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26 03, 2026

EXPLAINER-Can US Government Be Held Liable for LaGuardia Airport Collision?

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Investigators are probing the potential causes of Sunday’s collision between an Air Canada Express plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The two pilots were killed. Air Canada said 39 of the 76 passengers and crew …

26 03, 2026

Britain to Intercept Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Ships in UK Waters

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The UK will interdict and board Russian “shadow fleet” vessels in its waters, increasing European pressure on Moscow over tankers exporting sanctioned crude in transactions that help fund the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said the …

26 03, 2026

Uber, Autonomous Mobility Firms to Launch Europe’s First Commercial Robotaxis

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Uber Technologies and autonomous mobility companies Verne and Pony.ai have partnered up to launch Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in the Croatian capital Zagreb, with plans to expand to other cities, they said on Thursday. Robotaxis are rapidly expanding into …

26 03, 2026

US Jury Verdicts Against Meta, Google Tee Up Fight Over Tech Liability Shield

By | March 26th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on US Jury Verdicts Against Meta, Google Tee Up Fight Over Tech Liability Shield

Jurors in the first two trials in the U.S. from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over harm to children have found Meta and Alphabet’s Google liable, potentially teeing up an appeals fight that could reshape how …

26 03, 2026

FEMA to Offer $1 Billion for Disaster Resilience After Lawsuit

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it will fund up to $1 billion in disaster-resilient infrastructure under a grant program it had previously canceled and criticized as being wasteful. The move was prompted by an order from a US …

26 03, 2026

Texas Man Gets Life After Investigation Finds Arson Used to Cover Murder

By | March 26th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas Man Gets Life After Investigation Finds Arson Used to Cover Murder

A Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) investigation helped lead to a lifetime prison sentence for a Panhandle man who set a house fire to cover up the murder of a 4-year-old girl. Humberto Martinez pleaded guilty to capital murder …

26 03, 2026

Georgia Could Become First State With Weapons Detection in All Public Schools

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Georgia could become the first state to require every student to be checked for weapons when arriving at a public school each day. A bill is nearing passage that would require weapons detection systems in a further reaction to a …

25 03, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Cargo Consortium With up to $80M of Capacity

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Brit Group Holdings Ltd., the London-based specialty re/insurer, announced the launch of “BRIDGE,” a new cargo consortium. The consortium, which will be one of the largest consortiums in the cargo market, is now writing business and offers cargo line capacity …

25 03, 2026

Florida OIR Grants Permit to Startup Sypher Insurance and Takeouts for Others

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Sypher Insurance Exchange, the startup property insurer that the Florida Association of Insurance Agents invested in two years ago, has won a permit to operate from the Florida Office of Insurance Agents. The Tampa-based reciprocal now has until mid-May to …

25 03, 2026

Chaucer, Ceto Launch Lloyd’s Marine MGA, Underwriting With Real-Time Vessel Data

By | March 25th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Chaucer, Ceto Launch Lloyd’s Marine MGA, Underwriting With Real-Time Vessel Data

Chaucer Group, the London-based specialty re/insurance group, and Ceto AI, the maritime technology specialist, announced the launch of a new marine managing general agent (MGA), operating as a Lloyd’s coverholder. Under the arrangement, Ceto is authorized to bind marine hull …