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6 11, 2026

Google AI in School Triggered Teen’s Mental Health Crisis, Lawsuit Says

By | November 6th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Google AI in School Triggered Teen’s Mental Health Crisis, Lawsuit Says

Parents in North Carolina sued Google after their 13-year-old daughter spent months discussing suicidal thoughts with the company’s artificial intelligence tools on her school-issued Chromebook, underscoring the potential risks of the technology as parents and educators debate AI’s place in …

6 11, 2026

US Warns of ‘Ongoing Cyber Threat’ to Industrial Refrigeration Systems

By | November 6th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on US Warns of ‘Ongoing Cyber Threat’ to Industrial Refrigeration Systems

The United States is warning of an “ongoing cyber threat” to industrial refrigeration systems, saying in a statement issued on Thursday that every organization that depends on cold storage should assume it could fall into the hackers’ crosshairs. The statement, …

6 11, 2026

Delta Air Lines Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Window Seats’ With No Windows

By | November 6th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Delta Air Lines Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Window Seats’ With No Windows

A federal judge rejected Delta Air Lines’ request to dismiss a lawsuit by passengers who said they paid extra money to sit in window seats, but found themselves seated next to windowless blank walls. US District Judge Ramon Reyes in …

3 11, 2026

Erie CEO NeCastro Steps Down Early; Bolash Named Interim Leader

By | November 3rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Erie CEO NeCastro Steps Down Early; Bolash Named Interim Leader

Erie Insurance President and CEO Tim NeCastro, who announced in February that he would be retiring at the end of the year, stepped down today. The company statement said NeCastro “has decided to conclude his tenure with Erie earlier due …

3 11, 2026

People Moves: Brown & Riding’s National Management & Professional Liability Practice

By | November 3rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Brown & Riding’s National Management & Professional Liability Practice

Matthew Allen has joined Brown & Riding‘s national management & professional liability practice. Allen has over 15 years of industry experience and specializes in D&O, EPL, fiduciary, and crime coverage for private and nonprofit organizations, and professional and cyber liability …

3 11, 2026

People Moves: Specialty Program Group Adds Dearing as SVP of SPG ExecuPro

By | November 3rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Specialty Program Group Adds Dearing as SVP of SPG ExecuPro

Specialty Program Group has added Victoria “Vicky” Dearing as senior vice president of SPG ExecuPro, the Eecutive & Professional Liability solution within SPG Wholesale. Dearing brings more than 45 years of insurance industry experience, including over three decades specializing in …

3 11, 2026

Americans Reject Use of AI for Medical and Coverage Decisions

By | November 3rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Americans Reject Use of AI for Medical and Coverage Decisions

Most Americans don’t want artificial intelligence making decisions about their medical care and insurance, according to a new Pew Research Center report. While Americans are generally open to AI use in healthcare for tasks like translating, 60% of the 3,488 …

3 11, 2026

Michigan Health Care Provider to Pay $41K in Race Discrimination Lawsuit

By | November 3rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Michigan Health Care Provider to Pay $41K in Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice, L.L.C., a private in-home health care provider to clients throughout central Michigan, will pay $41,137 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

3 11, 2026

Trump Says More FEMA Aid is Coming to Texas After 2026 Floods

By | November 3rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Trump Says More FEMA Aid is Coming to Texas After 2026 Floods

President Donald Trump pledged to provide more federal aid to Texas flood victims after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s initial request to help individuals recovering from widespread floods in July. The flooding swept through portions of southwest …

4 11, 2026

Connecticut Approves 4.9% Workers’ Compensation Decrease for 2027

By | November 4th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Connecticut Approves 4.9% Workers’ Compensation Decrease for 2027

The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved decreases in workers’ compensation rates for employers starting January 1, 2027. The voluntary market loss costs will decrease -4.9% overall, while assigned risk plan rates will go down -5.8% overall. The changes reflect the …