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Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Troop Deployment in LA
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 8:16 PM |
The Fidelis Partnership Transfers European Headquarters to Dublin From Brussels
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-headquartered managing general underwriter, announced it has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective December 1, 2025. The move establishes Dublin as the hub through which TFP will access the EU market, …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 5:34 PM |
UConn, Georgia Tech Students Win ACORD Challenge Using AI Tools in Pet Insurance
The insurance industry data standards organization ACORD announced today that University of Connecticut graduate student Manasa Ramaka has won the ACORD Student Challenge 2025, a national competition that asks university students to leverage cutting-edge technology to optimize real-world insurance processes. …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 5:01 PM |
People Moves: Salem Five Insurance Names Leadership of New Private Client Practice
Salem Five Insurance, a division of Salem Five Bancorp headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, launched its private client practice, naming Kelly Ewart as senior vice president and private client practice leader and appointing Beth Needham to the newly created role of …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 4:36 PM |
Markets/Coverages: QBE Automotive Protection Partners With Repair Ventures
QBE Automotive Protection, in partnership with Repair Ventures, has launched a new product for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide customers with enhanced vehicle protection in the event of a total loss. Vehicle replacement insurance offers drivers a brand-new equivalent …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 4:23 PM |
Waymo Recalls, Updates Software for Over 3000 Vehicles, US Regulator Says
Alphabet unit Waymo recalled 3,067 of its vehicles in the United States over a software issue which was fixed through an update, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Dec. 11. The company had recalled certain vehicles with the …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 4:08 PM |
Florida House Panel Passes Bill Requiring Human Touch on Claims Denials
A Florida House subcommittee this week approved a bill that would mandate human involvement in property insurance claims denials, a sign of the times as insurers employ more artificial intelligence on multiple fronts. House Bill 527 is sponsored by state …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 4:06 PM |
Grange Insurance’s Carter Joins Board of Nonprofit Invest
InvestSM, an educational nonprofit administered by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big I) announced that Nicole Carter, vice president of personal lines sales, strategic distribution and agent experience at Grange Insurance, has joined the Invest board of …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 3:27 PM |
Abbott Presses Congress for Legal Shield Over Preemie Baby Formula Lawsuits
The company that makes one of the two most widely used brands of formula for premature babies is threatening to stop. That is, unless US health officials and Congress help protect it from lawsuits related to infant deaths allegedly tied …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 3:06 PM |
Florida Jury Returns $779M Verdict for Family of Security Guard Killed at Gambling Cafe
A Gadsden County, Florida, jury awarded $779 million, believed to be a record for the county near Tallahassee, to the family of a security guard who was killed at what was called an illegal internet gambling café in 2023. Ben …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 2:56 PM |
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Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Troop Deployment in LA
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 8:16 PM |
Oregon Contractor Fined $128K for Workers Safety Violations
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Medford contractor $128,345 for safety violations after an inspection reportedly found the company exposed employees to multiple hazards, including a potentially deadly fall from heights. The division cited Shrader Homes Inc. …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 6:00 AM |
Insurance Leading Topic of Complaints to Oregon Regulator
In the most recent quarter, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation received 1,422 complaints, and insurance continued to be the leading topic with 890 complaints. From July through September DFR helped recover $1,836,127. Credit union complaints were the next highest …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 6:00 AM |
Lawsuit Seeks Changes to Disney Parks’ Disability Policies
Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans contend in a federal lawsuit and shareholder proposal that seek to expand …
POSTED DECEMBER 10, 2025 6:00 AM |
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes
A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the destruction of the January Los Angeles firestorms. At a meeting of the …
POSTED DECEMBER 10, 2025 6:00 AM |
Excavator Bucket That Crushed Worker Leads to $170K Fine for Washington Contractor
A contractor was fined $170,000 for workplace violations that resulted in a 3,000-pound excavator bucket falling on an employee in southwest Washington. The Rotschy Inc. construction company was hit with $170,000 in fines from the Washington State Department of Labor …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 6:00 AM |
Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hit Remote Area Along Alaska-Canada Border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 9:18 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 |
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 |
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