Nearly 100% of US Now Covered by NOAA’s Flood Mapping Tool September 28, 2026 NOAA’s National Weather Service announced that Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM), a tool for predicting river flooding, has expanded from prior...
Jury Says Apple Owes Record $5.7B in Haptic Technology Patent Case September 28, 2026 By Blake Brittain A US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to...
How Insurers Can Gain the Most Value From Their AI Investments: Accenture September 28, 2026 By L.S. Howard Insurers will help maximize their return on AI investments by adopting an enterprise-wide strategy, rather than just focusing on select...
TikTok Reaches First State Settlement Over Teen Safety Claims, Agrees to User Limits September 28, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that requires the...
Blackstone-Backed Insurance Underwriter The Fidelis Partnership Files for IPO September 28, 2026 Insurance underwriter TFP Group, better known as The Fidelis Partnership, filed for a US initial public offering on Friday, as...
State Farm to Increase Claims Workforce by 3,000 September 25, 2026 State Farm said it plans to increase the size of its claims workforce throughout 2027 by about 10%, or about...
AM Best: US Mutual Insurers Doubled Net Income in 2025 September 25, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Total net income for U.S. property/casualty mutual insurers doubled compared to 2024 to about $42.6 billion in 2025 as underwriting...
First US Trial Against TikTok to Test Claims Platform Fueled Teen Mental Health Crisis September 25, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones An Alabama jury will hear the state’s claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive...
Markets/Coverages: Beazley Expands Cyber Protection for AI; Huntersure Launches Media E&O September 25, 2026 Beazley announced new cyber cover to support businesses manage the risks arising from their own use of AI. Beazley’s latest...
Here Are Some AI Doomsday Scenarios Researchers Say Could Put Humanity at Risk September 25, 2026 By Barbara Ortutay and Kelvin Chan For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an...