News for April 2025
- LA County Approves $4B Payout to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities
- Bill to Address California Wildfire And Insurance Crises Moving Through Legislature
- Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Program to Hold Second Pilot Launch
- AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Company
- People Moves: SiriusPoint Taps AIG’s Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer; Howden Appoints McLaughlin From Chaucer to Lead Howden Re Miami
- Car Smashes Through Illinois Building, Killing 4 Young People and Injuring Others
- People Moves: Dorn Named to Maryland Insurance Administration Post
- With Wildfire Suits Looming, Edison Beats Estimates on Lower Expenses, Rate Hikes
- Co-op Is Latest British Retailer to Be Hit by Cyberattack
- Aspen Specialty Settles With Condo in $11M Nashville Bombing Coverage Dispute
- Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils
- Three Rhode Island Men Charged in Theft of Thousands of Catalytic Converters
- AIG: Turning One Human Underwriter Into Five, ‘Turbocharging’ E&S
- Tech Update: WTW Launches AI Monitoring Tool ‘Radar Vision’ for Insurers; Tariff Simulator Added to Marsh McLennan’s Sentrisk
- Companies Count the Costs After Blackout in Spain and Portugal
- Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade
- UK Warned Cuts to Flood Defense Are Too Dangerous to Consider
- People Moves: Mosaic Promotes Duggan to Lead North American Claims; Hiscox Names Sinkus CUO in US; EPIC Appoints Jackson Managing Principal, Global Leader
- Three Workers Killed in Scaffold Collapse at LNG Plant in Texas
- Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities and Projects
- Heritage Files Libel, Defamation Suit vs. Adjuster After ’60 Minutes’ Report
- Arch Capital’s First-Quarter Profit Halves on LA Wildfire Losses
- Church Agency Denied Exemption for Nixing Married Gay Employee’s Insurance
- LA Utility Returns to Muni Market for First Time Since Wildfires
- Ransomware Hack Said to Be Cause of Marks & Spencer Outages
- Apollo’s Aspen Insurance Targets $2.9B Valuation in US Stock Market Return
- People Moves: CEO of Carbon Retires for Health Reasons, Succeeded by Ferrier; Chaucer Taps SCOR’s Brown, Everest’s Cleair as Underwriters for International Property
- Clearwater Boat Crash Kills One Person, Injures 10 at End of Festival
- New Jersey Wildfire 75% Contained; Crews to Remain on Scene Until ‘Significant’ Rain
- FBI Raided the Wrong House. Now the US Supreme Court Will Hear Their Lawsuit
- Historic Memphis Church a Total Loss After Late-Night Fire
- Warner Bros Fends Off Superman Copyright Lawsuit Ahead of New Movie
- Progressive Insurance Is Hiring Again; 12,000 More People Needed
- Cincinnati Financial Finishes Q1 in the Red Due to Catastrophes
- Markets/Coverages: BHSI Updates Private Company Executive Lines Suite in Canada
- New Report Shows Rise in Cargo Theft, With Three States Leading the Way
- Increased Writings in Homeowners Adds to US Surplus Lines Growth
- Spanish Grid Operator’s First Assessment Rules Out Cyberattack Behind Blackout
- Why Restarting a Power Grid After Massive Collapse Is So Hard
- Indiana Steel Mill Processor Fined $190K for Clean Air Act Violations
- Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams in Central Texas
- NOAA Risks Loss of Data Network and Web Service
- North Dakota Enacts Law Shielding Bayer From Roundup Lawsuits
- Tariff ‘Chaos’ Drags Key Texas Manufacturing Gauge to Worst Since 2020
- Many Snowbirds Looking to Pack Up and Fly North For Good; Florida Hit Hard
- 23andMe Bankruptcy Bid Deadline Extended as DNA Privacy Woes Linger
- People Moves: Smith Joins Alliant Employee Benefits as VP, Sales Director
- California Proposes Allowing Testing of Self-Driving Heavy-Duty Trucks
- New Hampshire Settles Second Youth Center Abuse Case for $4.5M
