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25 02, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual, Floodbase Partner on Parametric Flood

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Floodbase and Liberty Mutual announced the launch of an instant quoting application for parametric flood insurance in the U.S., allowing wholesale and retail brokers to price parametric flood covers in minutes Designed specifically for the U.S. market, Liberty’s pricing engine …

25 02, 2026

One Stolen Luxury Watch An Hour Was Registered on Tracking Platform

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Roughly 10,000 luxury watches were registered as lost or stolen in 2025, equating to more than one watch an hour registered on a tracking plaform every hour. That’s according to The Watch Register, a database used by watch dealers, jewelers, …

25 02, 2026

What to Know About Killing of Powerful Cartel Leader ‘El Mencho’ in Mexico

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The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, notching a major victory while cartel members responded with a wave of violence across the country. The killing Sunday of Jalisco …

25 02, 2026

Alabama Governor Signs Law Barring New Environmental Regulations

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation Thursday that restricts the state’s ability to set new environmental regulations. The measure prohibits state agencies from setting restrictions on pollutants and hazardous substances exceeding those set by the federal government. In areas …

25 02, 2026

AM Best Says Premium Slowdown, Inflation Factors to Lead to Higher P/C Combined Ratio

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Success for the property/casualty industry in 2025 was marked by rate increases and investment income, but plateauing or softening rates in many lines of business in 2026 may pressure financial results in 2026, said AM Best. In a new report, …

25 02, 2026

Cyber Claims Data Shows ‘New Economics’ of Cybercrime

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Cybercriminals are prioritizing long-term leverage over immediate disruption, according to a new report showing that in the second half of 2025, more than two-thirds of ransomware attacks leveraged data theft and not encryption. Cyber insurance claims data from Resilience shows …

25 02, 2026

AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard

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Two days before New York’s biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional US model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer artificial intelligence systems weren’t so certain. The long-running …

25 02, 2026

Judge Dismisses xAI Trade-Secrets Suit Against Rival OpenAI for Now

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A federal judge in California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI that accused rival Sam Altman’s OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco said that xAI could …

25 02, 2026

Canada to Press OpenAI Safety Officials in Wake of School Shooting

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Canada will press OpenAI officials on Tuesday about their safety protocols after it emerged the ChatGPT maker did not contact police about an account it banned belonging to an alleged mass shooter, a government minister said. Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, …

25 02, 2026

NC State Workers Should Seek Comp Benefits, Not Constitutional Claims, Court Told

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College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for North Carolina State University said in asking a court …