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Viewpoint: The AI Boom – When Risk Stops Being Rare, Insurance Must Evolve
Insurance has always depended on a simple premise. Losses must be possible but not inevitable. You’ve got to be able to know something could happen, and plan for it if possible, but really hope that it doesn’t. That assumption has …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 8:31 AM |
Michigan House Explosion Leaves 1 Dead
A Michigan house explosion early Tuesday left one person dead and one in critical condition, authorities said. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the fire and explosion, which happened around 4 a.m. in Plainfield Township, north of Grand Rapids. …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 8:00 AM |
Shepherd Insurance Acquires Pair of Indiana Agencies
Shepherd Insurance announced it has expanded its footprint in Indiana by acquiring a pair of agencies. Shepherd recently acquired Indianapolis-based Capitol Insurance Group. Founded in 1981, Capitol Insurance Group is a family-owned, Indianapolis-based agency known for delivering customized insurance and …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:07 AM |
Volvo Cars Wins Approval to Import Vehicles With ‘Connected Car’ Technology
Volvo Cars, majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said it received approval from the U.S. government allowing it to continue selling vehicles. In January 2025, President Joe Biden’s administration finalized rules effectively barring nearly all Chinese cars and trucks from …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:04 AM |
NTSB Wants FAA to Revise Runway Safety Assessments During Heavy Rainfall
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to revise how it assesses runway conditions during heavy rainfall, citing safety risks of airplanes skidding off the runway. The recommendations follow NTSB investigations of 11 …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:04 AM |
Florida Bill, Waiting on Governor, Asks E-Bikers to Slow Down if Pedestrians Near
Injury claims and lawsuits stemming from e-bikes on Florida’s streets could diminish a little bit if the state’s governor signs a mild e-bike regulation bill into law. Senate Bill 382, adopted by the Legislature this spring with no dissenting votes, …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:03 AM |
World Insurance Expands Florida Business with Lock Insurance Agency
On the same day it acquired a Kansas insurance agency, World Insurance Associates purchased Lock Insurance of Lakeland, Florida. Lock Insurance, founded in 2004, offers personal and commercial coverage. Don Westerfeld is president. The agency is now known as Lock …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:02 AM |
Emergency Reserve Oil Heads to California for First Time
A cargo of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve headed to California this month for the first time ever, ship tracking service Kpler said. The unusual movement highlights the redrawing of trade flows and shipping routes as the Iran …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Woman Fired by Indiana College Over Charlie Kirk Post to Receive $225K Settlement
A woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was killed will receive $225,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused her former employer of violating her free-speech rights, the woman’s attorneys …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim into Nearly $2M Suit for Contractor Interference
What began as a lawsuit filed against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into a potential $2 million award against a contractor after a jury found the contractor intentionally interfered with the insurance contract and …
POSTED MAY 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
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