- FAA Delays Traffic to Newark Airport After Equipment, Staffing Issues
- Major Automakers Want Congress to Bar California 2035 Electric Vehicle Plan
- Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central US With Tornadoes and Large Hail
- CIBA Expands NexEdge in Midwest and Southeast
- Midwest Trucking Company to Pay $45K Over Discrimination Disability Lawsuit
- Brokers Aon and WTW Each Report Steady Organic Growth of 5% in Q1
- New SEC Chair Says Crypto Sector Deserves Clear Regulations
- New Jersey’s Jones Road Wildfire Now 65% Contained
- WV Commissioner Posts Guidelines on Insurers’ Use of Aerial Images
- Spain and Portugal Hit With Worst European Blackout in Years
- Trawick International Moves HQ From Alabama to Miami
- Vermont Takes Over Medical Liability Insurer CARE RRG Facing $35.4M Judgment
- Corporate America Boosts Security Spending After UnitedHealth Murder, Filings Show
- Cyber Market Continues to Expand as Rates Adjust, Says Guy Carpenter
- UK’s M&S Tells Warehouse Agency Staff to Stay Home as Cyber Incident Continues
- Ukraine Says It Detained Grain Ship From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
- Mediobanca Makes €6.3 Billion Offer for Generali’s Wealth Arm
- Uvalde Approves $2M Settlement for Families of Elementary School Shooting Victims
- Viewpoint: Turning the Embedded Insurance Challenge Into an Opportunity
- Health Officials Seek to Phase Out Artificial Dyes From the Food Supply
- Did Florida House ‘Sneak’ Attorney Fee Wording Into Phosphate Mine Bill?
- Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ GMC Advisors
- New York High Court Unleashes Expanded Liability for Pet Owners
- Call Center Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speakers Leads to Charges
- People Moves: Health and Wellness Specialist Hood Joins Alliant Insurance Services
- DoorDash Asks Judge to Dismiss Uber Suit Over Web Ordering Services
- People Moves: Dutcher Joins RMIC as Marketing Representative for Indiana and Michigan
- Alabama House Advances Bill to Let Police Enforce Immigration Laws
- Dallas Area Reports First Measles Case, in Middle School Child
- Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Earns NAIC Accreditation; Names Leadership Roles
- Georgia Commissioner Says Rates to Drop This Year After Tort Reform Passage
- Ohio Jury Rules Norfolk Southern Liable for $600M Settlement in Train Derailment Case
- Judge Awards North Dakota Nearly $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
- Business Moves: Ardonagh Acquires Zurich’s SRB Assekuranz Broker; Optio Completes Purchase of Norwegian MGA, S Insurance
- World’s First Catastrophe-Bond ETF Falters in ‘Crazy’ Market
- Britain’s M&S Stops Taking Online Orders After Cyber Attack
- California Wildfire Losses Cause 16% Fall in The Hartford’s Q1 Net Income
- Lawmakers Agree to Pay $807M Into Lahaina Wildfires Settlement Fund
- Father of Tesla Cybertruck Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Death
- UK Water Bosses Face Up to Two Years in Prison for Polluting
- Heavily-Forested New Hampshire Enters Wildfire Season
- NJ Wildfire Update: 50% Contained; High Spread Risk Today; Suspect in Custody
- People Moves: 3 Key Exec Roles Filled in Everest Wholesale Business; Willis Appoints Merker to Lead P/C Broking Sales
- More Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air Due to Wildfires, Extreme Heat
- World’s Biggest Companies Have Caused $28 Trillion in Climate Damage: Study
- Baloise Says Main Shareholder Patria Buys 9.35% Stake Ahead of Helvetia Merger
- Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across US This Year
- Dog Bite Claims Soar in Frequency and Cost: Report
- Florida Class Action Targets Litigation Funding Firm Over Data Breach
- People Moves: Virginia’s Workers’ Comp Commission Names Two Deputy Judges
- Medical Evaluator Demand Grows in California Workers’ Comp System
- More Russian Insurers Seek Indian Nod for Oil Tanker Coverage
