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Symphony Creates Specialty Businesses with Symphony Energy in California

Symphony Risk Solutions is launching a new specialty business focused exclusively on the risk management and human capital needs of the energy industry, Symphony Energy. Symphony Risk Solutions is a risk management and employee benefits consulting firm advising and serving …

Jury Awards Carroll $83 Million in Defamation Case Against Trump

A jury awarded $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President Donald Trump for his continued social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist over her claims that he sexually assaulted …

Georgia Bill Would Require Wind-Mit Premium Discounts for Commercial Properties

Property insurers in Georgia would be required to provide premium discounts for not only residential, but also for commercial structures that are built or retrofitted to resist wind damage, if a bill approved by a Senate committee becomes law. The …

Pennsylvania Counties Dealing With Cyber Incidents

Pennsylvania’s Bucks County reported that it is continuing to investigate a cybersecurity incident that caused an extended outage of the Emergency Communications’ Department’s computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system beginning last Sunday night. The county said all systems are operational and 911 …

Startup AiDash Raises $50M for Tech Using AI, Satellites to Spot Wildfire Risk

A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported it had raised $50 million in new funding, reflecting Silicon Valley efforts to create products that help energy companies adapt …

WV Supreme Court Denies Insurers’ Appeal in Chlorine Leak that Damaged Plant

A group of 12 insurance companies cannot yet appeal a trial court’s finding that contamination exclusions did not bar coverage for a chemical plant that was damaged when 90 tons of liquid chlorine leaked from a ruptured rail car in …

Agency Salary Survey: Find Out Compensation Trends in This Year’s Report

Be a part of the industry’s favorite salary survey while learning more about agency compensation trends nationwide. We would like to invite ALL retail agency owners, principals, producers, CSRs — the entire agency — to participate in Insurance Journal’s annual …

Ring Will No Longer Allow Police to Request Users’ Doorbell Camera Footage

Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset the “Request …

Small Plane Crash in Florida Everglades Kills 2

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A small plane crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing the two people on board, authorities said. Their bodies were found Wednesday in the wreckage. The single-engine Cessna Skyhawk took off from the North Perry Airport …

GM’s Cruise Owns Up to Robotaxi Mess in Hopes of Returning to Roads

General Motors Co. blamed poor leadership for mishandling its Cruise robotaxi crisis, an admission the carmaker is hoping will help get its cars back on the roads. A report by the law firm Quinn Emanuel, hired by GM and Cruise, …

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