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19 06, 2026

People Moves: Hub International Names Collins Northeast Area President

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Hub International Limited (HUB), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Paul Collins as Northeast area president, effective July 1. In this expanded role, Collins will continue to lead HUB Northeast while also assuming responsibility for HUB New England. Collins has been …

19 06, 2026

Louisiana Plans $1.1B Investment in New Orleans Land Bridge Restoration

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There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods. The area, commonly called the New Orleans Land Bridge, …

19 06, 2026

APCIA Tells Michigan Senate to Oppose Bill Mandating Auto Rate Reductions

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A Michigan Senate Committee this week advanced a bill that would mandate auto insurance premium reductions of at least 10% without reduced benefits, Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) authored SB 328, which he says will lower car insurance premiums for …

19 06, 2026

Dali Engineer Reaches Deferred Prosecution Deal Over 2024 Key Bridge Collapse

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The chief engineer of the cargo ship Dali that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in a March 2024 collision that killed six construction workers reached a deferred prosecution agreement, the government said on Thursday. The Justice Department said Karthikeyan …

19 06, 2026

Conn. Extends Uninsured Motorist Coverage to State’s Transportation Workers

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Governor Ned Lamont has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state employee union requiring the state to extend uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) employees who maintain roads and highways. The agreement with the …

19 06, 2026

Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection From Child-Harm Lawsuits: Reuters

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Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the …

18 06, 2026

Wanted: War-Zone Divers to Scrape Barnacles From Ships in Persian Gulf

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Demand for ocean divers who specialize in barnacle scraping is soaring as ships stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than three months prepare to disembark. The surge in orders for crews to clean ship hulls fouled by algae, slime …

18 06, 2026

People Moves: Hiscox appoints Bailey as Head of Channel, Traded and Corix; CRC Group Names Greenwood CEO of Underwriting Division

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Hiscox appoints Bailey as Head of Channel, Traded and Corix in the US Hiscox, with headquarters in Atlanta, appointed Lori Bailey as head of channel, traded and Corix. Bailey will report to Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA, and will …

18 06, 2026

Uber to Offer Robotaxis in Houston With Lucid and Nuro, Posing Challenge to Waymo

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Uber Technologies Inc. will offer driverless robotaxi rides in Houston in vehicles developed by Lucid Group Inc. and Nuro Inc., setting it up to challenge Waymo in the fourth-largest US city. Nuro is already testing the vehicles in Houston, but …

18 06, 2026

Biofuels Are Key to Avoiding Sharp Farmland Drop, S&P Says

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Expanding biofuel demand is a “powerful catalyst” to restore profitability to American farms, according to a new study, as harvests balloon and lawmakers consider broadening the market for corn-based ethanol. Climbing crop yields are creating persistent surpluses thanks to better …