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Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California Farmers Insurance says it will resume accepting new business commercial multi-peril applications for auto service & repair, habitational, manufacturing, real estate and wholesale distribution policies in California. The action follows the insurer group’s recent decision to lift its temporary moratorium …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 8:49 PM |
Governor Signs Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Act Into Law Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law Monday a bill, which aims to provide financial grants to construct or retrofit homes, making them more resilient against the destructive forces of tornadoes, windstorms and hail. Under the new law, known …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 4:55 PM |
Teen Awarded $185K in Lawsuit Over Interference With Recording of Mother’s Arrest NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager who video-recorded his mother’s forceful arrest by Louisiana sheriff’s deputies in 2020 has been awarded $185,000 by a federal jury in a lawsuit filed over one deputy’s attempt to interfere with the recording. De’Shaun …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 4:33 PM |
Michigan Study Shows Potential for Real-Time Traffic Light Adjustments As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation. Researchers are exploring ways to use …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 4:15 PM |
Kansas Schools Turn to AI to Spot Guns TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 4:01 PM |
18 States Sue Over EEOC’s Policy on Transgender Workers A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing broad legal protections for transgender workers. The 18 states filed the complaint in federal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, late Monday. …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 3:33 PM |
Alphabet’s Waymo Probed by US After Autonomous Car Incidents The top US auto-safety regulator opened an investigation into Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., after 22 incidents in which the company’s cars were involved in collisions or may have violated traffic laws. The US National Highway …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 3:22 PM |
Santander Flags Data Breach Hitting Some Clients, All Staff Banco Santander SA said data managed by an external party was accessed without authorization, affecting information of clients and staff. “We recently became aware of an unauthorized access to a Santander database hosted by a third-party provider,” the Spanish lender …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 2:33 PM |
Hospital Operator Ascension ‘Making Progress’ to Restore Systems After Cyberattack Hospital operator Ascension said on Monday that it “worked around the clocked” over the weekend to handle a recent ransomware attack that disrupted operations. “We are focused on restoring systems safely. We are making progress, however, it will take time …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 2:10 PM |
Sica Fletcher: Broker M&A Down Slightly in Q1 as Some Buyers Take ‘Strategic Pause’ The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 111 agent-broker deals in the first quarter 2024, totaling $284 million in revenue. That is a 21% drop in revenue from what was acquired during the same …
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 1:16 PM |
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