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Gov. Greg Abbott declared a statewide disaster on Monday over soaring diesel prices and a worsening fuel shortage created by wars abroad. The 30-day disaster declaration, which can be extended indefinitely, allowed Abbott to lift some restrictions on commercial transportation, …

WalkerHughes Insurance has acquired Burgett Insurance Agency, based in Killbuck, Ohio. The addition of Burgett further expands WalkerHughes’ footprint in Ohio and builds upon the firm’s continued growth in the state following its partnership with Sacksteder Worland Insurance Agency in …

Cornell University said it supports a decision by prosecutors to reopen a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault and rape at a campus fraternity, pushing back on criticism of how it handled the case. The Ivy League school defended …

The Paris Criminal Court found Spanish company Swiftair guilty of corporate manslaughter on Monday over the 2014 crash of an Air Algerie flight that killed 116 people in northern Mali. Swiftair, which had been sub-contracted to operate the flight on …

South Korean banks and insurers are hunting for overseas deals to lift growth, signaling a broader outward turn by an industry that largely stayed home while companies including Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. built global businesses. A rapidly …

European officials criticized Moscow for allegedly being behind an arson attack against a defense manufacturing facility in Estonia, the latest in a series of sabotage incidents attributed to the Kremlin. French President Emmanuel Macron described the incident as part of …

Slips, trips and falls are a leading cause of injuries and fatalities in the United States. As a result, the cost of these mostly avoidable tragedies results in significant personal and financial loss. To best manage claims, it is essential …

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network. But what happens when the hackers aren’t human? That’s the question at the center of a public policy debate roiling Silicon …

A $357 million hack of crypto exchange Bitget on Thursday was likely carried out by North Korea-linked hackers, pushing the nation-state’s haul from digital-asset thefts above $1 billion this year, according to analytics firm Elliptic Enterprises Ltd. The Bitget exploit …

OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s agentic AI systems interacted with SEC.gov and Investor.gov, as well as publicly available data …

Florida’s insurance commissioner on Monday ordered an unlicensed risk retention group and its principals to cease operating, two months after the owners were charged in connection with collecting thousands of dollars in premiums and keeping the money. Christopher Jason Brossett, …

A decision by the Georgia Supreme Court this month may have opened the door to more subrogation claims against law enforcement agencies that cause damage to property during non-emergency police procedures. In a case involving helicopter rotor-wash damage to a …

U.S. prosecutors in California have seized millions of dollars from bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets tied to a Montana payments company reportedly linked to Tether. Owners of Capstone, which acted as a money services business, misrepresented the business as an …

The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, has reached a settlement in which insurers will contribute $177 million to a fund to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse. The insurers’ contribution is in addition to the diocese’s $150 million, bringing the …

Global broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of American Insurance Agency (“American Insurance”) of Hingham, Massachusetts on June 1, 2026. American Insurance, founded in 1991, specializes in construction, manufacturing, hospitality, restaurants, real estate, auto services, …

California property insurance shopping has changed its order of operations. Five years ago, a homeowner or small-business owner who called an independent agency often expected a comparison of several carriers and a conversation about price. Today, the first question is …

Davis Cartage Co., a transportation, warehousing and logistics company headquartered in Corunna, Michigan, violated federal law by allowing its president of logistics to sexually harass two female employees at its Owosso, Michigan location, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) …

The US Department of Agriculture has caught its first wild screwworm fly since the parasite was detected in the country’s livestock nearly four months ago, signaling the potential for continued spread even as overall cases have remained muted. The wild …

BevCap Management has added David Gross as a business development Executive, where he will focus on expanding the reach of the company’s Dealer Management Group (DMG) and Sharefield captive solutions throughout the Midwest and Western United States. Gross brings more …

WTW said it released Radar AI Assistant, a new natural language capability within Radar Vision, its AI-driven performance and experience monitoring tool built for insurers. The AI technology enables pricing, underwriting, claims and portfolio management teams to identify emerging issues …