20 01, 2026

Michigan Bulletin Provides Guidance for AI Use in Financial Services

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The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin to provide guidance to financial service providers on the use of artificial intelligence. The bulletin says that financial service providers including insurers are expected to develop, implement, and maintain …

20 01, 2026

NYC Mayor Mamdani Widens Delivery-App Crackdown With Lost-Pay Lawsuit

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New York City said it’s suing a food-delivery technology provider for withholding pay from workers, signaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s get-tough approach to regulating app-based work. Motoclick violated delivery worker laws by failing to pay the required minimum rate and by …

20 01, 2026

NHTSA Opens Probe into 600K GM Vehicles Over Engine Failure Issue

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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it opened a recall query into about 597,571 vehicles from General Motors over engine failure. The recall affects GM vehicles equipped with a L87 6.2L V8 gas engine that experienced …

20 01, 2026

LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans

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A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough to cover the cost of rebuilding. It’s a tragic predicament. And it will happen again when the next disaster hits. …

16 01, 2026

New Jersey Adds Job Protections for First Responders Diagnosed With PTSD

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. The New Jersey First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act (S2373/A2145) prohibits employers from …

20 01, 2026

Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts

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Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire last year. If the …

20 01, 2026

Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers say

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Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop artificial intelligence from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a cross‑party group of lawmakers said on Tuesday, urging regulators to move away from what it called a “wait and see” approach. In …

20 01, 2026

LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans

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A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough to cover the cost of rebuilding. It’s a tragic predicament. And it will happen again when the next disaster hits. …

20 01, 2026

Florida OIR Triples the Size of Citizens’ Rate Decrease

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With takeouts continuing at a steady pace and more carriers working the Florida property insurance market, state regulators saw fit to more than triple the size of Citizens’ Property Insurance Corp. recent rate decrease request. The Florida Office of Insurance …

16 01, 2026

NEXT Insurance in California Rebrands as ERGO NEXT Insurance

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Palo Alto, California-based NEXT Insurance will now be operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, a new brand identity that the company says reflects its next phase of growth as a small businesses insurance provider. The updated brand follows NEXT’s integration with …