- New Jersey Sues RealPage, Claiming Collusion With Landlords Drives Up Rents
- Why New York and New Jersey Are at Risk of Spring Wildfires
- Two Sentenced for Roles in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
- PG&E Misses 1Q Profit Estimates on Higher Expenses, LA Wildfire Worries Linger
- People Moves: Ryan Specialty Appoints Kelleher President of SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers
- Wife of Former US Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted in Bribery Scheme
- Small Plane Hit Power Line Before Crashing in Platte River in Nebraska
- Texas Governor Abbott Signs Bill Inspired by DOGE
- Ohio Attorney General to Certify Proposed Ban on Police Immunity
- Global Q1 Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 3%, but US Casualty Bucks the Trend
- US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry
- Baltimore City School District Reports Cyber Incident
- Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead With Tech Probes
- After FSU Shooting, Students Call on Lawmakers to Block Lower Gun-Buying Age
- Lilly Sues 4 Compounders Over Copies of Weight-Loss Drugs
- Insurance Groups Celebrate Signing of Georgia Tort Reform Laws
- Update on New Jersey Wildfire: Suspect Charged With Arson
- Generali CEO Secures New Term After Contested Natixis Deal
- UK’s Extremely Dry Start to Year Raises Crop and Wildfire Risks
- AXA Board Proposes to Renew CEO Buberl’s Mandate in 2026
- UniCredit Holds Stake of Between 6-7% in Generali, Source Says
- The Race to Fix Aging Computer Systems Heats Up With AI’s Help
- Tech Update: Lloyd’s Backs BreachBits; ZoJacks Prevents Water Claims; Eagleview Expands Drone Options
- More Floridians Moving Out Due to Housing, Insurance Costs, Cotality Report Says
- Distracted Drivers Are Overconfident; 20% Still Texting While Driving
- People Moves: SCM Names Valenzuela VP and Bond Manager; Breiter Joins Alliant in California
- Viewpoint: What Tariffs, Steel Prices Mean for E&S Construction Insurance in California
- A California New Car Group Sues Volkswagen and Affiliate for Violating Franchise Laws
- Maryland Slashes Damages Amounts Allowed in Child Sex Abuse Cases
- Texas-Based Insurtech Steadily Secures $30M Series C Round
- Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Establishes Minnesota Chapter
- Texas Farmers Fear Proposed Legislation Could Devastate Hemp Economy
- Class Action Accuses Toyota of Illegally Sharing Drivers’ Data With Progressive
- Delta Plane Catches Fire at Orlando Airport in Latest Incident for Airline
- Minnesota Senior Living Facility Fined $73K for Pregnancy Discrimination
- Outsourcing Firm to Pay $250K For Discriminating Against Blind Employee in Texas
- Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Colluding to Drop Coverage in Fire-Prone Parts of California
- Researchers Testing Textured Seawall in Miami to Hold Back Rising Seas
- Markel Insurance Restructures Markel Specialty, Appoints Leaders
- Jury Again Finds NY Times Not Liable in Sarah Palin Defamation Case
- Thai-Chinese Firm Denies Flouting Safety Measures in Probe of Skyscraper Collapse
- FBI Says Cybercrime Costs Rose to at Least $16 Billion in 2024
- Update on New Jersey Wildfire: 30% Contained, Evacuation Orders Lifted
- Top Japanese Firms Scrap Employment System That Held Women Back
- Safeguarding the Marine Transportation System: New Cybersecurity Rules
- Pet Insurance, Agents Gets a Shorter Leash Under Bill DeSantis Signed Into Law
- Everglades Restoration Aims to Protect Florida Keys, Water, State Economy
- WEF Launches Probe Into Founder Schwab Over Whistleblower Allegations
- Report: California’s New Vehicle Market Outlook Clouded by Tariffs
- People Moves: Vermont Mutual’s Clark Named Io International Group Post
- Lawmakers Urge FAA to Address Safety Issues at Washington Airport After Incidents
