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NAIC Says 2026 Priorities Include Disaster Preparedness, Responsible Tech Use
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released its strategic priorities for 2026, including the oversight of emerging technology like artificial intelligence. “At the NAIC, a deep bench of 56 members representing each U.S. state and five territories brings expert …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:13 AM |
Study Finds Warming World Increases Days When Weather Is Prone to Fires
The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, a …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:03 AM |
Florida House Asks Voters to Consider Cut Most Homes’ Property Taxes
Florida’s House of Representatives late Thursday voted to ask voters to end non-school property taxes on most owner-occupied homes, a move that could save some homeowners a few thousand dollars a year but, by some estimates, could cost local governments …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:01 AM |
Trump-Backed Ohio Gas Plant Could Become Biggest US Power Polluter
President Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive gas-fired power plant in Ohio would likely create one of the nation’s largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation. While details of the potential $33 billion development are scarce so far, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:00 AM |
Lawsuit Alleges Chiefs Receiver Rashee Rice Assaulted Former Girlfriend
The former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that he physically assaulted her multiple times over a year-and-a-half, causing injuries that included bleeding and bruising. The lawsuit filed last week …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:00 AM |
Berkshire’s Pacificorp Pays $575M to Settle Oregon, California Wildfire Claims
PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. government damages claims related to six wildfires in Oregon and California that burned nearly 290,000 acres of federal land, the U.S. Department of Justice said …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Arrowhead Intermediaries Names Curcio EVP, Arrowhead Specialty
Arrowhead Specialty named Jimmy Curcio executive vice president. Curcio has been a leader within Arrowhead since joining Arrowhead Programs in 2018. He most recently served as the chief strategy and analytics officer for Arrowhead Intermediaries and, previously, for Arrowhead Programs. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:00 AM |
Judge in Michigan Charged With DUI After Car Strikes Signs
A federal judge in Michigan suspected of drunken driving uttered a vulgarity at a state trooper and couldn’t explain damage to his car or why his airbags had deployed, according to video of the arrest. U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:00 AM |
New York City’s Last Striking Nurses Approve New Contract
Nurses at a big New York hospital system approved a new contract Saturday, voting to end a major nursing strike after more than a month. More than 4,000 nurses in the privately run NewYork-Presbyterian system went on strike Jan. 12. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 1:26 AM |
Northeast States Under Emergency as Snow Falls Amid Blizzard Warning
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts governors issued state of emergency orders and a halt to non-essential travel as a major storm was expected to bring up to 24 inches of snow and strong winds to the region. Around …
POSTED FEBRUARY 22, 2026 11:33 PM |
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