22 10, 2026

Taiwan Halts Stock Trade, Shuts Schools as Typhoon Champi Nears

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Taiwan will suspend trading on its stock exchange and shut schools in most areas on Friday as Typhoon Champi approaches the island, disrupting flights and threatening heavy rainfall. Champi is currently 713 kilometers (443 miles) southwest of Japan’s Okinawa and …

22 10, 2026

Chubb CEO Greenberg: Industry Has to ‘Put Arms Around’ AI Liability

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The insurance industry has dealt with emerging risks in the past, and Chubb CEO Evan G. Greenberg said he thinks the same approach can be applied to the rapid escalation of apparent liabilities presented by business’ use of artificial intelligence. …

22 10, 2026

Delivery Robots Accused of Sharing Biometric Data Without Consent

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The battle over Chicago’s food delivery robots has reached the courts, with two customers accusing the companies behind them of collecting their biometric data without consent. The men filed separate class-action lawsuits in Cook County court Oct. 9 against Coco …

22 10, 2026

Russia Drones Are Already Killing People Within EU Territory

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Bulgarian shipbroker Yordan Petrov no longer sends his vessels into the Black Sea, calling the brave few who still do “kamikazes.” Seven commercial ships have been attacked by drones off the coast of Bulgaria and Romania since the start of …

22 10, 2026

Insurance M&A Down 27% in Q3 2026: OPTIS

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Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the third quarter of 2026 were down 27% compared with the same period last year. In its latest report, investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners said M&A activity in the U.S. and …

22 10, 2026

Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop for 10th Year, This Time by 3.9%

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Delaware workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the tenth year in a row, effective December 1, 2026. The voluntary market average loss costs will decrease by 3.99%, while the residual market will see an average rate reduction of 4.11%. …

22 10, 2026

Money Managers Say There’s Nowhere to Hide as Super El Niño Forms

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The prospect of the world’s strongest ever El Niño cycle has a growing number of money managers racing to prepare their portfolios for the disruption they say is coming. The climate phenomenon associated with warming across the equatorial Pacific Ocean …

22 10, 2026

Laboratory Operator Quest Reports Cyber Breach Affecting Patient Records

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Quest Diagnostics said it has learned of unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system, which some clients use to place test orders, receive and look up results. While the full scope of unauthorized access remains under investigation, at this time …

22 10, 2026

China’s Natural Disaster Losses Hit $30 Billion in First Nine Months of 2026

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China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding and landslides, its Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday. The losses were down …

22 10, 2026

Millions of Hacking Attempts as Companies, Governments Rush to Patch PHP Flaws

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Companies and governments worldwide rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the widely used PHP programming language, as a cybersecurity company reported millions of hacking attempts after the vulnerabilities were disclosed. The push came after governments in Europe and …