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Louisiana Man Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
A Louisiana man was arrested this week on a charge of insurance fraud for allegedly burning his pickup truck. St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Andronicus Edison, 58, of Palmetto after the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal’s (SFM) Fire …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 1:44 PM |
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Kansas’ Upland Mutual
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) of Upland Mutual Insurance, Inc. based in Junction City, Kansas. The outlook of these …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 1:33 PM |
Hippo Continues to Diversify Portfolio in Q3 With Casualty, Commercial
Insurtech Hippo posted net income for the third quarter 2026 of $9 million compared with about $98 million for the period a year ago. The San Jose, California-based insurer said the drop in net income was due to a $91 …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 1:31 PM |
EPA Response to 2023 Ohio Train Derailment Will be Investigated
The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after local residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and Vice President JD Vance pressed for the review. The Inspector General of …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 1:31 PM |
Trump to End Restrictions on Methane From Oil and Gas Drilling
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling. Trump said during a campaign rally in Texas that the change would save companies …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 1:28 PM |
King Tides Inundate Streets and Flood Homes and Businesses on Both US Coasts
King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts, flooding streets and sending seawater into homes and businesses in beach communities in California, Florida and the Carolinas. The tides began with the full moon earlier this week and could cause …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 1:24 PM |
Fire Briefly Triggers Emergency at SC Lab on Former Nuclear Weapons Site
A fire at a national lab in South Carolina that is in a complex where key parts for nuclear bombs were once made triggered an emergency declaration Wednesday that shut down incoming traffic and restricted air and rail service in …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 12:57 PM |
Bayer Wins Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Trial While Awaiting Settlement Ruling
Bayer won a trial over claims by three women that its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer, while awaiting a broader ruling from a separate court on the company’s $7.25 billion effort to settle other Roundup cases. The trial, which ended …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 12:15 PM |
Japan’s Cyberattack Surge Tests Its Push to Strengthen Defenses
Japan is facing an intense wave of AI-powered cyberattacks that’s laid bare the vulnerability of one of the world’s largest economies to a new breed of hacking. Dozens of incidents affecting companies from brokerages to delivery firms have made data …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 8:35 AM |
HSBC Seeks to Hedge Data Center Debt With Credit Risk Insurance
HSBC Holdings Plc is looking to offload credit risk on data center loans to insurers as demand for artificial intelligence-related finance continues to grow. The bank is holding preliminary discussions with insurers about a series of project finance deals, some …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2026 7:55 AM |
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