Trump Threatens Trucking Safety Funds for California, New Mexico and Washington
California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for commercial drivers. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 4:26 PM |
Fire at Louisiana Auto Plant Forces Mandatory Evacuation Order
A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90% contained Sunday, but a mandatory evacuation order remained in place as crews tried to address remaining flames, law enforcement officials said. The fire at Smitty’s Supply just north of …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 4:18 PM |
Texas Bill Would Levy Stricter Penalties on Camps Following Hill Country Flood
A bill that would tighten how youth camps are penalized for safety deficiencies and that would diminish the industry’s influence on a state advisory committee has gained traction in the Legislature. While Senate Bill 1 passed last week created a …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 4:08 PM |
Tesla Rejected $60M Settlement Before Losing $243M Autopilot Verdict
Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243 million verdict in the case. Lawyers …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 4:04 PM |
People Moves: Alive Risk Names Carroll Underwriting Director, Entertainment Programs
Alive Risk, the sports, leisure and entertainment managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty announced that Scott Carroll has joined Alive Risk to serve as underwriting director of entertainment programs, reporting to …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 4:00 PM |
WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s S&R Insurance
WalkerHughes Insurance announced acquisition of S&R Insurance, a well-established retail insurance brokerage headquartered in St. Robert, Missouri. This strategic move marks WalkerHughes’ first presence in south-central Missouri and reinforces its commitment to delivering service and coverage to communities across the …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 3:55 PM |
People Moves: Miller Taps Howden’s Cumberland to Newly Created Role of Chief Broking Officer; HDI Global Promotes Tikhonov to Head of Marine Global Risk
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance broker Miller and insurer HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Appoints Howden’s Cumberland to New Role of Chief Broking Officer Miller, the London-based independent …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 3:01 PM |
Federal Appeals Court Decertifies SC Class Action on Undervalued Totaled Vehicles
A federal appeals court has decertified a class of plaintiffs in a South Carolina lawsuit alleging that Progressive Insurance undervalued total-loss vehicles, the latest turn in multiple, similar suits against U.S. auto insurers. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeal …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 2:23 PM |
Containment Increases on California Wine Country Wildfire
Containment has increased on a rural California wine country wildfire that was burning out of control and threatening thousands of properties. The Pickett Fire exploded in the Napa Valley last week, prompting evacuations from area wineries and rural neighborhoods. The …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 1:57 PM |
Lawmakers, Unions Oppose Railroad Plan to Automate Track Safety Inspections
A U.S. railroad industry plan to rely more heavily on technology instead of humans to conduct routine track safety inspections has drawn a backlash from labor groups and lawmakers who voiced worry that automated inspections will result in more accidents. …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 12:43 PM |
Maryland Screwworm Patient Recovered; Ranchers Criticize CDC Secrecy
The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the flesh-eating parasite, and there was no sign of transmission to other people or animals, the Maryland Department of Health said …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 12:37 PM |
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening
Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe risks as well as their ambitious profit targets for 2025 – despite signs of rate softening and hefty claims from …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 9:18 AM |
Musk Sues Apple, OpenAI, Saying They Hurt AI Competition
Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favoring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers. Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of dollars in damages in the suit filed …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 8:02 AM |
Azerbaijan Sounds Alarm Over Shallowing of Caspian Sea
Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials. The Caspian, the world’s largest salt lake, holds significant offshore …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 6:35 AM |
Japan FSA Plans New Division to Oversee Asset Managers, Insurers
Japan’s financial regulator plans to set up a division to oversee the asset management and insurance industries, as part of its efforts to drive improvements in the sectors. The new bureau would seek to advance the government’s goal of turning …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 6:12 AM |
Squishmallows Maker, Build-A-Bear Call Truce in Plush Toy Legal Battle
Jazwares, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of Squishmallows, has agreed to end a lawsuit against Build-A-Bear Workshop over its alleged knockoffs of the popular plush toys, according to a filing in Los Angeles federal court. Jazwares and Build-A-Bear asked the court …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:10 AM |
Kraft, Other Companies Beat Test Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Foods
Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and several other major food companies on Monday succeeded in winning the dismissal of a lawsuit that accused them of designing harmful “ultra-processed” foods addictive to children. U.S. District Judge Mia Perez in Philadelphia granted the companies’ …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:06 AM |
NCDOI Investigating Agency Over Complaints That Policies Weren’t Obtained
Investigators with the North Carolina Department of Insurance searched an insurance agency and a home in Salisbury after reports that insurance premiums had not been used to secure policies. “The N.C. Department of Insurance has received several consumer complaints regarding …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:01 AM |
California’s Long-Delayed Bullet Train Slated to Run in Central Valley by 2032
California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project could be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, but it is far short of securing the funding it needs to connect up north toward the San Francisco Bay Area and south toward Los Angeles, …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:00 AM |
California Labor Commissioner Cites LA Developers $2.3M
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued citations totaling more than $2.3 million to multiple developers and operators of construction projects at sites in Los Angeles. The citations stem from an investigation that reportedly showed there was wage theft and other …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:00 AM |
False Reports of Campus Shooters Led to Lockdowns at Universities
False reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday led to panic and temporary lockdowns at the two campuses as they kicked off their fall semesters. In Pennsylvania someone called 911 at …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:00 AM |
Federal Officials to Take Over Inspections When Boar’s Head Plant Reopens
Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a troubled Boar’s Head deli meat plant when it reopens after last year’s deadly listeria outbreak, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said. The Jarratt, Virginia, factory is set to resume operations in the coming …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:00 AM |
Trump Administration Weighs Sanctions on Officials Implementing EU Tech Law
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc’s landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar with the matter said, over U.S. complaints that the law censors Americans and …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:00 AM |
Washington Staffing Company Paying $217K in Religious Discrimination Suit
A Washington-based staffing and recruiting agency is paying $217,500 after failing to hire a Muslim job applicant after he asked about a religious accommodation to attend Friday prayer. The company, Logic Staffing, also agreed to provide other relief, resolving a …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 5:00 AM |
China-Linked Hackers Hit Southeast Asia Diplomats, Google Says
Diplomats in Southeast Asia were targeted in a cyber-espionage campaign earlier this year, likely waged in support of operations aligned with the strategic interests of China, according to Google. The attacks, using social engineering and malware disguised as innocuous software …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 4:35 AM |