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JPMorgan Banker Sues Ex-Colleague Over ‘Fabricated’ Sex Claims
The JPMorgan Chase & Co. banker named in a graphic sexual harassment suit that went viral last month hit back at her accuser with a defamation counterclaim, calling his allegations “entirely false” and “malicious.” Lorna Hajdini last Tuesday night countersued …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 6:00 PM |
Inszone Acquires Michigan’s Legacy Partners
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Michigan-based Legacy Partners Insurance Services. Founded in 2013 by Joe Graham, Legacy Partners has spent the last decade growing exponentially throughout Southeast Michigan. Operating out of its Harrison Township headquarters, the agency built …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 4:47 PM |
Record-Setting Drought Devastates Wheat Crop in Kansas
Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager. It hasn’t always been easy. For instance, there were challenging economic times through the 1980s and various degrees …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 4:38 PM |
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Taylor Insurance Agency
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Kevin Taylor Insurance Agency, LLC. Operating as Taylor Insurance Agency, the firm brings a personal lines portfolio to the Inszone umbrella, further expanding its footprint in San Antonio, Texas. Originally founded in 2011 …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 4:31 PM |
Texas Sues Discord Over Alleged Child Predator Exposure
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing online messaging platform Discord, accusing the tech company of exposing children to predators using the service and deceiving users about the safety of the platform. Paxton filed the lawsuit Friday in a Collin …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 4:28 PM |
Trump Postpones Signing AI Security Order Over Parts He Disliked
President Donald Trump said he called off the signing of an executive order that would address cybersecurity concerns raised by powerful new artificial intelligence models because he objected to parts of the directive, casting doubt on US efforts to respond …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 3:30 PM |
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Embedded Platforms ‘Demo Day’ on May 27
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for Embedded Insurance Platforms” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for (re)insurers, MGAs/Program Administrators, marketplaces, and other tech and distribution platforms. This event focuses on …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 2:55 PM |
Insurance Firm Safepoint, Backers Seek $283.3 Million in IPO
Safepoint Holdings Inc., an underwriter of specialty homeowners and commercial insurance, and some of its backers are seeking to raise as much as $283.3 million in an US initial public offering. The Tampa, Florida-based firm plans to market 6.24 million …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 2:52 PM |
NC Jury Award for Workers Injured in Wall Collapse May be Largest in State History
A North Carolina jury handed down what may have been the largest personal injury award in state history, five years after a retaining wall collapsed on workers, killing one and injuring four others. The lawsuit in Henderson County, near Asheville, …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 2:39 PM |
US Supreme Court Denies Meta’s Challenge to Vermont Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a lawsuit brought by Vermont’s attorney general accusing the company of designing its Instagram social media app to be addictive to young users, as …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 2:07 PM |
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California Narrows Evacuation Area With Risk ‘Off the Table’
There is no longer a risk of a compromised chemical tank exploding in the suburbs of Los Angeles and evacuation orders for some of the more than 50,000 people were lifted, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The county’s …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 2:00 PM |
San Francisco Turns to AI to Avoid Collisions Between Ships And Whales
Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners, but an AI-powered detection …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 5:00 AM |
Oil Pipeline Shut Down After East Los Angeles Rupture
An oil pipeline operated by Plains All American in East Los Angeles, California, was shut down after a rupture, the company said on Friday. The line was struck by a third party conducting excavation work, the company added. It did …
POSTED MAY 26, 2026 5:00 AM |
Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order to Prep Workers, Businesses for AI Disruption
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to attempt to deal with the impacts of artificial intelligence on workers and businesses. Related: Acrisure to Cut 2,250 Employees, Citing Advances in Technology and AI The order directs the state to …
POSTED MAY 22, 2026 3:37 PM |
People Moves: Commissioner Kuderer to Chair NAIC’s Child Care Insurance Group
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer has been selected to chair the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ new Child Care Insurance Working Group. The new working group will explore possible solutions and make recommendations for state insurance regulators to use with …
POSTED MAY 22, 2026 5:00 AM |
What to Know About Midair Collision Between Navy Jets at Idaho Air Show
After the two Navy jets collided in midair, the planes sandwiched together, all four crew members were able to eject and deploy their parachutes, floating down to safety as the aircraft careened into a field, exploding into a fireball. The …
POSTED MAY 22, 2026 5:00 AM |
Containment Grows on California Wildfire That Forced Thousands to Evacuate
Containment has continued to increase on the Sandy fire in Simi Valley, which prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people in Ventura County earlier this week. Though fire activity has slowed, the blaze still poses danger, fire officials …
POSTED MAY 21, 2026 1:21 PM |
Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturned Most Treatment Requests
Nearly nine-in-10 workers’ compensation treatment request denials in California were overturned by independent medical review, a new report shows. The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation released the annual report on the department’s IMR program. …
POSTED MAY 21, 2026 5:00 AM |
New Mexico Politicians Grapple With Oil Windfall From Iran War
The global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has generated an enviable—and politically sensitive—financial windfall on the other side of the world in New Mexico, a rare Democratic-dominated state where fossil fuels are a bedrock of progressive social services. …
POSTED MAY 21, 2026 5:00 AM |
Hawaii’s Worst Flooding in 20 Years Leaves Farmers Struggling
The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan’s Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a tangle where his lemongrass, cucumber and okra once flourished. His niece, Jeni Balanay, lost her crops too—a mustardy green called …
POSTED MAY 20, 2026 5:00 AM |
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