A Miami jury this week awarded a former Florida state senator $100 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought against the condominium complex where her son was shot to death in 2021. Daphne Campbell, who served for eight years in …

A lightning strike at an archery range in Jackson, New Jersey killed a man and injured 13 others Wednesday evening, according to police. Around 7:15 p.m., police were notified that multiple people were struck by lightning at the Black Knight …

The European Union on Friday agreed an 18th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including measures aimed at dealing further blows to the Russian oil and energy industry. The EU will set a moving price cap …

Tesla Inc. settled a high-profile lawsuit over a driver’s death in 2019 when the Autopilot system in his Model 3 allegedly failed to avoid a collision with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway. The confidential settlement, disclosed in a July …

Excessive litigation and abuse of the U.S. legal system are effectively imposing a tax on the U.S. economy and causing a surge in liability insurance costs, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh McLennan. “The U.S. …

Federal investigators have reported that the 2023 death of a CSX Transportation train conductor trainee in Baltimore was caused by an unsafe riding position. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) warned that its investigation reveals broader safety and training gaps …

Ford is recalling 694,271 crossover SUVs in the United States due to a fuel leak issue that could increase the risk of a fire, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday, following a year-long investigation. The NHTSA …

Higginbotham, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, appointed Andrew Reutter as CFO/COO. Reutter most recently served as a principal at Stone Point Capital, where he built and led the capital markets division and worked closely with insurance services firms, overseeing financing …

A Chinese hacking group has continued to target phone and wireless providers around the world, compromising devices tied to seven telecommunications companies since February, according to a bulletin that a cybersecurity company recently sent to clients. In the past five …

Earlier this week, American International Group (AIG) made a splash with the announcement that it had hired former Lloyd’s CEO John Neal to be the new leader of General Insurance, the company’s property/casualty operations. Meanwhile, the man who once led …

Waymo is more than doubling its service territory in Austin as the driverless taxi firm looks to fend off competition from Tesla Inc. Through its partnership with ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc., Waymo said Thursday that it will now offer …

AM Best announced it has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Southern Vanguard Insurance Company, based in Houston, Texas. The …

The U.S. auto safety agency is shedding more than 25% of its employees under financial incentive programs to depart the government offered by the Trump administration, according to data provided to Congress seen by Reuters. The National Highway Traffic Safety …

Chinese-linked hackers are targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and investment analysts as part of a string of cyber espionage campaigns, researchers said on Wednesday [July 16]. While hacking to steal data and information about the industry is not new, there …

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that Google will partner with his administration to provide free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses to Virginians as part of his office’s ongoing effort to connect citizens to new jobs amid changes …

California Forever, the proposed futuristic community backed by billionaire venture capitalists, is now billing itself as a manufacturing center a year after local opposition forced it to withdraw plans to incorporate a new city. The project’s organizers said Thursday that …

In May 2025, Massachusetts college student Yvette Yuri Lanuza Digan was at a fraternity gathering when another person poured Everclear grain alcohol onto an open fire in the backyard of the house. An enormous fireball instantly erupted, enveloping Digan who …

Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a division of CRC Group, announces today its official rebrand of its 5Star Workers’ Compensation unit to Starwind WC. The rebrand includes a new name, logo, and a refreshed website for the 30-year old company. Starwind …

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC and three contractors more than $2 million for reportedly misclassifying 155 janitors as independent contractors at its Half Moon Bay hotel. The citations include $1.9 million in wages and …

Society Insurance, headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, elected Chris Felton of Burlington, Wisconsin, as a director Felton is president and chief executive officer of Corporate Central Credit Union, leading strategy, innovation and operations. In addition to Felton, Society’s board …