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Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke …

South Korean authorities ordered on Friday SK Telecom to strengthen data security and imposed a fine after the country’s biggest mobile carrier was hit by a cyberattack that caused the leak of 26.96 million pieces of user data. The measures …

A power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and idled factories on Friday after a fallen high-voltage cable disrupted the network. The incident is likely to add to concerns …

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) last Thursday celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” “The Big ‘I’ would like to thank the U.S. Congress and President Trump for their work to bring more …

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is accusing Costco Wholesale Corp. of copying its apparel designs in a lawsuit — and the upscale sportswear company shared images with the court to back up its case. Here’s a look at the specific products that …

Climate change is already having an impact on companies around the world. Over half of the firms surveyed in a recent Morgan Stanley report experienced the climate’s impact on operations within the past year, including increased costs, worker disruption and …

What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then attempt to have the comp claim reinstated, going so far as to pay weekly wage amounts to the deceased worker’s …

A report submitted to the Washington State Legislature examines the state of the liability insurance market for adult family homes in Washington, finding the market to be largely sustainable—but it does provide suggestions for increasing the appeal of AFHs to …

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California named Eric Sanders senior vice president and chief customer operations officer. Sanders will oversee the WCIRB’s customer experience, marketing and communications, classification and test audit, contact center and human resources functions. Sanders …

The pilot of a skydiving team encountered mechanical issues that prompted an emergency landing at a small New Jersey airport but could not get the plane stopped at the end of the runway, the company said in a statement Thursday. …

Before dawn Friday morning, city manager Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. He finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: …

A fire that shut London’s Heathrow airport in March, stranding thousands of people, was caused by the UK power grid’s failure to maintain an electricity substation, an official report said on Wednesday, prompting the energy watchdog to open a probe. …

Ki Appoints Ex-PartnerRe Exec Bonneau as Chair Ki, the algorithmically powered Lloyd’s digital follow platform, announced the appointment of Jacques Bonneau as non-executive chair for Ki Financial Ltd., effective July 1, 2025. Bonneau was previously president & CEO of PartnerRe, …

One of the US largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, Venture Global Inc., is raising questions over how to share a common waterway with a planned neighbor — it’s a move that underscores a coming bottleneck for shipping space in …

A Dallas County district judge dismissed state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s suit against the State Fair of Texas and the City of Dallas, for gun restrictions that were enacted following a 2023 shooting that injured three people at the fairgrounds. …

Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, doing business as The Rock Snowpark, a winter sports park and summer events venue in Franklin, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it terminated a lift operations manager because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment …

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, promoted Ann Kriens to the position of claims vice president. Kriens joined RMIC in 2014 with 20 years of claims experience at Economy/MetLife, serving as an adjuster, support supervisor, property subrogation …

Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false claims for payment related to the rehabilitation of a Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport runway in Westfield, Massachusetts. As part of the settlement agreement announced by …

Brazil’s central bank said on Wednesday that technology services provider C&M Software, which serves financial institutions lacking connectivity infrastructure, had reported a cyberattack on its systems. The bank did not provide further details of the attack, but said in a …

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting, which has offices in Newcastle and Belfast, from WF Risk Group. Financial details …