Florida Court Says 2020 Law Gives ‘Very Broad’ Liability Immunity to Rideshare Firms May 26, 2026 By William Rabb A Florida appeals court this month handed ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft a major legal victory with a broad...
San Francisco Turns to AI to Avoid Collisions Between Ships And Whales May 26, 2026 By Annika Hammerschlag Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay as a whale surfaced nearby, its...
After Complaint, GEICO Agrees to Modify Cancellation Process That Uses AI May 26, 2026 Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced an agreement with GEICO that should modify an artificial intelligence (AI) initiated auto insurance...
Oil Pipeline Shut Down After East Los Angeles Rupture May 26, 2026 By Ashitha Shivaprasad, Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar An oil pipeline operated by Plains All American in East Los Angeles, California, was shut down after a rupture, the...
New York Shipyard Blast Killed 1, Injured More Than 30 Firefighters May 25, 2026 By Dave Collins Investigators were combing through a New York City shipyard on Saturday trying to find the cause of a fire and...
People Moves: Markel Taps Talbot’s O’Donoghue to Lead Fine Art & Specie for London; Aon’s Global ReSpecialty Team Promotes Mitchell, Hires Floodflash’s Rimmer May 22, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here....
Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order to Prep Workers, Businesses for AI Disruption May 22, 2026 California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to attempt to deal with the impacts of artificial intelligence on workers...
Delay in Calling Police Does Not Wreck UM Claim, WV Supreme Court Says May 22, 2026 By William Rabb A West Virginia uninsured motorist policy specified that the policyholder must report an accident to police within 24 hours. But...
Acrisure to Cut 2,250 Employees, Citing Advances in Technology and AI May 22, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Acrisure’s CEO told employees that about 2,250 of them won’t be with the company by the end of 2027. The...
These Homeowners Got an Energy-Bill Lifeline. Trump Yanked It Back May 22, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman In late 2024, Gretchen Holloway was approved for a new federally funded program that promised to cut her $900 utility...