17 09, 2026

California Insurance Commissioner Proposes End to Marital Status Use in Auto Rates

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is proposing changing regulations to prohibit insurance companies from using a driver’s marital status as an optional factor when setting private passenger automobile insurance rates. Related: California Governor Signs Act to Create Smoke Damage Presumption …

17 09, 2026

US Tracking Cyber Threats Against Nearly 20 Ships Worldwide

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US government agencies are tracking cyber threats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to US officials familiar with the situation. The Coast Guard has asked for advance notice if any of those ships plan to come into …

17 09, 2026

Florida Condo Manager, Contractor Charged in Alleged $186,000 Kickback Scheme

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A contractor and a south Florida condominium property manager have been charged in a kickback scheme. Richard Thomas Murray, 62, head of AP Construction Solutions, of Pompano Beach, was charged last week with providing $186,000 to Carlos Jose Mejia, property …

17 09, 2026

OpenAI’s Rogue Agents Probed Hugging Face for 2 Months Before Major Hack

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Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May, nearly two months before the July breach of the open-source repository drew global attention, according to researchers who reviewed …

17 09, 2026

House Committee Advances to Curtail CFPB’s Insurance Regulation

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The U.S. House Financial Service Committee on Sept. 16 advanced a bill to limit the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which the insurance industry said has crept over the years into insurance regulation. Within the Consumer Financial Protection …

17 09, 2026

First Solar Drops ITC Patent Case, Shifts Focus to Lawsuits Against Rivals

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U.S. solar panel maker First Solar Inc said on Sept. 16 it would withdraw a patent infringement complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission and instead focus on pursuing lawsuits in federal court against rivals over a leading solar technology. …

16 09, 2026

AXA CEO Urges Next French President to Tackle Debt With Reforms

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AXA SA Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl called on France’s next president to address the country’s debt mountain with structural reforms and rejected a far-left plan to cancel bonds as “dangerous.” The euro area’s second-biggest economy is under intense scrutiny, …

16 09, 2026

EU Touts Climate Insurance Pact to Ease Catastrophe Losses

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The European Union will set up a “climate insurance alliance” to help pay for losses as global warming increases the frequency and intensity of droughts, floods and wildfires. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the initiative as part …

16 09, 2026

Ukraine Considers Ship Insurance to Revive Food Exports, Farm Groups Say

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Ukraine is examining whether additional insurance cover for ships carrying food exports could help revive seaborne trade disrupted by Russian attacks on vessels and port infrastructure, a farm lobby group and a major farmers’ union said on Wednesday. Since the …

16 09, 2026

Amazon’s AWS Facilities in Bahrain, UAE Still Not Restored From Iran War Damage

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Amazon Web Services cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain and one of three data–hosting zones in the United Arab Emirates following damage during the Iran war, according to a status update seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Amazon’s …