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What’s Behind New York Fires? Climate Change, Land Use and History
Wildfires that are raging across New York and New Jersey highlight a new threat to one of the world’s most affluent regions. Climate change is regarded by scientists as the pre-eminent factor driving long-term changes in weather, and the New …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:47 PM |
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Issues Bulletin on Use of AI
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready issued a bulletin providing insurers with regulatory guidance on the use of artificial intelligence. The bulletin, which was adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), outlines expectations on the ethical use of AI. …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 4:35 PM |
Skyward Specialty Launches Life Sciences Liability Coverage
Houston-baed Skyward Specialty Insurance Group announced the launch of its new life sciences liability coverage. The strategic addition to the Company’s healthcare solutions underwriting unit offers comprehensive and adaptable protection specifically tailored to meet the needs of the life sciences …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 4:32 PM |
Iowa Pizza Restaurant to Pay $99K Over Child Labor Law Violations
An Iowa pizza restaurant has agreed to pay $99,000 in fines after a Department of Labor investigation found the business assigned teenage employees to dangerous duties. Investigators found Pizza Parlor and owner Michelle Drougas illegally employed 11 children. Six children …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 4:25 PM |
Insurance Industry Labor Market Remains Stable: Report
A large majority of carriers intend to increase or maintain staff sizes in the next 12 months, according to Jacobson’s Q3 2024 Insurance Labor Market Study. While the industry continues to add jobs, the employment growth remains relatively modest, according …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 4:17 PM |
FTC’s Holyoak Concerned AI Collecting Children’s Data
U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said on Thursday the agency should look into how artificial-intelligence products use the data they gather from younger users, amid privacy and safety concerns. Holyoak, one of two Republicans on the commission who could …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 4:09 PM |
Swiss Re Execs Sleeping Well After $2.4 Billion Q3 Reserve Boost
While a $2.4 billion boost in loss reserves for the third-quarter will help Swiss Re’s executives sleep better on a bigger cushion, across the industry, worsening trends in U.S. liability loss costs aren’t letting up, they said yesterday. In fact, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 3:37 PM |
Judge Questions Transparency of Onion Bid for Infowars
A frustrated bankruptcy judge said he has concerns over the process in which satirical news site The Onion won an auction for right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars website. Saying he was dissatisfied with the transparency of the sale process, Judge …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 2:07 PM |
North Carolina Man Charged With Falsifying Insurance Certificate
A North Carolina man gas been charged with obtaining property by false pretense and common law forgery, both felonies. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of David Fitzgerald Bishop Jr., of Winston-Salem. According to special agents with …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 2:06 PM |
Driver Dies in Crash Off Hurricane-Damaged North Carolina Highway
A driver has died after going around a barricade and driving off the edge of a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 1:58 PM |
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