Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to Buy QBE’s Global Trade Credit and Surety Business February 23, 2026 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group, has agreed to acquire the Global Trade...
Toymaker Assesses Next Steps in US Supreme Court Tariff Refund Battle February 23, 2026 By Timothy Aeppel and Laura Matthews Companies that hedged their bets by selling potential tariff refund claims to investors celebrated on Friday after the U.S. Supreme...
UAE Says It Foiled Wave of AI-Backed Cyberattacks on Vital Sectors February 23, 2026 By Sara Gharaibeh The United Arab Emirates said it thwarted a series of AI-backed cyberattacks and warned of a “qualitative shift” in the...
Judge Upholds $243M Verdict Against Tesla Over Fatal Autopilot Crash February 23, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge rejected Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped...
NAIC Says 2026 Priorities Include Disaster Preparedness, Responsible Tech Use February 23, 2026 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released its strategic priorities for 2026, including the oversight of emerging technology like...
Study Finds Warming World Increases Days When Weather Is Prone to Fires February 23, 2026 By Seth Borenstein The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has...
Florida House Asks Voters to Consider Cutting Most Homes’ Property Taxes February 23, 2026 Florida’s House of Representatives late Thursday voted to ask voters to end non-school property taxes on most owner-occupied homes, a...
Trump-Backed Ohio Gas Plant Could Become Biggest US Power Polluter February 23, 2026 By Aaron Clark and Eric Roston President Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive gas-fired power plant in Ohio would likely create one of the nation’s largest...
Lawsuit Alleges Chiefs Receiver Rashee Rice Assaulted Former Girlfriend February 23, 2026 By Jamie Stengle The former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that he...
Berkshire’s Pacificorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims February 23, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to...