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		<title>Kellington Returns to ACORD to Take CEO Role</title>
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							<description><![CDATA[John Kellington, most recently executive vice president and chief information officer at Cincinnati Insurance for more than 16 years, has been appointed chief executive officer of ACORD. Kellington is no stranger to the standards-setting body for the insurance industry. He &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>People Moves: O&#8217;Connor Promoted to NA Head of Pro Liability, Cyber at AIG; Canopius Appoints Kuchinski US CUO</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[American International Group (AIG) said it has promoted Christopher O&#8217;Connor to the role of head of professional liability and cyber, North America. O&#8217;Connor has been with AIG for more than 15 years. He was most recently North America head of &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Update: Three Killed in Attack on Ship in Red Sea; Container Ship Hit by Missile: Sources</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/11/881026.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Houthi militants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine crew insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Three crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday while a container ship was hit by a missile off Pakistan in a suspected U.S. attack, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Typhoon Season Forecast to Be Among Most Intense Ever for Asia</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The current typhoon season in the Northwest Pacific Ocean is shaping up to be one of the most intense on record as the El Niño system strengthens, according to the latest projection by commercial forecaster Tropical Storm Risk. Typhoon development &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Chronic&#8217; Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2026 wildfires]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG is warning of far-reaching consequences. &#8220;Record heat underscores Europe&#8217;s chronic heat risk,&#8221; the authors of the Swiss Re Institute report &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>5 Strategic Tradeoffs MGAs Are Navigating</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The MGA market has evolved at a remarkable pace, outpacing the broader P&#38;C insurance market in some years due to specialization and the need for niche expertise. At the same time, growth is bringing on complexity: carrier expectations are rising, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oman Says Spill From Grounded Shadow Oil Tanker Covers 400 Square Kilometers</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometers, the country&#8217;s government said on Monday. The Caroline Bezengi is loaded with close to one million barrels of &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>E-Scooter Use Surging in Germany Thanks to Private Demand, Rather Than Rental Fleets</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/11/880920.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Growth in e-scooter use in Germany is powering ahead thanks to private demand rather than the rental fleets that first drove their popularity, as operators like Lime and Bolt grapple with increasingly unfavorable business conditions. Last year, more than 80% &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US FDA Moves to Increase Oversight of Food Additives</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/11/880938.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday took steps to increase oversight of food additives as part of the Trump administration&#8217;s &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; initiative. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Appeals Court: Social Media Companies Must Face Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/11/880935.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet&#8217;s Google, ByteDance&#8217;s TikTok, and other social media companies over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users. The San Francisco-based &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Appeals Court Says Lobstermen&#8217;s Defamation Suit Raises First Amendment Questions</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/11/880883.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court signaled that it might not allow a lawsuit brought by fishing industry businesses and trade groups against a California aquarium to proceed because of the case&#8217;s potential impact on free speech. The New England-based plaintiffs sued &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawsuit Not Allowed for Heat-Stricken Worker Despite Previous Death, NC Court Says</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/11/880965.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[farm workers' heat exposure]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[One farm worker died from heat exposure in 2020, resulting in a fine and citation from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Two years later, the employer failed to follow its remedial safety guidelines for heat exposure, failed to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tour Boat Operator Charged in Fatal Capsizing in New York Harbor</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/11/880976.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A New Jersey man has been charged with negligently causing the death of a five-month-old infant and a 27-year-old woman, after the tour boat he was piloting capsized in New York Harbor on August 8. Federal officials allege that Manuel &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Montana Auditor Suspends Producer License of Bail Bondsman Accused of Exploitation</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/08/11/880450.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Montana State Auditor James Brown suspended the insurance producer license of a bail bondsman accused of exploiting people under his supervision, including trading services for sex and allegedly taking possession of vehicle titles without proper documentation, authorization or timely return &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Delaware Judge Orders Verisk to Proceed With $2.35 Billion AccuLynx Deal</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/11/880962.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Delaware judge ordered data analytics firm Verisk to try completing its planned $2.35 billion acquisition of roofing software maker AccuLynx, with the order coming more than seven months after Verisk said it pulled the plug on the deal. Here &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oregon Scam Targeting Spanish-Speaking Injured Workers May Include Fake Judges</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/08/11/880718.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A sophisticated scam targeting Spanish-speaking injured workers is ongoing in Oregon, authorities are warning. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is warning people the scam targeting Spanish-speaking injured workers in Oregon and around the country involves workers being &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Illinois Lawsuit Alleges Companies Violated Environmental Laws at Chicago Site</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2026/08/10/880916.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against Stony Island Reclamation Co., Land and Lakes Co., and J.L.W. Trucking LLC, which operated a facility under the name of Whole Earth Compost, alleging that the companies endangered the environment and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Judge Approves $106M Settlement Over Hard Rock Hotel Collapse in New Orleans</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2026/08/10/880910.