Former Insurance Agent Sentenced to Jail for Fraud, Again July 31, 2026 A Baltimore County judge has sentenced Michael C. Okolo of Pikesville, Maryland, to six months incarceration for 10 counts of...
Climate Change Made ‘Fire Weather’ in France, Spain More Likely July 31, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard Climate change made the weather that fueled Europe’s recent wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least...
French Insurer AXA’s Profit Rises 2% as Expected, Confident on Outlook July 31, 2026 By Claudia Cohen AXA SA reported first half profit higher than the same period a year ago, as the Paris-based insurer assesses the...
Mapfre Acquires Stake in Insurtech Tuio; Bolsters Commitment to AI, Digital Innovation July 31, 2026 Just a week after revealing a $1.5 billion deal to acquire U.S.-based Safety Insurance Group, Spain’s Mapfre has announced a...
State Farm to Begin Issuing Dividend Payments to Louisiana Drivers July 31, 2026 State Farm Mutual Auto will soon begin issuing $136 million in dividends to Louisiana drivers. The carrier informed the Louisiana...
Texas Ban on Several THC Products Goes Into Effect July 31, 2026 By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune Texans’ access to a variety of hemp-derived THC products will significantly narrow on Friday. Texas will ban several hemp-derived THC...
Musk’s xAI Sues Minnesota Over Ban on Nudification Technology July 31, 2026 By Marc Levy and Barbara Ortutay Elon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps,...
CBIZ Brokerage to Be Spun Off, Backed by Private Equity, After $5B Grant Thornton Deal July 31, 2026 Grant Thornton’s US arm has agreed to buy rival CBIZ Inc. in a deal that could reach $5 billion, making...
Cyber Firm Wiz Says Flaw Could Have Exposed Thousands of Microsoft Cloud Customers July 31, 2026 By Raphael Satter Alphabet-owned cybersecurity company Wiz said on Thursday it had found a sweeping flaw that could have compromised Microsoft and thousands...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns July 31, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Claudia Cohen Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent....