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TDCI Hosts SE Regulators Conference in Nashville in November

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance will host the 2024 Southeastern Regulators Association conference in Nashville, promising a number of familiar faces in the insurance and legal industries as keynote speakers. The Nov. 3-5 conference is co-hosted by Insurors …

Completion of Federal Probe Into Surfside Condo Collapse Delayed Until 2026

A long-awaited federal report on the causes of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, which killed 98 people in 2021 and upended Florida condo regulations and market, will have to wait at least another year. Officials with the National Institute …

GM’s Cruise to Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in California

General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise said on Thursday it will begin supervised testing with up to five autonomous vehicles in fall this year in California’s Bay Area. Cruise will deploy several manual mapping vehicles in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, following …

California’s Lara Orders 1-Year Moratorium for 750K Residents Following Wildfires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for 750,000 policyholders affected by the Airport, Bridge, and Line fires in the counties of Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino. …

Maine Bill Would Require Army to Use State Crisis Laws to Remove Weapons

A bill introduced after a mass shooting in Maine would require the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove the weapons of a service member who is deemed to be a serious threat to themselves or others, U.S. …

Connecticut Aquarium Pays $12K to Settle Investigation Into Whale Deaths

A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales died in recent years has agreed to settle a federal investigation over alleged animal care and water quality violations by paying a $12,200 fine while not admitting or denying the accusations. The whales …

Wisconsin Contractor Faces $144K Fine for Endangering Workers

A suburban Madison, Wisconsin contractor with a history of federal safety failures – including violations that led to an employee’s fatal injuries in 2022 – has again been found exposing workers to the construction industry’s most deadly hazard – falls …

Jewelers Mutual Expands to NC Office Tower, Warns About Store Break-ins Nationwide

Jewelers Mutual Insurance, one of the largest and oldest jeweler-focused insurers in the country, plans to lease a full floor of a new officer tower in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, a move that will create about 200 jobs, according to …

Unnamed Storm in Carolinas Caused $7 Billion in Damage, AccuWeather Says

The storm that swamped parts of the Carolinas this week wasn’t organized enough to be named but it still has caused $7 billion in damage, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather. That was approaching the $9 billion in damage …

Ex-Google Executive’s Startup to Use AI to Forecast the Weather

A startup founded by a former Google executive aims to use artificial intelligence to improve weather forecasting, joining technology behemoths like Nvidia Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. in an increasingly crowded field. Brightband has raised a $10 million series A …

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