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Trump to Issue Order Creating National AI Rule
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order this week that he said would create a single national rule for artificial intelligence, which the industry has said is necessary to override disparate laws passed by U.S. …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 5:29 PM |
People Moves: Westfield Appoints Scholz as Enterprise CIO
Westfield, a U.S.-based property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Westfield Center, Ohio, appointed Lloyd Scholz as enterprise chief information officer (CIO). Reporting directly to CEO and Board Chair Ed Largent, Scholz’s responsibilities include advancing technology, data, and analytics capabilities …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 5:25 PM |
Missouri Contractor Charged in Alleged Bathroom Remodeling Scam
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has filed felony charges against James G. Bennett, operating as Bath Planet, for allegedly defrauding consumers by accepting payments for bathroom remodeling services he never completed. Bennett faces 10 counts of …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 5:04 PM |
People Moves: BMB Names Martinez to Surety Team
Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency, LLC has continued the expansion of its Surety team with the addition of John Anthony Martinez, who brings nearly 20 years of experience in contract and commercial surety, bonding strategy, and risk advisory services. …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 5:00 PM |
People Moves: Aon Names Norman as Senior Broker in Global ReSpecialty Property Team; AHJ Miller Taps Carpenter’s Ehrencrona as Head of Nordic Fac
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Aon plc and AHJ Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Norman as Senior Broker in its Global ReSpecialty Property Team Insurance broker Aon plc …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 4:59 PM |
Afore Acquires Virginia’s Resolve Insurance Group
Afore Insurance Services said it has acquired Resolve Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia that is known for its marine insurance specialty. Resolve will become part of Afore’s Mid-Atlantic region, operating under the leadership of …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 4:54 PM |
Waymo Issues Recall After Illegal Passing of School Buses in Texas
Waymo said Friday it would issue a recall for its self-driving vehicles after Texas officials said the Alphabet GOOGL.Ounit’s vehicles had illegally passed school buses at least 19 times in recorded incidents since the start of the school year. The …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 4:46 PM |
Federal Funding Shortage Delays Progress on ‘Ike Dike’ Project in Texas Gulf Coast
The district charged with overseeing the construction of a massive set of gates across the mouth of Galveston Bay — known as the “Ike Dike” — announced last week that it has approved contracts with two global engineering firms to …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 4:41 PM |
San Diego Considers $30M Settlement in Shooting Death of Black Teen
The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 3:21 PM |
Atmospheric River to Flood Pacific Northwest Through Week
A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing heavy rain and a week of floods, swollen rivers and even heavy snow across the region, including Seattle and Portland. …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 3:17 PM |
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San Diego Considers $30M Settlement in Shooting Death of Black Teen
The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 3:21 PM |
Atmospheric River to Flood Pacific Northwest Through Week
A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing heavy rain and a week of floods, swollen rivers and even heavy snow across the region, including Seattle and Portland. …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 3:17 PM |
Honolulu Settling Lawsuit Over Shooting of Micronesian Teen for $1M
Honolulu’s city council authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021 came amid a national reckoning over police use …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 6:00 AM |
California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County
A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County in California’s Central Coast. The spill …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 9:41 PM |
People Moves: Affordable American Insurance Hires Haskett as Sales VP
Affordable American Insurance Inc. naned Ross Haskett vice president of sales. Haskett has a decade of experience in insurance-industry lending and agency financing, including senior leadership roles at Westfield Bank and Live Oak Banking Company. His background includes positions ranging …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 6:00 AM |
Arizona Study Group Issues Report on Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Risk
A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in Arizona should be tackled with a multifaceted approach that includes homeowners, communities and the state working in tandem to implement …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 6:00 AM |
California AG Settles With National Sanitation Company Over No-Poach Agreements
California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with a national cleaning and sanitation company to resolve allegations that the company used unlawful no poach agreements. The settlement is against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. LTD., now doing business as Fortrex. As part …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 6:00 AM |
Nevada Governor Signs Sweeping Crime Bill as State Seeks to Boost Tourism
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed his sweeping crime package into law over the weekend that will help revive a unique court program that barred offenders of some crimes from the Las Vegas Strip and will stiffen penalties for smash-and-grab robberies, …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2025 2:50 PM |
Keen Appointed Oregon Insurance Commissioner
T.K. Keen has been named Oregon’s insurance commissioner following a period serving as an interim commissioner. Keen, who has been acting insurance commissioner since being promoted in late May, was appointed to the role by Oregon Department of Consumer and …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2025 6:00 AM |
Nine Insurers OK’d to Sell Group Health to Washington Employers
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer approved nine health insurers to sell group health plans to small employers in 2026. The insurers are: Asuris Northwest Health, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, Kaiser Foundation Health Plans of WA, Kaiser Foundation …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2025 6:00 AM |
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