AM Best: Data Centers Pose Risks Beyond What P/C Industry Has Experienced June 16, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Complicated risks are presented with the proliferation of data centers across the U.S. to bolster critical infrastructure for artificial intelligence....
Ship Owner Seeks Dismissal of Economic Loss Claims From Baltimore Bridge Collapse June 16, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The city of Baltimore and about 11 private entities including dockworkers and small businesses should not be allowed to collect...
Mississippi Insurance Dept. Top Examiner Named in $90M Credit Union Theft Suit June 16, 2026 By William Rabb A high-ranking Mississippi Insurance Department official has been placed on leave after allegations that he and his wife diverted more...
Tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana Leave Residents Grappling With Damage June 15, 2026 By Dave Collins and Hallie Golden Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on Friday,...
US and Iran Say They’ve Agreed Deal to Reopen Hormuz This Week June 15, 2026 By Arsalan Shahla, Fiona MacDonald, Salma El Wardany and Donato Paolo Mancini The US and Iran reached an interim peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move further toward ending...
El Nino Is Here and Scientists Fear It’ll Bring Costly Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires June 15, 2026 By Seth Borenstein El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic...
Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Ex-Police Chief in Insurance Fraud Case June 12, 2026 By Ezra Amacher A federal appeals court this month affirmed the conviction of a former Texas police chief who arranged the destruction of...
Claimants of 23andMe Data Breach to Get $46.75M in Settlement Deal June 12, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The administrator of a bankruptcy plan for the genetics-testing company once known as 23andMe agreed to dole out a total...
Climate Change Making Coastal Floods More Likely, Study Finds June 12, 2026 By Alexa St. John Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans...
Oil Tankers Go Dark to Sneak More Barrels of Oil Through Hormuz June 10, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Salma El Wardany, Prejula Prem and Alex Longley Off the coast of Oman over the weekend, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that...