- A ‘Low-Attention Disaster,’ Mountain Fire Survivors Recover in LA’s Shadow
- Viewpoint: California’s Latest Insurance Privacy Bill Would Add Layer of Regulation
- Environmental Lawyers Get Ready to Pounce on Energy Deregulation Moves
- British Food and Clothing Group M&S Discloses Cyber Incident
- Wildfire Losses Drop Chubb Q1 Net Income 38%, While Tariffs Create ‘Confusion’
- IMF Slashes Global Outlook as White House Says Trade Talks Pick Up Pace
- UK’s Admiral Group to Sell Its US Insurer Elephant to J.C. Flowers
- People Moves: Falcon Risk Services Appoints Coppola as Head of Management Liability
- Inszone Acquires Missouri’s Davidson Insurance Agency
- Lawsuits Against BP Over Health Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Stalled
- Communities Reeling From Deadly Tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma
- Business Moves: Ignyte, Novacore Spin Off From NSM Commercial Business Sale
- Easter Sunday Fire in Crowded Home in Queens, NY, Takes 3 Lives
- BOE’s Greene Says US Tariffs Pose Disinflation Risks for UK
- NJ Accuses Messaging App Discord of Exposing Kids to Violent Content, Predators
- New Survey Shows Company Drivers Overwhelmed and Worried
- People Moves: Conduit Names Pritchard Interim CUO, as Roberts Steps Down
- People Moves: Xceedance Names Sankaran Global COO; Naquin Joins ReSource Pro as GM, Tech Services
- Ryan Specialty to Acquire USQRisk Holdings
- Don’t Forget Tariff Impacts on Workers’ Compensation: Berkley
- People Moves: New Faces, New Roles at Neptune Flood and Alliant
- Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
- Japanese Insurer MS&AD Plans to Invest as Much as $5 Billion to Double US Profits
- Swiss Insurers Helvetia and Baloise to Merge to Create Top 10 Company
- Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claiming Sudden Acceleration in Ohio Crash
- Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit in US
- Transatlantic Underwriters Expands Into Property, Liability Coverage, Names Flores SVP
- South Florida Insurance Broker Pleads Guilty to Fraud in $133M ACA Enrollment Scheme
- Multiple Security Failures? Arsonist Faced Little Resistance as Governor and Family Slept
- Starkweather & Shepley Acquires New Jersey’s AiK2 Insurance Services
- Alaska Native Who Alleged Wrongful Murder Conviction Reaches $11.5M Settlement
- Relation Insurance Acquires True-Course Insurance Services in California
- Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement
- California Workers’ Comp Board OKs Higher Pure Premium Rate Filing
- Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $53B in Q1, With Economic Losses of $83B
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Texas’ PrimeOne Insurance Group
- ALKEME Acquires Michigan’s Crawford Insurance Group
- Capital Farm Credit Acquires Two Texas Agencies
- Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities Set Record High in 2024: BeyondTrust
- Crime Syndicates in Southeast Asia Go Global, Defying Crackdowns
- Kentucky Auditor Announces Investigation of State’s Medical Cannabis Program
- Questions About How a Deputy’s Stepson Became the Accused Gunman at FSU Shooting
- Business Moves: Applied Underwriters Completes Spin-Off of United Risk
- White House Seeks to Bring Financial Regulators Under Its Sway
- Trump Tariff Worries Spur Record Overseas Demand for Japanese Government Bonds
- India Plans to Ease Nuclear Liability Laws to Attract Foreign Firms, Sources Say
- Norfolk Southern and OxyVinyls Reach Agreement on $600M Settlement
- Florida Bill Advances, Would End Board of Engineers, Other Professional Agencies
- Bayer Lobbies States in Battle to Keep Glyphosate on Market, CEO Says
- Gov. Hochul’s Proposed Regulatory Changes to Workers’ Comp Treatment
- High Cost of Living Fears Made Worse by LA Wildfire in UCLA Survey
- Tesla Settles Employee’s California Suit Alleging Pervasive Harassment
