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Dating Advice App Tea Suspends Messaging After Breaches
The women-only U.S. dating advice app Tea has suspended direct messaging following a series of security breaches that exposed its users’ personal details and sensitive communications, the company said on Tuesday. In a series of posts to TikTok, Tea Dating …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:29 AM |
Viewpoint: Green Technologies Bring New Property Risks – and Opportunities
From roof-mounted solar panels and automated warehouses to electric vehicle depots, green technologies are transforming commercial property risk profiles. While these innovations improve energy efficiency and sustainability, they also introduce new challenges: including fire hazards from solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:02 AM |
Risk Strategies Acquires Assets of 3 New Mexico Firms
Risk Strategies acquired the assets of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based firms Zia Insurance Services, Tyra Enterprises Inc. and Capitol Insurance Services Inc. The firms will become part of the Risk Strategies West Region, and report to Pat Roth, west region …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:00 AM |
Suspect in Michigan Walmart Stabbings Charged With Rarely Used Terrorism Count
A Michigan prosecutor filed a terrorism charge this wek against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store. The charge has been rarely used in the state’s courts since it was adopted more than 20 years ago …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:00 AM |
California City Suing Former Officer Who Skied, Went to Festival on Workers’ Comp
A California city has filed a civil lawsuit against a former police officer who went skiing and attended a music festival while collecting workers’ compensation. Westminster filed the suit against a former police officer who was charged with 15 felonies …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:00 AM |
Server Says Woman Is Responsible for Own Death for Driving Drunk After Wine Tasting
A woman who died in a car accident while driving intoxicated after a company-mandated wine tasting was responsible for her own death, lawyers for those who served her wine told a Connecticut court this week. The estate of Nicole Silva …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Ames & Gough Names Senior Vice Presidents
Ames & Gough, headquartered in Washington, D.C., appointed equity partners Allison Barefoot and Marguerite Parent as senior vice presidents. Appointed an equity partner of Ames & Gough in 2023, Barefoot, who is based in the Washington D.C. office, has nearly …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:00 AM |
Brown Reaches $50 Million Deal With White House to Restore Funds
Brown University has reached an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration to restore research funding, becoming the latest elite university to strike a deal in the White House’s campaign to remake higher education. Brown said it will pay $50 million …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 5:00 AM |
Allstate Q2 Income Eclipses $2B as Auto Turns in Combined Ratio of 86
Allstate Corp. second quarter 2025 net income applicable to common shareholders was about $2.1 billion, far exceeding the $301 million booked for the same quarter a year ago. The result this year reflects an after tax gain of $643 million …
POSTED JULY 31, 2025 4:04 AM |
Verisk’s $2.35B Buy of AccuLynx ‘Natural Fit’ for Claims Management Solutions
Insurance data analytics and technology firm Verisk said it has an agreement in place to acquire AccuLynx, a software-as-a-service platform designed for residential roofing contractors, for $2.35 billion. Verisk said in a July 30 announcement that both companies play key …
POSTED JULY 30, 2025 7:36 PM |
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