1 09, 2026

State Farm Sued by LA County for Delays, Denials to Fire Victims

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Los Angeles County sued State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, for alleged delays, denials and underpayments of property damage claims filed by victims of the massive January 2025 wildfires. Monday’s lawsuit, following a county investigation, alleges State Farm withheld money …

1 09, 2026

Some Cities Have Begun Rewarding Careful Drivers With Fewer Red Lights

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Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights. The …

1 09, 2026

Amazon Sued by FTC Over Claims It Ripped Off Advertisers

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a group of US states sued Amazon.com Inc. over claims the e-commerce giant systematically overcharged advertisers by more than $20 billion since 2019. The complaint filed Monday in Seattle federal court alleges Amazon ultimately …

1 09, 2026

Honda, Nissan Target Rollout of Joint Vehicle Software in 2029

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Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda said on Monday they would jointly develop standardized electronic control units (ECUs) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), deepening their collaboration on more advanced car technology. The companies plan to introduce an architecture incorporating the jointly developed …

1 09, 2026

Two Oil Supertankers Hit by Projectiles in Hormuz, Marisks Says

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Two oil supertankers were struck by unknown projectiles in quick succession while transiting the Persian Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz chokepoint, maritime security consultant Marisks said. The very large crude carrier Sidr, run by Saudi Arabia’s Bahri shipping company, was hit …

1 09, 2026

LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Under Scrutiny Over Crash That Killed 2 Pilots

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Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the runway, killing both pilots, according …

1 09, 2026

Family Dollars Stores Accused of Pregnancy Discrimination

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Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC, a Matthews, North Carolina-headquartered retailer with a store in Greenville, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s pregnancy-related limitations and then firing her, according to a lawsuit …

1 09, 2026

Guy Carpenter Rebranded as Marsh Re

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Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh, has been rebranded Marsh Re — retiring a name that has been in the insurance and reinsurance market for more than 100 years. “A new name for an expanded vision,” said the promotional …

1 09, 2026

Blake Lively Gets $400,000 of $8M in Legal Fees From Film Fight with Justin Baldoni

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Actress Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” a …

1 09, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Insurtech Foxquilt Launches E&O Product

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Small business focused insurtech Foxquilt said it has launched an admitted errors & omissions product with a rollout to 10 states starting in September. E&O is Foxquilt’s second admitted product in the U.S. along with commercial general liability. “E&O is …