10 AM |
Toscafund Is Said to Explore Sale of Portuguese Insurer Caravela
Toscafund Asset Management and other minority shareholders of Caravela Seguros are exploring a sale of the Portuguese insurer, according to people familiar with the matter. London-based Toscafund, which owns a 48% stake in Caravela, has hired Mediobanca to advise on …
POSTED JANUARY 19, 2026 12:17 PM |
Trump’s Greenland Threat Puts Europe Inc Back in Tariff Crosshairs
Just as European companies were getting used to last year’s hard-won U.S. trade tariff deals, President Donald Trump has put them back in his crosshairs with an explosive threat to place levies on nations that oppose his planned takeover of …
POSTED JANUARY 19, 2026 12:06 PM |