OpenAI Says ChatGPT Not to Blame in Teen’s Death by Suicide
OpenAI defended itself against a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of coaching a 16-year-old to kill himself, saying the chatbot directed the teenager to seek help more than 100 times. In a court filing Tuesday, the artificial intelligence startup called the death …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 2:32 PM |
Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims
Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase from £1.14 billion reported during the previous year, according to the Association British Insurers. Insurers uncovered at least 98,400 fraud-related …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 2:25 PM |
Philadelphia Transit Agency Vows It’s Upgrading Railcars Implicated in Fires
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and leaders of Philadelphia’s mass transit agency said Monday that the system is fully complying with federal orders to take measures to help prevent fires in an aging electric railcar model that is heavily used in …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 1:50 PM |
Allianz Unit Discussing Call Center Jobs Cuts in AI Transition
Allianz SE is in talks about potential job cuts at its assistance and travel insurance subsidiary Allianz Partners as it seeks to use more artifical intelligence. The cuts will likely affect call center positions, the person said, declining to be …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 12:26 PM |
Africa Specialty Risks Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group that focuses on developing markets, announced the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa. Based in Sandton, ASR’s syndicate underwriters will underwrite insurance and reinsurance risks in South Africa and neighboring countries, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 12:14 PM |
US Terror Label in Venezuela Deepens Risk for Oil Companies
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to isolate Nicolás Maduro’s government further complicates day-to-day operations for foreign oil companies in Venezuela, experts say. On Monday, the administration designated Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization that it says is …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 11:42 AM |
Poland Expects Russia to Escalate Sabotage After Rail Explosion
Poland’s deputy prime minister said he expects Russia to escalate its sabotage activities in the country following an explosion on a busy rail route to Ukraine for which authorities blame Moscow. Krzysztof Gawkowski told Bloomberg News that the NATO member’s …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 10:33 AM |
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Goes Out Like a Lamb
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season was marked by contrasts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From intense bursts of activity to relative calm, the season will end on November 30 with activity falling within the agency’s predicted …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:53 AM |
Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to shield the billionaire chief executive officer from personal …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:37 AM |
Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., one of the largest title insurers in Florida, did not fraudulently transfer assets from a bankrupt subsidiary, and the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding an expert’s valuation testimony, a federal appeals court …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:01 AM |
New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
People Moves: NFP Names Gillingham President, Commercial Risk, and Mahoney Head of Programs, Totalis Program Underwriters
NFP named Tom Gillingham president, commercial risk, expanding his executive leadership across NFP’s commercial property/casualty programs and wholesale businesses. Based in Seattle, Washington, Gillingham joined NFP in 2017 as part of NFP’s acquisition of EverGuard Insurance Services Inc. Since 2020, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
Lawsuits Pile Up for a Nursing Home Empire Built Despite State Investigations
In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the facility had violated her rights on 132 occasions, at times leading to serious injuries. Six months later, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries
Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The report estimates that roughly one-in-three New Yorkers receives …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
Viewpoint: Why Predictable Performance Earns Banks Better D&O Rates
In the insurance world, uncertainty is expensive. For community banks seeking Directors and Officers liability coverage, that uncertainty has traditionally translated into premiums that fail to fairly distinguish between well-governed institutions and their less disciplined peers. But a technological revolution …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
Washington Commissioner Tells Thin Blue Line to Stop Selling Unlicensed Coverage
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer ordered Thin Blue Line Benefits to stop selling insurance in Washington after investigators found the company had been operating without the required state license,. The OIC began investigating the Texas-based company in July after receiving …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
World Insurance Adds New Jersey’s Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency
New Jersey-based insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it acquired the business of Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency of Cape May Court House, New Jersey on August 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The personal and …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
Hackers Strike Ivy League Schools Already Under Political Pressure
Hackers have struck elite US universities in recent weeks, pilfering sensitive data from donors and making off with students’ information in a string of digital heists that only add stress to schools already besieged with political pressure. Dartmouth College, Harvard …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 5:24 AM |
ICT and State Farm Launch Campaign to Combat Rising Vehicle Theft in Texas
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and State Farm are partnering for the 2025 Lock It Down! campaign—an ongoing statewide effort to reduce motor vehicle theft, burglary, and fraud-related crime. This year’s campaign includes a new component: parking lot signs …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 5:12 PM |
Homesellers Pull Listings Off Market as Interest Fades
Homesellers in the US are yanking listings off the market, as the nation’s real estate sector stagnates. Nearly 85,000 sellers removed their properties in September, the highest number for that month in eight years, according to Redfin. The number of …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 5:12 PM |
Surge in Water Demand Could Put Ohio Farmers and Industry on Collision Course
Deep inside a report on the future of water in central Ohio is this warning: Industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields during the critical growing period …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 5:07 PM |
Amazon Delivery Company Sued in Michigan for Disability Discrimination
ALM Freight, LLC, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner company, and LMDmax Corp., violated federal law at ALM’s Pontiac, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for a deaf job applicant after she requested an American Sign Language (ASL) …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 4:57 PM |
Texas Youth Camps Urged to Address Mental Health as Part of State Safety Mandates
Texas officials are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, mandated emergency preparedness plans, and various communication methods to help children and their families feel safe when they return this summer. But one thing is still missing from the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 4:51 PM |
Most Consumers Aware and Worried How Litigation Increases Insurance Cost
The message appears to be getting through to consumers: Excessive insurance litigation is not good for insurance costs. According to a new survey from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I), 64.3% of those surveyed are …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 4:44 PM |
Businessman, Former Federal Insurance Co. Attorney Hit With $50M Florida Verdict
In a lawsuit begun more than a decade ago and which led to counter-suits, appeals to the Florida Supreme Court and attention from national tort-reform groups, a Palm Beach County jury has awarded more than $50 million to the former …
POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2025 4:27 PM |