Industry News
Three former senior enforcement lawyers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are launching a “strategic enforcement project” to help protect the public from corporate misconduct following President Donald Trump’s clampdown at the agency, a pro-consumer organization announced on Wednesday. …
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A weather forecasting organization is offering up five reasons why the U.S. wasn’t hit by a hurricane this season, despite forecasts that called for an above normal Atlantic hurricane season with numerous anticipated landfalls. It will be the first Atlantic …
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Waymo will become the first robotaxi provider in the U.S. to offer driverless rides on highways to better compete with ridesharing companies and traditional taxi services.
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Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs.
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Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart Inc. agreed to recall some of its powdered formula after 13 infants were diagnosed with botulism after consuming the product. The Centers for Disease Control and the FDA are investigating 13 reported cases of infant botulism …
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Florida insurers will no doubt remember the time more than two years ago when one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the state gave notice that it was planning to file tens of thousands of claims lawsuits ahead of …
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Sedgwick named Paul White CEO of its international operations. White assumes the leadership role effective Jan. 1, 2026. White currently serves as regional CEO for Sedgwick International. He will take over from Tom Simoncic, president of global property and international, …
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Two U.S. Congressmen, one a Democrat from Louisiana and the other a Republican from Mississippi, have introduced legislation to retroactively restore the National Flood Insurance Program. Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr., D-La., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss. introduced H.R. 5848, the …
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Davies is acquiring SCM Insurance Services, a large claims processing and risk solutions provider in Canada. The deal has SCM’s three operating businesses—ClaimsPro, a claims adjusting firm; IPG, a third-party claims administrator; and Pario, a forensic engineering and consulting business—joining …
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Typhoon Fung-Wong is forecast to swing toward Taiwan after the powerful storm struck the Philippines' northeast late on Sunday, causing widespread flooding and the suspension of government operations.
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