8 09, 2026

People Moves: Vivace Names Fenig CEO; Murray Joins Alliant’s Southern California Benefits Team; DUAL North America Adds Fowler as SVP

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Vivace Names Fenig CEO; Murray Joins Alliant’s Southern California Benefits Team; DUAL North America Adds Fowler as SVP

Vivace Insurance Partners Appoints Fenig as CEO Vivace Insurance Partners named Cordell Fenig CEO of Vivace Americas. Fenig was promoted to the position after having served as senior underwriter since the company’s Americas launch in March 2024. Fenig will lead …

8 09, 2026

The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage

I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started showing up in convenience stores and gas stations across the country. Back then, our message to the cannabis, hemp and …

8 09, 2026

BASF Sues Apple in US, Says iPhones Infringe Face Authentication Patents

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on BASF Sues Apple in US, Says iPhones Infringe Face Authentication Patents

BASF sued Apple on Thursday, accusing the iPhone maker of infringing the German chemical company’s patented face authentication technology in many iPhone and iPad models. In its complaint, BASF’s trinamiX unit said it spent the last decade developing technology to …

8 09, 2026

Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft, Alleging Copyright Infringement

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft, Alleging Copyright Infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday, alleging in federal court that the tech companies copied the newspapers’ journalism without permission to train their AI systems. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern …

8 09, 2026

Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner

The wildfires that plagued Washington for nearly half the summer put new Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and her office to a test. Kuderer has been in office for over a year-and-a-half. However, she’s relatively new considering her predecessor, Washington Commissioner …

8 09, 2026

Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft, Alleging Copyright Infringement

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI, Microsoft, Alleging Copyright Infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday, alleging in federal court that the tech companies copied the newspapers’ journalism without permission to train their AI systems. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern …

8 09, 2026

GEICO Avoids Class Action Over Totaled Vehicle Payouts in New Jersey

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on GEICO Avoids Class Action Over Totaled Vehicle Payouts in New Jersey

A federal judge has declined to approve a class action lawsuit accusing GEICO of underpaying losses for totaled vehicles in New Jersey. The court declined to approve the class after concluding that individual issues outweighed the commonality of the proposed …

8 09, 2026

OpenAI Top Scientist Urges ‘Extreme Caution’ With Pace of AI

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on OpenAI Top Scientist Urges ‘Extreme Caution’ With Pace of AI

OpenAI’s top scientist has warned that artificial intelligence is evolving so rapidly that it is becoming increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control,and said he expects AI labs to voluntarily slow development for safety reasons. In a relatively short …

8 09, 2026

Tesla’s Rollout of Cybercab Is Marred by Regulatory Probe

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tesla’s Rollout of Cybercab Is Marred by Regulatory Probe

Tesla Inc. rolled out the Cybercab for its robotaxi service almost two years after the driverless car was unveiled, advancing Elon Musk’s futuristic vision while drawing fresh scrutiny from U.S. auto regulators. The closed-door launch in Austin last week was …

8 09, 2026

Arizona Group Home Provider in Scandal Escapes Penalties for Boy’s Death

By | September 8th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Arizona Group Home Provider in Scandal Escapes Penalties for Boy’s Death

The staff caring for Jakob Blodgett said he already had been sneaking candy and refused to take his insulin. An employee at the Arizona group home where the 9-year-old boy was being cared for texted a supervisor about the boy’s …