Singapore’s four telecom companies, Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba Telecom, were targeted by cyber espionage group UNC3886 in attacks last year, Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency said on Monday. The agency said the hackers were able to penetrate and gain access …
US insurance broker stocks were pummeled Monday as the launch of an artificial intelligence tool from privately held online insurance shopping platform Insurify sparked fears about the industry facing disruption. The S&P 500 Insurance index closed down 3.9%, in its …
The EPA has identified the chemical compound spilled in Garnett, Kansas, on Dec. 31, 2025. Recent laboratory analysis corroborates EPA’s preliminary field screening results with a “high level of confidence” that the corrosive substance was sodium aluminate, the agency said. …
States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the power in a bid to keep their …
Online insurance agent Insurify said it has launched a ChatGPT app to allow consumers to compare and shop for insurance. Insurify said the app is the first insurance app in OpenAI’s directory. “Shopping for car insurance has traditionally been time-consuming, …
A 20-year-old woman who claims she’s been addicted to social media for more than a decade made a brief appearance Monday before the jury that will decide whether Instagram and YouTube exploited her for profit. She was introduced simply as …
Insurers through the first nine months of 2025 recorded an underwriting profit of $35.3 billion—far above a $4 billion result at the same point the year prior. As public insurance companies announce fourth quarter and full-year earnings, Verisk and the …
Two-thirds of nurses who walked out of major hospitals in New York City a month ago have reached preliminary agreements with their employers and may end the strike this week, the union representing 15,000 striking nurses said on Monday. The …
Estee Lauder sued Walmart in California federal court on Monday, accusing the retail giant of selling knockoffs of Estee Lauder fragrance and skin care brands including Clinique, Tom Ford and Le Labo. Estee Lauder said in the lawsuit that Walmart …
Verisk, headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, named Steven Kauderer president of its claims solutions business. He reports to Lee Shavel, president and CEO of Verisk. Most recently, Kauderer was a senior partner at EY-Parthenon, where he built and led …