20 05, 2026

NCDOI Offering Flood Insurance CE Webinars But They’re Filling up Fast

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North Carolina’s insurance commissioner announced his department will again offer webinars, starting this month, on the intricacies of flood insurance, with continuing education credit for insurance agents, adjusters, engineers, real estate agents and others. The WebEx sessions are free of …

20 05, 2026

Viewpoint: AI Insurance Is Not Cyber Insurance With Extra Steps

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Many insurers and the businesses they cover are treating AI risk as a cyber problem in a new costume. The early litigation is quietly explaining why that is a category error, and the companies that understand the difference first will …

20 05, 2026

Texas Storms Ground Flights, Threaten Floods and Spark Fires

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A day of wild weather and thunderstorms in Texas has led to nearly 500 canceled flights in the Dallas area, power outages across eastern reaches and a wildfire in a landfill near Amarillo that’s been dubbed the “Stinky Fire.” As …

20 05, 2026

Man Wrongly Convicted of Killing 2 Michigan Hunters Agrees to $5M Settlement

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A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer …

20 05, 2026

Death at SpaceX’s South Texas Facilities Prompts Workplace Safety Investigation

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident at SpaceX’s South Texas facilities that resulted in the death of a worker. Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from Donna, died Friday morning after falling 8 feet from scaffolding, …

20 05, 2026

Michigan Secures Settlement With Car Financing Company Over Auto-Repair Agreements

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement with West Creek Financial, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business under the name Koalafi, to resolve allegations that the lease-to-own financing company violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act and Rental-Purchase Agreement …

15 05, 2026

For Carriers, AI Can Now Mean Hyper-Personalized Customer Service, Leaders Say

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NASHVILLE — The future of property-casualty insurance is here and it looks a lot like … a devoted personal assistant for the policyholder, one that moves at lightning speed and never complains or takes a day off. “You want your …

15 05, 2026

Stomach Bugs, Not Hantavirus, Are the Bigger Threat on Cruises

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Stomach bugs on cruise ships recently hit a nearly two-decade high as more people than ever board the vessels, underscoring how easily viruses spread on contained voyages. While cruises are in a global spotlight after a rare hantavirus outbreak killed …

15 05, 2026

Finland’s First Drone Scare Near Helsinki Disrupts Flights

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Finland warned the public of drones possibly entering its airspace, for the first time near Helsinki, in the early hours of Friday. Flights were disrupted at the country’s biggest airport, Helsinki-Vantaa, and about 1.8 million residents of southern Finland were …

15 05, 2026

NH House Passes Self-Insurance for Childcare, Behavioral Health Businesses

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On the last day to vote on bills, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at reducing liability insurance costs for care professionals. Senate Bill 614 establishes “multiple-caregiver self-insured risk coverage arrangements” for childcare, day care, foster …