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Data Centers, AI Become Local Political Issues Without Federal Regs
On the eve of the midterm elections, there may be larger issues but none may approach the convergence of economic development, technology, politics, and local concerns quite like data centers. Certainly, data centers have become a steady rallying cry in …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:28 AM |
Banks Start Reviewing Clients’ Loan Terms as El Niño Builds
Banks whose clients are exposed to the super El Niño cycle building in the Pacific Ocean are now assessing loan structures and loss risks, with debt rescheduling among options being considered. Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, which aside from …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:15 AM |
APCIA Says Claims Data Standards in Works to Better Combat Criticism
These days the insurance industry is “caught in the crosshairs,” and it may also be caught flatfooted – responding to recent questions of a policy’s worth rather than working from in front with appropriate data. In Boston at the American …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:04 AM |
UK Tries to Map Out Risks to Public Services of Extreme Weather
Extreme weather is having a measurable impact on Britain’s public finances as areas including railways, prisons and healthcare are increasingly affected, the UK’s National Audit Office said. The full scale of the damage remains difficult to gauge, however, as many …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:04 AM |
Infinity Auto Agrees to Refund $46M in Excess Profits to Florida Policyholders
One year after Progressive insurance was forced to disgorge excessive profits in Florida, a Kemper insurance subsidiary must now do the same. Infinity Auto, a nonstandard and specialty insurer based in Birmingham, Alabama, filed an excess profits report with the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:03 AM |
Orion180 Opens New HQ in Florida After IPO
Eight years after it began operations and three months after going public, Orion180 Insurance Group has continued its growth trajectory with the opening of a new corporate headquarters in Melbourne, Florida. The 40,000-square-foot office includes a gym, patio, dining area …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:02 AM |
US Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Harvard Admissions Probe Case
A federal judge dismissed on Monday a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether it continues to consider race in its student admissions process. US District Judge …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Five Named to California’s COIN Advisory Board and Curriculum Board
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made two appointments and three reappointments to two of the California Department of Insurance‘s statewide governing boards: the California Organized Investment Network (COIN) Advisory Board and the Curriculum Board. Guinevere Doner and Jonathan Parfrey join …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
New York State Reports First Measles-Linked Child Death in Over 30 Years
The New York State Department of Health said on Monday that a child in Lewis County had died in connection with an ongoing measles outbreak, marking the state’s first known measles-associated death in more than 30 years. Last month, Governor …
POSTED NOVEMBER 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
Snap Finalizing Settlement to Avoid LA Trial on Addiction Claims
Snap Inc. is finalizing a settlement in a lawsuit filed by two teenagers who say years of compulsive scrolling and posting on the company’s photo-sharing app contributed to their mental health struggles, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs. The agreement, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 02, 2026 9:06 PM |
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