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Odido Telecom Says Customer Data Compromised in Cyberattack
Dutch telecommunications group Odido said it was hit with a cyberattack that compromised customer data, though services have remained operational. The mobile network, owned by buyout firms Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus, said Thursday in a statementthat it contained the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 11:03 AM |
Owner of Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Is Said to Plan $250 Million India IPO
Girnar Insurance Brokers Pvt., which operates insurance tech startup InsuranceDekho, is weighing an initial public offering in Mumbai that could raise as much as $250 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The Gurugram-based insurance aggregator has held recent …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 10:36 AM |
Judge Awards Applied Systems Preliminary Injunction Against Comulate
Applied Systems has been awarded a preliminary injunction against competitor Comulate, who Applied has accused of making a fake insurance agency to access its software platform and steal trade secrets. The competitors in the insurance technology market have traded litigation, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:32 AM |
Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for ‘Decades’
US President Donald Trump is shrinking the Environmental Protection Agency more quickly and aggressively than ever before, culminating in this week’s move to rescind the crucial “endangerment finding” underpinning key regulations of planet-warming pollution. And unlike Trump’s first term, the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:25 AM |
Palo Alto Chose Not to Tie China to Hacking Campaign on Retaliation Fear: Sources
Palo Alto Networks opted not to tie China to a global cyberespionage campaign the firm exposed last week over concerns that the cybersecurity company or its clients could face retaliation from Beijing, according to two people familiar with the matter. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:12 AM |
People Moves: Aon Appoints Peiser CEO of Risk Capital; Liberty Mutual Announces Leadership Transition in Global Risk Solutions
Aon announced the appointment of Joe Peiser as CEO of Risk Capital. Peiser first joined Aon in 2021 as commercial risk leader for North America before being appointed to Global CEO of Commercial Risk in 2023. In his new Risk …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:11 AM |
Florida Engineers: Winds Under 110 mph Simply Do Not Damage Concrete Tiles
With tile roofs popular across Florida, and with questionable claims about roof damage raising concerns in insurance and engineering circles, two Florida consulting engineers have offered this guide to aid engineers, attorneys, adjusters and property owners in examining wind damage …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:01 AM |
Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate
Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill 5928, which passed 48-1, is being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Gavlick Named IICF Northeast Chair; Lawley Grows Benefits Division
IICF Northeast Announces Gavlick of Jencap Group as Board Chair The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities through grants and volunteer service, named Sarah Gavlick, executive vice president, Carrier Relations and Client Distribution at …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
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Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate
Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill 5928, which passed 48-1, is being pushed by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Privacy Activists Call on California to Remove Covert License Plate Readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
California Attorney General Investigating Eaton Fire Emergency Response
The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into to the emergency response to the Eaton Fire, one of two large and devastating blazes that hit Los Angeles in January 2025. The investigation will seek to determine whether there was …
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 6:00 AM |
Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Launches in Oregon
Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance has begun writing policies in Oregon. The launch is Honeycomb’s 21st state in a national expansion. Honeycomb touts its rapid quoting for individual properties and that agents in states supported by Honeycomb can submit full schedules …
POSTED FEBRUARY 12, 2026 2:23 PM |
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims
A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is making its way through California legislature. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Assemblymember Mike Gipson on Wednesday introduced Assembly Bill …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 8:57 PM |
‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines
The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also played a part in an ongoing reshaping of California’s surplus lines market, according to a new report. The state’s surplus …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 8:17 PM |
Western Snow Drought Raises Fire and Drought Concerns
Rain and snow are expected to return to the Rockies and the Western U.S. over the next few weeks, but it’s likely to only make a small dent in the snow drought and dry conditions across parts of the West. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 3:39 PM |
New Mexico Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Failing to Protect Children
Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, a state prosecutor said Monday as a trial began over the dangers of child sexual …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 2:45 PM |
People Moves: Hinterland Names Krozy CUO, Harding VP Commercial Package and Property
Hinterland Insurance appointed Evan Krozy as the company’s chief underwriting officer and Kristine Harding as executive vice president, commercial package and property, reporting to Krozy. Krozy has more than 25 years of insurance experience, including commercial lines underwriting, specialty lines, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:00 AM |
Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Gets 40 Years in Prison
A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley …
POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2026 6:00 AM |
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