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Viewpoint: Why Speedy Payouts Matter in EU Plan to Close Insurance Protection Gap
Executive summary: With plans for an EU natural disaster insurance fund in the works, EIP’s founder and CEO Ross Sinclair explores the need to improve the speed of the payout process as an essential part of building climate resilience. As …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 9:18 AM |
From AirTags to AI Nudification: The Growing Toolkit of Technology-Facilitated Abuse
It’s hard to overstate the impact that artificial intelligence has had since the release of generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT just three years ago. While they have led to countless advances in how we live and work, they have …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 9:05 AM |
Dallas Exurb Hits Pause on Data Centers in Rare Texas Rebuke
A small Texas county outside Dallas approved a one-year moratorium on new data center and energy storage developments, pushing back against the growing number of large-scale projects fueling the artificial-intelligence boom across the state. Hill County had been approached by …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 8:00 AM |
Louisiana Officials Agree to $4.8M Settlement in Death of Black Motorist
Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out by five white officers, two people with knowledge of the agreement …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 6:04 AM |
Odey Settles Sexual Assault Cases Ahead of London Trial
Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey has settled a handful of personal injury claims brought by women claiming sexual assault. Odey bought an end to the claims ahead of a London trial due to start next month, according to a lawyer …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 5:10 AM |
The Big Dog Is Off the Tech Porch: State Farm as ‘Next Gen Good Neighbor’
You’d have to roll back the calendar a few decades to find a time when competitive moves by the nation’s biggest auto and home insurer were described with the phrase, “The big dog is off the porch.” Still, against the …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 5:05 AM |
LP Acquires Benefits Consulting Practice of Van Noy Consulting Group in Nevada
LP Insurance Services acquired the employee benefits consulting practice of Van Noy Consulting Group in Nevada. The deal includes the addition of Terry Van Noy as an employee benefits consultant. Van Noy has more than five decades of leadership and …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 5:00 AM |
Appeals Court Spares Trump From Paying $83M Defamation Award for Now
President Donald Trump won’t have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal, according to a court entry Tuesday. The …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 5:00 AM |
NYU Hospital Subpoenaed for Information on Gender-Affirming Care for Children
A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it. NYU Langone is the first hospital system to …
POSTED MAY 14, 2026 5:00 AM |
South Dakota Drilling Project Canceled After Backlash From Tribes
A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups. In a letter provided Friday by Indigenous advocacy group NDN Collective, Rapid City-based Pete Lien & Sons …
POSTED MAY 13, 2026 4:54 PM |
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