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A judge approved a $106 million settlement Thursday that ends a yearslong legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans. The 18-story hotel project partially collapsed in October 2019, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florida-Based Heritage Continues to Shed Policies as Earnings Soar</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/10/880894.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[quarterly earnings reports for property insurers]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[While a number of Florida-domiciled property insurers have begun rebuilding their policy portfolios in the last 12 months, Tampa-based Heritage Insurance has continued to shed policies in recent years. The selective underwriting strategy, along with other changes, appears to have &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Remains of 56 Bodies Found at Chicago Funeral Home, License Suspended</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2026/08/10/880905.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, authorities said. Illinois state officials, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Judge Strikes Down Law Regulating Firearm Suppressors and Some Guns</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2026/08/10/880899.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Texas last week struck down a 1930s law that imposed regulations on firearm suppressors and guns that are considered the most dangerous, more than a year after President Donald Trump signed a bill eliminating taxes on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will &#8216;Irrational&#8217; Competition Return?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/10/880842.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AM Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AM Best report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinsurers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soft market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[underwriting discipline]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The reinsurance industry&#8217;s robust earnings and abundant capital, evident since 2023, have led to increasing competition and a softening market. &#8220;The key question is whether reinsurers can maintain underwriting discipline or will irrational competition emerge, leading to another traditional soft &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OpenAI Pays $3.2 Million in Probe Over Hiring Foreign Workers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/10/880874.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment practices liability (EPLI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OpenAI]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[OpenAI and a subsidiary will pay $3.2 million to settle U.S. government claims that they favored foreign workers with temporary employment visas and discriminated against U.S. job applicants in recruiting and hiring, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Marketplace &#8216;Pass-Throughs,&#8217; Opportunity</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/10/880852.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Hemenway]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[107720]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group (AIG)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Anderson]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Eric Andersen, new CEO of American International Group (AIG), offered an in-depth view of the company during his first earnings call at the helm, referring to opportunities within current marketplace conditions. Andersen said the market is &#8220;transition from an extended &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Jersey Sues Amazon, Alleging Poor Pay and Conditions for Drivers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/10/880879.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon delivery drivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurer's duty to defend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[New Jersey sued Amazon.com last week, accusing the online retailer of abusing its market power over independent delivery drivers in the state. Amazon used its dominance to impose low pay and poor conditions on thousands of New Jersey workers who &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Drivers of Mercedes AMG Cars File Class Action Over Burn Hazard From Logo on Seat</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2026/08/10/880855.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frivolous lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product-defect litigation]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Two drivers of Mercedes AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company, claiming that the AMG logo on their driver&#8217;s seat gets so hot that it literally brands them and causes burns. Gabriel Lahijani and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Virginia Study on Data Centers Calls for Tighter Water Regulations</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/08/10/880867.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI firms' liability insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI impact on insurance coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data center impact on groundwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data center liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution exclusions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Resources]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Virginia, the world&#8217;s largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study that examined the state&#8217;s eastern region groundwater supply and the resource-hungry industry&#8217;s possible impact on it, finding declines are likely in a critical aquifer due to population growth &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Colombia Suffers Widespread Damage From Magnitude 7.4 Quake</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/10/880862.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colombia earthquakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombian market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural catastrophes]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A deadly earthquake hit Colombia on Monday morning, toppling buildings, burying people under rubble and leaving more than 100 dead in the Pacific region and the central Andes. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 7:34 a.m. local time near the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Viewpoint: Understanding Why Privacy Claims Doubled in H1 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/10/880844.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data privacy]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[When we published our report The State of Web Privacylast November, our central argument was that privacy risk behaves less like a static compliance checkbox and more like cyber risk. Just as security teams track attackers by their tradecraft, brokers &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Markets/Coverages: Rokstone&#8217;s Athena Cyber Division Launches Supply Chain Extension</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/10/880839.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber and supply chain risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets/Coverages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rokstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain disruptions]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Rokstone, the London-based specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), announced that its new Athena Cyber Division has launched a customer and supplier supply chain disruption extension. The solution enhances total supply chain security, covering losses arising from cyberattacks affecting both &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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