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Live Nation Probing Ticketmaster Hack Amid User Data Leak Concerns

Live Nation Entertainment said on Friday it was investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster unit that it discovered on May 20, the latest in a string of high-profile corporate hacks in the past year. In a filing with the …

Hundreds of Thousands of Internet Routers Destroyed in Newly Discovered 2023 Hack

An unidentified hacking group launched a massive cyberattack on a telecommunications company in the U.S. heartland late last year that disabled hundreds of thousands of internet routers, according to research published Thursday. Security analysts with Lumen Technologies’ Black Lotus Labs …

Busy Hurricane Season Could Test NC’s ‘Weakened’ Building Codes, Experts Say

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, predicted to be unusually intense, officially began this week and it could soon bring the first test of a North Carolina law that some insurance experts have said weakens building codes in the state and …

Medical Cannabis User Fired After Failing Drug Test Appeals Denial of Job Benefits

A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a …

Vermont Is 1st State With Law Requiring Oil Companies Pay for Climate Change Damage

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. …

Utility Launches Shutoff Plan Aimed at Preventing Another Wildfire Like Lahaina

More than 48,000 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers living in some of the state’s driest areas will soon face the prospect of advance power shutoffs — and outages that could last several days — in order to reduce the risk of …

People: PEMCO in Washington Names Strong Chief Claims Officer, Reddy Chief Data and Analytics Officer

PEMCO Mutual Insurance named Calvin Strong chief claims officer. It also named Shashi Reddy chief data and analytics officer. Strong will lead the claims function at PEMCO. Strong has more than 30 years of experience in the property/casualty insurance industry, …

AIG a ‘Different Company’ Poised to Grow in E&S and More: CEO Zaffino

AIG is “a different company” today than it was when CEO Peter Zaffino joined the company in 2017, but like the old AIG, the new one is poised to grow again, he said. The former executive of Marsh, who recalled …

Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Auto Insurance Reform Bills to Boost Market Competition

Louisiana lawmakers passed a series of auto insurance reform bills that aim to bring availability and competition to the market by cutting down on excessive verdicts and settlements. Legislators passed four bills endorsed by Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple that he …

Tennessee, Kentucky Tobacco Farmer Sentenced for Second Crop Insurance Fraud

A Kentucky tobacco farmer has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud, eight years after he was convicted of similar crimes. David Manion, 61, who resides in Lafayette, Tennessee, and owns …

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