Monthly Archives: <span>January 2025</span>

Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn

Toni Boucher threw up the first time she saw the charred remains of her home and neighborhood after this month’s deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires. Now she wonders if it’s worth it to go back to sift through the ashes and …

Crown Stolen from Virgin Mary Statue at Philadelphia Church

A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said earlu this week.. The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around …

The Difference Between Direct Carrier Appointments and Producer Sub-Codes

This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance. In the complex world of insurance, as an insurance agent, you often face a crucial decision between Direct Carrier Appointments and Producer Sub-Codes. Each option has its unique details, …

Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models

Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models. According to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night …

Flow Specialty Says Its AI Agent Passed RPLU Exams

Specialty wholesaler Flow Specialty said its artificial intelligence model has passed the Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) exams for cyber, errors & omissions, and executive liability modules. “For far too long, the middle market segment of specialty business has been …

South Dakota Bill to Protect Farms From Spying Could Limit Access to Data

Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations. Senate Bill 14 seeks to strengthen a set of existing …

Highstreet Acquires Missouri’s Siebert Agency

Highstreet Insurance Partners announced its acquisition of Siebert Agency Ltd, and its sister companies Russ Siebert Insurance and Mary Siebert Insurance Agency (collectively, “Siebert Insurance”). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the leadership of Bill Siebert, his …

Texas Regulators Overhaul Oilfield Waste Rule

Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of Texas last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield waste landfills and on-site …

Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Palisades and Eaton Fires at $28B to $35B

New estimates peg insured losses to property from the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angels together will fall between $28 billion and $35 billion, which includes losses to the California FAIR Plan. The estimates out on Wednesday from the …

Rare Snow Imperils Texas Gas Exports, Shuts Louisiana Roads

A historic winter storm threatened natural gas shipments from one the biggest US export plants while heavy snow shut schools and airports in Houston and highways in New Orleans. A low-pressure system is dropping bitter cold from Texas to North …