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The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after President Donald Trump sent the navy to escort stranded tankers through the strait in a campaign he called “Project Freedom.” Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in a social media post on Tuesday that the security of shipping and energy transit had been threatened by breaches of the four-week-old…

Delta Dental Insurance Co. (DDIC) and Delta Dental of New York, Inc. (DDNY) will pay a $2.25 million penalty for violations of New York’s cybersecurity regulation, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) reported. Acting DFS Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow said that an investigation determined that the companies’ “inadequate incident response policies and procedures” allowed threat actors to obtain unauthorized access to New Yorkers’ personal information including names, addresses, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, and patient health information. The investigation found that the cybersecurity program used by the companies did not comply with DFS’s cybersecurity regulation, which requires…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent winces at the allure of easy money — whether it’s lottery tickets, buy now, pay later loans or the promise of a crypto windfall — warning that the get-rich-quick mindset often leads Americans farther from financial stability, not closer to it. “There are a lot of young people, mostly young men, going to blue-collar construction jobs, playing the lottery. It drives me crazy,” Bessent said in an interview, giving an example of why he has prioritized meeting with community bankers, retirees and schoolchildren to talk about how to budget, save and manage debt. “The best thing…

Oregon regulators ordered a health sharing company to stop selling coverage to residents, saying the company’s membership plans were functioning as unlicensed insurance. ClearShare Health was ordered to stop selling coverage by the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, which began reviewing ClearShare in January. The DFR reportedly found that the company’s membership plans function as insurance contracts because ClearShare pays specific and ascertainable medical expenses once members meet their annual maximum. These annual maximums operate as insurance deductibles, according to DFR. ClearShare Health’s affiliates include Clearwater Benefits LLC, Clearwater Benefits Administrators LLC and Clearwater Benefits Holdings LLC. The division also…

The Massachusetts Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Kalshi Inc.’s claim that its prediction markets don’t fall under state gambling laws because the company is instead providing financial arrangements between people using “swap” contracts on events like sports. The case is one of several legal fights involving states seeking greater oversight of prediction market companies, which argue their activities come under federal rules and should only be regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. A judge barred Kalshi in Massachusetts, and the company appealed to the state’s high court, which has yet to rule. During oral arguments Monday, some justices…

From driving cars to flying drones, as autonomous robots take on more responsibility, they also face more human-like dilemmas — including what to do when rules collide. For a self-driving vehicle, this conundrum might pop up when a pedestrian suddenly steps off a curb and into its path. By swerving to avoid them, the car will also have to briefly veer over the road’s clearly marked center line. Is this a justifiable infraction? What if it leads to a collision with an oncoming car? Similarly, a drone might need to decide whether to fly through a narrow gap between two…

A federal judge overseeing thousands of cancer lawsuits against Bayer AG and its Roundup weedkiller said he had “grave concerns” about whether a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement in Missouri could properly address future claims outside the state. At a hearing last week, US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco questioned whether an accord reached in a Missouri state court would be legally binding on plaintiffs elsewhere, especially former Roundup users who have yet to file their claims because they haven’t developed cancer. Chhabria also criticized some specific terms of the deal and the way backers persuaded a St.…

Did you hear that Florida’s 55-year-old “no-fault” auto insurance statute has been repealed? Most people in the Florida insurance industry probably know that is not true. But a number of recent websites and postings by Florida plaintiffs’ law firms and even those of a few insurance agencies have suggested otherwise, leading to some confusion and questions about the state’s personal injury protection law. “Florida No Fault Insurance Repeal 2026,” reads a search-engine headline from the Aronberg & Aronberg law firm website. “Florida Senate Votes to End No-Fault Insurance,” reads another, posted on the Brooks Law Group site. “If you have…

The California Department of Insurance is taking action against State Farm over an investigation that reportedly shows the carrier has been mishandling insurance claims from the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. A CDI filing alleges violations of the Unfair Insurance Claims Practices Act, including 398 violations identified in a market conduct examination. The CDI and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ordered the market conduct examination based on consumer complaints that they say documented a pattern of unlawful behavior in more than half of the claims reviewed. Related: Public Interest Groups Backing California Homeowners Insurance Bills According to the CDI, State…

Alabama has a new law governing captive insurance companies, and supporters hope it means that state regulators will soon lift a moratorium on new captives. “The law takes effect in June, so we’re hoping that maybe by the end of summer the moratorium will be ended,” said Travis Bowden, president of Crossroads Risk Management, a captive management firm active in Alabama and Georgia. A spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Insurance said: “Now that the act has been signed into law by Governor Ivey, the department is working to determine the best timing for bringing the moratorium to an end.”…