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A California bill to enable carriers to offer auto insurance discounts for good driving behavior is making its way through state Legislature. Assembly Bill 311 would amend the state’s bedrock insurance law, Proposition 103. The bill, the Consumer Driving Data …

About a year after launching, Honda Insurance Solutions is no longer in operation. Editor’s Note: Updated late July 9 to include a statement from American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC). Started as a licensed insurance agency for Honda and Acura owners …

Executive summary: Once seen as niche, the iGaming, or the online gambling and sports betting industry, has come of age — now a regulated global market, expanding rapidly and attracting mainstream attention. In this article, Elizabeth Grima of the specialty …

Australia’s Steadfast said on Thursday that Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment had reaffirmed their takeover proposal valuing the insurance broker at A$7.7 billion ($5.34 billion), prompting a four-week extension of the exclusivity period. Here are some details: The consortium reaffirmed …

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to a near standstill after the US struck Iran for a second straight day, leaving a fragile truce between the two sides looking increasingly shaky. Renewed hostilities, which caused oil and fuel prices …

UK water regulator Ofwat found that Severn Trent Plc had “serious failings” in how it deals with wastewater and sewage as part of a broad investigation into practices of utilities in the sector. Ofwat didn’t impose a fine on Severn …

Deere agreed on July 8 to settle a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and five U.S. states accusing the farm equipment maker of illegally requiring farmers to use its network of authorized dealers for repairs, rather than use independent …

Major coffee trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. is pushing for a fivefold increase in the number of growers covered by its specialty weather insurance in Vietnam, where the industry depends on thousands of smallholder farmers increasingly exposed to climate risk. The …

Indian insurance aggregator InsuranceDekho’s parent has selected HSBC Holdings Plc, Morgan Stanley, ICICI Securities Ltd. and IIFL Capital Services Ltd. as advisers to a potential initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The offer from Girnar Insurance …

UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed even after Boeing recommended it years earlier, according to new documents posted Wednesday by …

The head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said July 8 that self-driving car companies must quickly address a “clear pattern” of driverless vehicles interfering with law enforcement and other first responders. Jonathan Morrison, who heads the U.S. …

Two Florida-based heavyweights in insurance investigations have merged part of their operations, creating what they say is now the largest insurance fraud investigation firm in the country. Command Investigations, based in Lake Mary, Florida, with 900 investigators across all U.S. …

Employees who were killed and injured when a powerful tornado struck a Kentucky candle factory in 2021 are not necessarily limited to the workers’ compensation exclusive remedy, a Kentucky appeals court said in a decision that could have far-reaching impact …

New York City building regulators said the conversion of a Midtown Manhattan office tower into residences must be paused while officials investigate what caused columns inside the building to fail, leading to a massive emergency response that briefly shut down …

A former strength and conditioning coach at Bucknell University was charged Monday in the death of a football player who collapsed during training, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office. Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr. was a freshman training in July …

Apple plans to spend more than $30 billion as part of a chip-supply agreement reached earlier this week with Broadcom that will also see the chipmaker expand a factory in Colorado, the companies said on Wednesday. Broadcom disclosed on Monday …

A judge rejected Southern California Edison’s attempt to shift blame to Los Angeles County for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the company says could have saved most of the 19 people who died in a massive wildfire …

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont, named Sarah Jarvis as vice president and chief administrative officer. Jarvis joins from Union Mutual, where she led human resources and also served as senior vice president of legal and regulatory affairs …

Thanks to a strengthening El Nino, the rest of the Atlantic hurricane season will be well below normal, said researchers at Colorado State University. In a July 8 update to its forecast, CSU said the 2026 hurricane season will have …

The following is an unedited transcript provided by New York City of a July 7, 2026 press conference with Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore, Fire Department Chief John Esposito, and Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani concerning the unstable …