- Navion Acquires P/C Business of Instasure in California
- New York’s Delayed Retail Worker Safety Act Goes into Effect June 2
- FDA Suspends Food Safety Quality Checks After Staff Cuts
- Uber Spends Six Figures on Ads in Latest NY Insurance Reform Push
- USI Says Lockton, Former Team Leader Poached Workers, Harmed Client Relations
- Federal Judge Blocks Labor Department From Enforcing DEI Ban for Contractors
- Major Florida Grower to Build New Home Development After Ending Citrus Operations
- New Hampshire Regulates Use of Technology in Auto Claims, Property Underwriting
- Insurtech 1Fort Raises $7.5M to Support AI Binding Tech for Brokers
- People Moves: Specialty MGA Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters for Africa & Middle East; DUAL Europe Expands Marine Business With New Team in Hamburg, Germany
- Black Residents Get Most of the Pollution But Few Jobs From Chemical Industry: Study
- Former Texas Insurance Broker Charged in Alleged Scam
- Man Arrested Outside UnitedHealthCare Threatened to Shoot Up Headquarters
- Marsh McLennan Reports Organic Q1 Growth of 4%, a Decrease From Q1 2024
- EPA Considers Weakening Regulations on Coal Ash Disposal
- Coal Country Voices Say Closure of MSHA Offices Endangers Mine Safety
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Virginia’s Loudoun Mutual Insurance Co.
- Business Moves: NSM Completes Sale of Commercial Division to New Mountain Capital; Compre Buys Covea’s CSE Group
- China Bans ‘Smart’ and ‘Autonomous’ Driving Terms From Vehicle Ads
- Lloyd’s Broker Charged Over Alleged Ecuador Bribes
- Viewpoint: A Favorable Prognosis—Healthcare at the Forefront of Cyber Risk
- In Last-Minute Reversal, US Agency Extends Support for Cyber Vulnerability Database
- Potential Tariff Auto Severity Impact on Travelers: Single-Digits or Less
- NC Committee Approves Bill to End Education Requirements for Insurance Agents
- Florida’s Anchor Insurance is Reborn as Patriot Select With $29M in Capital
- New York Inspector Uncovered $2.7 Million in Workers’ Compensation Fraud in 2024
- Truck Driver Acquitted in Bikers’ Deaths Sentenced for Prior Impaired Driving Charge
- NTSB Faults ‘Failure’ in Training Before Deadly Newark Cargo Ship Fire
- California Sets Aside $170M to Thin Vegetation, Forests to Help Prevent Wildfires
- Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze on Climate, Infrastructure Grants
- People Moves: Samsom Named Commissioner of Vermont Financial Regulation
- Tesla Slumps Below 50% Share of California’s Electric Car Market
- FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says
- US Excess & Surplus Lines Boost London Market Re/Insurers’ Topline Growth
- Group Sues California Department of Insurance Over FAIR Plan Surcharges
- Louisiana Lawmakers Tackle Insurance Affordability Crisis in Legislative Session
- California’s Newsom Sues Trump Over ‘Chaos’ of Tariff Regime
- Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Manager Indicted in Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Weather May Have Contributed to Plane Crash That Took 6 Lives of Family, Partners
- Texas Power Grid’s Growth Could be Limited by Legislation
- Wildfire Losses Increasing But Still Small Compared to Hurricanes: KCC
- King Risk Acquires Watts Dawson Agency in Florida
- St. Louis Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Staging Vehicle Accidents
- Inszone Acquires Kansas’ Munson Insurance Agency
- People Moves: Alliant Names Mateja to Midwest Benefits Team
- China to Tighten EV Battery Rules to Reduce Fire and Explosion Risks
- Travelers Income Drops 65% on Catastrophe Losses, Primarily California Wildfires
- Progressive Q1 Net Income Up 10%
- Sweden Probe Finds No Conclusive Evidence of Deliberate Damage to Subsea Cables
- Google Faces £5 Billion Lawsuit in UK for Abusing Dominance in Online Search
- Markel to Acquire UK Specialist Marine MGA, The MECO Group Ltd.
