Viewpoint: Cyber Is a Product for Everyone, so Let’s Start Acting Like it

If this latest wave of retail cyberattacks proves anything, it’s that any business in any sector and of any size can find itself breached. These aren’t fringe incidents anymore; they’re national news, hitting high-street brands and sending disruptive shockwaves through Read more…


Inszone Acquires Texas’ Osterts and Associates

Inszone Insurance Services announced its acquisition of Osterts and Associates, LLC, a insurance agency based in Plano, Texas. This acquisition grows Inszone’s capabilities and further expands its presence in Texas, allowing the company to further provide exceptional insurance solutions and Read more…


Illinois Chiropractor Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Insurance Fraud

An Illinois chiropractor was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to repay more than $2.3 million, following convictions on multiple charges related to a scheme to defraud Medicare and twelve other insurance companies, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central Read more…


Middle East Tensions Boost Underwriting Risks Across Re/Insurers’ Portfolios: Report

Marine, aviation, cyber, and terrorism insurers face immediate underwriting pressures and potential accumulation losses as a result of heightened hostilities between Iran and Israel, according to Morningstar DBRS. In addition, the report said, reinsurance capacity in certain business lines could Read more…


A Shrinking FEMA Puts Lake Town’s Rebuilding Plans in Limbo

LAKE LURE, North Carolina, June 17 (Reuters) – When Hurricane Helene’s flood waters slammed into Lake Lure’s century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one embankment and cascading five months’ worth of rain down its sides, town commissioner Read more…


Telemarketing Firm to Pay $85K Over Discrimination at Ohio Location

DialAmerica Marketing, LLC, a provider of telemarketing and call-center services for third-party clients, will pay $85,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging race and sex discrimination and retaliation, the federal agency announced. Read more…


Texas THC Industry Welcomes More Regulations With Ban Off the Table

With a ban off the table for now, Texas hemp industry leaders said they are amenable to state lawmakers imposing more regulations on their THC products, such as age restrictions on purchases and more testing of their products, but caution Read more…


Markets/Coverages: Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses; EverPeak Takes Workers Comp Product to 11 New States

Parametric insurance company Descartes Underwriting has a new flood insurance product it said delivers better protection for US businesses, investors, and homeowners associations. Any type of business and industry class may be covered. Limits of up to $70 million are Read more…


Meta Fends Off Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over AI

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday for Meta Platforms against a group of authors who had argued that its use of their books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system infringed their copyrights. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in Read more…


Pennsylvania Senior Citizens Warned of Financial Scam

State officials in Pennsylvania are warning consumers after a scam was reported involving someone posing as a Commonwealth employee. The reported scam uses a fake email to target older citizens and request money through licensed financial institutions to receive a Read more…