Texas AG Threatens Action Against Chinese Company for Potential Data Privacy Violations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has opened an investigation against TP-Link Systems Inc. (“TP Link”), a manufacturer of networking equipment, for potentially aiding the Chinese government in accessing consumers’ data. The investigation will examine whether TP Link has …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 4:47 PM |
MEMIC Group to Pay $19 Million Dividend to Its Maine Policyholders
Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group announced a $19 million dividend for more than 17,000 Maine policyholders. This annual dividend is based on the insurer’s financial performance, claims experience, and its insureds’ safer workplaces during the 2022 calendar year. The …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 4:39 PM |
Argentina Soccer Match Pulled From Chicago Amid Troop Tension
A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico is being relocated to Florida from Chicago, according to people familiar with the decision, a day after the Texas National Guard arrived in the third-largest US city. The friendly match, originally scheduled …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 4:31 PM |
Rural Texas Residents Struggle with Noise Pollution from Nearby Crypto Facility
Danny Lakey and his wife have spent countless evenings sitting on rocking chairs on their front porch, watching the sun slowly dip behind the cows grazing on their neighbor’s ranch. It was the calm country life they dreamed of in …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 4:29 PM |
People Moves: Cicchelli Joins World Insurance; James River Adds Arch, Markel Recruits
World Insurance Associates Names Cicchelli Head of Employee Benefits Practice World Insurance Associates LLC named John Cicchelli head of its employee benefits practice. Cicchelli, who will work out of the Iselin, New Jersey headquarters, will spearhead strategic initiatives to accelerate …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 4:10 PM |
APCIA Chair Robusto: Industry Must Fight False Narratives, Improve Public Trust
The property/casualty insurance industry faces an urgent challenge to rebuild public trust amid growing public skepticism fueled by false narratives, according to remarks by Dino Robusto, chair of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association board of directors. “We must better …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 3:34 PM |
Virginia Appeals Court Nixes $2.5 Million Jury Award Against Anesthesiologist
A Virginia appellate court has ordered a new trial in a malpractice case in which a jury awarded a $2.5 million in damages against a doctor for alleged failure to properly administer anesthesia to a woman undergoing an emergency caesarian …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 2:13 PM |
Fortegra Begins Operating From Box 388 at Lloyd’s of London
Fortegra Group Inc., a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has secured a box in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s. Effective immediately, Fortegra will operate from Box 388 on the third gallery in the Lloyd’s underwriting …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 2:03 PM |
Kentucky AG Suit Says Roblox Fails to Protect Children on Gaming Platform
Kentucky’s attorney general claimed Tuesday that the online gaming platform Roblox has become a “playground for predators” as he announced a lawsuit accusing the company of lax child safety measures. The Kentucky suit, filed by his office Monday in a …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 2:00 PM |
FurtherAI Raises $25M to Alleviate Insurance Industry’s ‘Busywork’ Burden
San Francisco-based insurance AI start up FurtherAI announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to improve insurance workflows through AI. Claiming that those who run the $7 trillion insurance industry are “doing trillion-dollar work with …
POSTED OCTOBER 09, 2025 1:39 PM |