20 08, 2026

Police Officer Sentenced for Role With Other Officers in Insurance Fraud Scheme

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A former Maryland police officer has been sentenced for his role in an auto-insurance fraud scheme that involved several other police officers over several years. Michael Anthony Owen, Jr., of Accokeek, a former Prince George’s County police officer, was sentenced …

20 08, 2026

A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Is Upending How America Moves Its Goods

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Daniel Ilg started out in the freight brokerage industry at 14 years old, learning from his dad how to match trucking companies with loads of goods that needed to move around the country. About two decades later, now running the …

20 08, 2026

SEC Sues Former Executives of Collapsed Auto Lender Tricolor

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued the former CEO and two other top executives of Tricolor, the latest fallout after the collapse of the Texas-based used-car seller and subprime lender last year. The SEC charged former CEO …

19 08, 2026

Latin American P/C Insurers Enter Softer Market but Earnings Stay Resilient

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Latin American non-life insurers are moving into a softer part of the cycle, but they are doing so from a position of relative strength. After two years of pricing adjustments in response to the effects of the pandemic and the …

19 08, 2026

At-Bay to Be Acquired by Munich Re for $575 Million

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Munich Re Group on Aug. 19 said it has agreed to acquire cyber insurtech At-Bay, Inc. for $575 million. The cyber insurance and managed detection and response (MDR) provider primarily serving small- to medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. will be …

19 08, 2026

Data Center Gas Plants to Boost US Power Emissions by 20%

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Data center developers are turning to bespoke natural-gas power plants, a development that promises to dramatically increase carbon emissions and make it harder for US technology companies to meet their lofty climate goals. Ninety-nine proposed plants tracked by BloombergNEF would …

19 08, 2026

Willis Re Jumpstarts US Expansion With Buy of BMS Re, US

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To establish an operational presence in the U.S., reinsurance broker Willis Re on Aug. 18 said it is acquiring BMS Re, US. The deal includes BMS Intermediaries Inc. and BMS Capital Advisory LLC, as well as the associated US reinsurance …

18 08, 2026

Luigi Mangione’s State Murder Trial Postponed Indefinitely

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Luigi Mangione’s New York State murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds …

19 08, 2026

Pennsylvania Imposes New Rules to Set Up AI Data Centers in State

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday signed an executive order that would require companies setting up AI data centers in the state to meet environmental and transparency safeguards and secure local community approval for the projects. The state has become …

19 08, 2026

A $100 Million Mall Reopening Is a Sign of LA’s Uneven Fire Recovery

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There’s a flurry of construction in Pacific Palisades, more than a year and a half after a wildfire ravaged the Los Angeles enclave in the most destructive blazes in Southern California history. There’s also a lot of frustration. At the …