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Climate Change Supercharged Deadly Asia Floods, Study Finds
Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research. A trio of tropical cyclones battered the region from Sri Lanka to Indonesia in November, causing at least …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 7:10 AM |
Applied Underwriters Golf Invitational Nets Record-Breaking $15.2 Million for Charities
The Applied Underwriters Invitational said its annual golf competition raised a record-breaking $15.2 million for charities across the nation. The record exceeds last year’s $14 million, and boosts Applied Invitational’s 38-year total to over $316 million in charitable contributions. There …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 6:42 AM |
Big ‘I’ CEO Symington Named Among Top Lobbyists for 2025
The Hill, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based political newspaper, named Charles Symington, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), among the top trade association lobbyists in the nation’s capital this year. The Big “I” …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 6:11 AM |
Suit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Blames ChatGPT for Murder-Suicide
OpenAI and its investor Microsoft Corp. were sued over a Connecticut murder-suicide in the latest case to blame the popular ChatGPT chatbot for dangerous psychological manipulation of users. The lawsuit turns on the actions of a 56-year-old man who lived …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 6:00 AM |
Probe Finds Officers Violated Policies in Pursuit That Killed Recruit
An internal affairs investigation into the actions of Rutland, Vermont police in a motor-vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a young officer was “preventable” if police had followed proper procedures, recent court documents show. A Salisbury man driving …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Penn National Insurance Announces Leadership Changes for 2026
Penn National Insurance, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is making changes to its leadership team effective in early 2026. After over 30 years with the company, including more than five as president and CEO, Robert Brandon will transition to CEO on …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 6:00 AM |
Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped Into Rivers
Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own. State regulators are working to issue permits that would let four companies, including …
POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2025 6:00 AM |
Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Troop Deployment in LA
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 8:16 PM |
The Fidelis Partnership Transfers European Headquarters to Dublin From Brussels
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-headquartered managing general underwriter, announced it has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective December 1, 2025. The move establishes Dublin as the hub through which TFP will access the EU market, …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 5:34 PM |
UConn, Georgia Tech Students Win ACORD Challenge Using AI Tools in Pet Insurance
The insurance industry data standards organization ACORD announced today that University of Connecticut graduate student Manasa Ramaka has won the ACORD Student Challenge 2025, a national competition that asks university students to leverage cutting-edge technology to optimize real-world insurance processes. …
POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2025 5:01 PM |
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