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When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible — roofs are ripped off or charred homes line roads. Heat waves cause financial damage, too, but it’s more diffuse: Farm crops might wither, construction workers …
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Condon Claims Management acquired U.S.-based Marine Claims Associates LLC in a move to expand its services in the United States. The acquisition will take place effective immediately and the Marine Claims Associates’ team will operate under the Condon Claims Management …
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The springtime surge in U.S. auto sales landed with a thud last month, setting up a slowdown in the months ahead as carmakers digest President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports and consumers find fewer deals. Shoppers rushed to showrooms …
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An increase in impaired-driving deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been driven by a national mental health crisis and reductions in policing, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Prior to the onset of the …
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Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy who died while “subway surfing” on a moving train, a New York state judge ruled. Justice Paul Goetz ruled on …
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Increasing abuses in the claims process have caused insurance companies to rethink the traditional model of sending out cash to pay claims. Far too often, that cash is used for purposes other than fixing damage, with a significant portion of …
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Verisk CargoNet issued an advisory to the logistics industry warning of significantly increased cargo theft risk during the upcoming July 4th holiday week. The firm typically issues such warnings ahead of holidays. Extended business closures can create favorable operating conditions …
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Iran-affiliated hackers remain a potential threat to critical sectors of the US economy, including defense contractors and other American organizations, according to a bulletin published Monday from the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and …
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a copyright dispute between Cox Communications and a group of music labels following a judicial decision that threw out a $1 billion jury verdict against the internet service provider over alleged …
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One of the most successful hedge fund strategies of recent years is latching on to an old idea whose popularity is suddenly soaring.
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