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Early fears that Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release. The company warned at launch in April that Mythos had uncovered thousands of software vulnerabilities — including flaws across every …

Gallagher Appoints Practice Leaders From Assured Partners Gallagher is expanding its US retail brokerage capabilities with the appointment of the new practice leaders. Alush Garzon, managing director, manufacturing, brings extensive experience developing comprehensive risk management programs for manufacturers and has …

The United Arab Emirates for decades has advertised itself as a haven for international business in a Middle East awash in violent upheaval. Those waves have now crashed into this nation, testing its economic model like never before. The UAE, …

The small plane that crashed while carrying four pickleball players to a tournament near Austin last month had problems with freezing instruments before it broke apart midair, according to a preliminary federal investigation report released Friday. The Cessna 421C took …

Three supertankers were crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday carrying oil bound for Asian markets, after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months with 6 million barrels of Middle East crude on board, while another was entering, …

The UK government must provide clarity on the future of Flood Re or risk seeing its failure to do so feed through to the country’s housing market. That’s according to the Climate Change Committee, a group created back in 2008 …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement with West Creek Financial, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business under the name Koalafi, to resolve allegations that the lease-to-own financing company violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act and Rental-Purchase Agreement …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident at SpaceX’s South Texas facilities that resulted in the death of a worker. Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from Donna, died Friday morning after falling 8 feet from scaffolding, …

A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer …

A day of wild weather and thunderstorms in Texas has led to nearly 500 canceled flights in the Dallas area, power outages across eastern reaches and a wildfire in a landfill near Amarillo that’s been dubbed the “Stinky Fire.” As …

Many insurers and the businesses they cover are treating AI risk as a cyber problem in a new costume. The early litigation is quietly explaining why that is a category error, and the companies that understand the difference first will …

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner announced his department will again offer webinars, starting this month, on the intricacies of flood insurance, with continuing education credit for insurance agents, adjusters, engineers, real estate agents and others. The WebEx sessions are free of …

The Florida Board of Professional Engineers this month considered but did not adopt new rules governing engineers’ ethical responsibilities in drafting damage reports, but the changes are likely to come up again. This guest article examines the need for those …

This article appeared recently on Grindley’s Linkedin page. Republished here with permission. For those working in property insurance, adjusting, and forensic engineering, a proposed Florida rule may have unintended consequences for how claims are investigated and processed. The Florida Board …

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 …

California workers’ compensation written premiums in calendar years 2022 through 2025 were relatively stable compared to the large swings that occurred during the pandemic, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California published its latest Quarterly …

Nessa Joins Lawley as Insurance Advisor Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, hired AmyRae Nessa as an insurance advisor. With more than a decade of experience supporting businesses across Western New York, Nessa specializes in construction, hospitality and business development. …

Mutual of Enumclaw named Joe Peterson vice president of claims and chief claims officer. Peterson has more than 20 years of claims leadership experience, most recently as vice president – P/C claims at Zenith Insurance Company. He also held multiple …

The state of Vermont is offering well testing, free water and other support for southern Bennington and Shaftsbury in the wake of research last year that found PFAS contamination in the Bennington area has spread and worsened over time. The …

More than 3 million New York metropolitan-area homes are vulnerable to hurricane winds, the most of any region in the country, according to a report from Cotality, a property analytics firm. Roughly 3.27 million homes in the area face moderate …