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New analysis indicates there were 1,732 publicly reported U.S. data compromises in the first half of 2025—5% ahead of 2024’s pace, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). However, the number of victim notices in H1 2025 (165,745,452) represents …

A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years. Six new sirens will be placed strategically throughout the city of Crockett, about two hours north …

Jordan Russell was sworn in recently for his third appointment as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Workers‘ Compensation Commission (OWCC) and as Chair of the Commission. Russell is the longest-serving Commissioner, being first appointed by former Governor Mary Fallin in 2016. …

A California federal judge ruled on Thursday that three authors suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for copyright infringement can represent writers nationwide whose books Anthropic allegedly pirated to train its AI system. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the authors …

While authorities were desperately trying to save people from the deadly Fourth of July floods in Kerr County, Texas, a private drone collided with a search and rescue helicopter and forced it to make an emergency landing, one of the …

If wind mitigation and stronger homes are the paths to reducing insurance claims and bringing down insurance premiums in hurricane-prone areas, as a growing number of industry experts believe, then homeowners, builders and insurers may want to take a look …

A federal judge on Friday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s nearly $50 million lawsuit against the journalist Bob Woodward for publishing tapes from interviews for his 2020 best-seller “Rage” as an audiobook. The decision by U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe …

Betty Wehmann joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. She is based in Northern California and has experience in delivering benefits services that support recruitment, retention and long-term cost containment to a national client …

A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local television outlet …

Los Angeles County is looking for ways to make landlords keep rental units cooler. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last week held an initial hearing on an ordinance to require rental units to maintain indoor temperatures at or …

Los Angeles sued Airbnb, accusing the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting at least 2,000 properties during January’s wildfires in Southern California, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said on Friday. According to a complaint filed in Los Angeles …

Encova Insurance Names Two New Senior Leadership Team Members Encova Insurance Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer John Kessler will retire at the end of 2026 after more than 40 years of dedicated service to the company. As part …

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday. Dozens of complaints, including several filed this week in Chicago, allege decades …

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), which represents the international insurance industry in the British overseas territory, reported that licenses have been approved for 21 new international insurers during the first half of this year. Between April and June, CIMA …

Flood insurer Neptune Flood said recently it secured over $400 million in premium capacity and has launched in Alaska to officially become available in all 50 states. Neptune said its capacity panel now includes more than 30 insurance and reinsurance …

A former Tennessee insurance agent who lost his license in 1999 but continued to sell insurance products has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Most of that jail time was suspended by a judge. Johnny Ray Jackson, 55, of …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Appoints Key Leaders in EMEA Commercial Risk Team Insurance broker Aon plc announced several key leadership appointments within …

President Donald Trump has moved to install a Republican majority at the federal board that hears private-sector labor disputes and oversees union elections, which has been paralyzed by his unprecedented firing of a Democratic member. The White House sent the …

King Risk Partners, a national insurance brokerage with home offices in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Cummings Insurance Agency in Aiken, South Carolina. Cummings, founded in 2014, has specialized in agricultural and equestrian clients, the companies said in a news release. …

Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning for the region. There were no reports of significant damage. …