- People Moves: Zurich Hires Sullivan From CNA for US Middle Market Head of Tech; IMA Hires Crochet as National Energy Practice Leader
- Near Misses, Fatal Crashes Force Airlines to Confront Worried Fliers
- Law Students Sue Civil Rights Agency Over Crackdown on Law-Firm DEI Policies
- APCIA Says Floridians Agree: Insurance Litigation Changes Are Working. Don’t Undo
- Massachusetts High Court Upholds Workers’ Comp for Utility Worker’s COVID
- Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries
- OneDigital Acquires Tacoma-Based Fortune Insurance
- Connecticut Supreme Court Won’t Hear Alex Jones’ Appeal of $1B Sandy Hook Verdict
- Washington Storage Tank Company Fined After Explosions Burn Two Workers
- People Moves: Venbrook Names Myers President of New Practice; Yuen Appointed Vice President, West Region Distribution Leader at Vantage
- Ex-State Trooper to Plead Guilty to Falsifying Commercial Driver’s License Scores
- Hertz Says Hackers Stole License Numbers, Credit Card Data
- United Risk Launches Multi-Line Reinsurance MGA, Names Cahill as CEO
- Judge Orders Bank of America to Pay $540 Million in FDIC Lawsuit
- Texas Lawsuit Accuses Copart of Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
- Texas Measles Cases Increase 4% as Spread Appears to Be Slowing
- MarshBerry’s FirstChoice Expands to Minnesota and Arizona
- Hadron Acquires Michigan’s The Guarantee Company of North America
- 2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US
- Central European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Leads to Animal Culls and Border Closures
- Growing Fast, Going Public: Florida’s American Integrity Insurance Files for IPO
- Advocacy Group Files Suit Over Tariffs in US Court of International Trade
- More Resilient Organizations Successfully Battled Ransomware in 2024: BakerHostetler
- Europe’s Hottest Year Turbocharged Extreme Weather Across Region
- Delaware Fines Liberty Mutual $300K for Advertising Discounts Not Offered in State
- China Says US Hacked Networks of 2025 Asian Winter Games
- Cabot Creamery Butter Recalled Over Fecal Bacteria Contamination
- German Court to Review Seizure of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker
- Inspections of Whiskey Barrels Take Time in Flood Aftermath at Kentucky Distillery
- British Insurer Marshmallow Valued at $2 Billion With BlackRock Backing
- White House Proposes Elimination of NOAA Climate Research in Budget Proposal
- Clorox Australia Fined $5.2 Million Over False Claims of Using Recycled Plastic
- People: Florida-Based Security First Elevates Two to Key Roles
- Southern California Edison Lays Out $925M Plan to Rebuild After LA Wildfires
- Five Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Insurance Fraud Case
- FAA Grounds Helicopter Company After Fatal New York Crash
- Could Utility Gear Set Your Neighborhood on Fire? California Risk Maps Are 8 Years Old
- Idaho Bail Agent Convicted of Insurance Fraud for Mishandling Funds
- Allstate Agent Can Be Sued Over Nonrenewal of ‘Grandfathered’ Flood Insurance Policy
- AM Best: Tariff Uncertainty Could Lead to Credit Rating Changes for Insurers
- Ransomware Hits DaVita, Kidney Care Provider Serving Hospitals
- EEOC Sues Illinois Shipping Company Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Houston Resident Charged in $35M Fraud Scheme
- Texas Man Suing Tennessee Titans Player Over Shooting at Car Lot
- Cyber Insurance Market Size Expected to Soar: Munich Re
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