Newsmax Paid $40M to Settle Defamation Suit Over 2020 Election Claims March 17, 2025 By Costas Pitas and Jack Queen Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the...
Baltimore Loses Its Bid to Block CFPB Defunding But Another Challenge Is Pending March 17, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday rejected the city’s effort to temporarily block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from...
Multiple Deaths, Damage in South, Midwest From Winds, Tornadoes March 17, 2025 By Rebecca Reynolds and Julie Walker Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a...
Wilson Promoted to CEO of Markel Insurance; Vice Chair Markel to Retire March 17, 2025 Markel Group said early Monday that Simon Wilson is the new chief executive officer of Markel Insurance. Markel Insurance includes...
Peruvian Farmer Takes Germany’s RWE to Court in Landmark Climate Case March 17, 2025 By Riham Alkousaa A Peruvian farmer who says German energy giant RWE’s emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the...
Cyclone Alfred to Cost Australia’s Budget A$1.2B, Hit Growth and Increase Inflation March 17, 2025 Cyclone Alfred will cost Australia’s March 25 budget at least A$1.2 billion [US$759 million], hit growth and put pressure on...
Cybersecurity Officials Warn Against Potentially Costly Medusa Ransomware Attacks March 17, 2025 By Sarah Parvini The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. In an advisory...
Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Market Softens March 17, 2025 By Elizabeth Blosfield As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth...
People Moves: California Reappoints Members to Diversity Task Force and WCIRB Governing Committee March 17, 2025 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed members Mitch Steiger and C. Bryan Little to the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
Judge Finds Frozen Embryos Are Not Property That Can Be Divided March 17, 2025 By Olivia Diaz A northern Virginia judge determined embryos are not property that can be divided up, rejecting a previous analysis by the...