Second quarter 2026 net income at insurer Chubb was down 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025 to about $2.85 billion, with property/casualty underwriting income up 18.8% to about $1.9 billion. Pretax net catastrophe losses were $475 million compared …
OpenAI said its advanced artificial intelligence models inadvertently hacked Hugging Face Inc. in an “unprecedented” incident that prompted fresh calls for curbs on the technology. The ChatGPT-maker said in a blog post Tuesday that the models broke into Hugging Face’s …
Insurers can drive improvements in climate resilience by rewarding companies that invest to protect their businesses, rather than simply penalizing risky assets with higher premiums, according to a senior executive at Aon Plc. “Our role as an intermediary is to …
Grange Insurance Names Conte Chief Distribution Officer Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, named Krista Conte chief distribution officer. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Conte most recently served as executive vice president of insurance and distribution at …
The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false positive. Not only that, but the …
The US Food and Drug Administration said it’s investigating yet another outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite, with 72 cases tied to an unknown source. The latest infections disclosed by the agency on July 22 add to the surge of …
On Wednesday, nearly 270 New York law enforcement officials participated in a specialized training on combatting auto insurance fraud at the New York State Police Academy in Albany. Participants hailed from 55 agencies including the New York State Police, local …
UCA General Insurance Services, Inc. promoted Laurie Eusebio to vice president of operations. The new role will include a range of responsibilities involving all departments in the firm. Eusebio started with UCA in 2006 as a marketing assistant. Since then, …
A federal judge has ruled that New York City cannot prohibit Uber Technologies and Lyft rom deactivating drivers from their apps without advance notice, ruling that the novel law is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan said in …
A twice-convicted felon who helped orchestrate a scheme to inflate the value of a small New Jersey delicatessen to more than $100 million was ordered to spend 21 months behind bars. James Patten, 67, was sentenced Tuesday by US District …