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The June heatwave that broke a series of temperature records in Europe has focused minds on the urgency of adapting to global warming in a continent once complacent about its relatively gentle climate and its ambitious goals on reducing emissions. The European Union has sought to be a leader in addressing climate change, and was one of the first major economies to set a legally binding target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. But a June heatwave that peaked at above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe has revealed how its businesses, amenities and critical infrastructure…

A hoard of Iranian oil is building up at sea, as the Islamic Republic struggles to find buyers before the expiry of a 60-day window granted by Washington. More than 20 million barrels of Iranian crude have been idling in Asian waters for at least seven days, up nearly 18% from a week earlier, according to Kpler Ltd. Estimates for the overall volume of the country’s oil on water — either in transit or stationary — have ranged from 58 million to 68 million barrels since the US sanctions waiver kicked in last week, according to data from Vortexa and…

Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350 cannabis shops to open across Virginia beginning July 1, 2027. The move marks the latest expansion of access to the drug — which remains illegal at the federal level — through state-level policymaking. “Virginia legalized adult possession years ago, but without a regulated retail market, we left the illicit market to fill the gap,” state Sen. Lashrecse Aird, a Democrat and legislative leader on the…

A Washington farm labor contracting company faces nearly $700,000 in fines for labor violations. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited Superbee Contracting LLC, of Moxee in Yakima County, with breaking six farmworker protection laws involving nearly 1,200 workers across 15 farms in four Washington counties and one county in Oregon. The L&I citation is on top of federal criminal charges in a separate farmworker exploitation case against Superbee’s controller and business agent Giovanna Sierra Carrillo that stem from her work as an official with another farm labor contracting company. The Yakima woman pleaded guilty in April to…

DUAL North America launched a California Homeowners insurance product, expanding its U.S. personal lines offering. The product is written on an HO-3 form, backed by an A.M. Best ‘A’ rated carrier, and offers dwelling coverage limits of up to $5 million. It is distributed through retail and wholesale agents using DUAL’s online platform. The product includes dedicated underwriting, sales and service support, a full-service SLA filing process and a customizable valuation tool. DUAL North America is a specialty program administrator offering property/casualty, financial lines and surety products through specialized operating subsidiaries. DUAL North America is a part of the DUAL…

World Insurance Associates LLC reports it acquired the business of Still Creek Insurance of Rockville, Maryland on March 1, 2026. Still Creek Insurance offers auto, home, business, and life insurance. The agency is led by Steven Bender, Kevin Rowe, and David Wexler. Still Creek is licensed in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Delaware. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. World Insurance, based in Iselin, New Jersey, is ranked #14 on Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Insurance Agencies list. The agency serves clients from more than 250 offices across the U.S. and U.K. Topics Maryland Was this…

President Donald Trump may ask the US Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to turn away his appeal of a $5 million verdict against him in E. Jean Carroll’s sexual-abuse lawsuit, her lawyer said in a court filing asking for an immediate payout of the damages award. Lawyers for the former Elle magazine writer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday night to release $5.55 million Trump handed over to the court in 2023 as a guarantee of the award, plus interest while he appealed, saying “it is time for this case to end.” With the additional interest, the…

A longtime claims manager for Auto-Owners Insurance Co. has been charged with defrauding the company of more than $43,000. Ian V. Eisnaugle, 41, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, was charged with insurance fraud and forgery in June after he reportedly submitted forged rental invoices for a residence in which he did not live, the NC Department of Insurance said in a bulletin. Eisnaugle’s Linkedin page shows he was a claims manager, adjuster, and most recently, an arbitrator and trainer at Auto-Owners in the Asheville, North Carolina area. He apparently left the insurer in February of this year, the Linkedin page shows.…

Whether artificial intelligence will cause mass workforce cuts over time remains up for debate, but it is starting to leave an imprint on US employment data. A decline in payrolls in the financial-activities and information sectors — where AI adoption rates have been fastest — has accelerated in 2026, to 28,000 per month on average based on government data. The weakness stands out against an otherwise robust labor market that created more than 113,000 jobs monthly this year through May — a number that would have been much higher if the banking and tech industries hadn’t dragged down the overall…

A lawsuit brought by the former head of Marvel Entertainment made headlines around the country last November when it resulted in a $50 million jury verdict against Isaac Perlmutter’s wealthy Palm Beach neighbor and Federal Insurance Co. But it was a sidebar to that litigation that had some tort-reform advocates and Florida defense attorneys concerned. The Florida Supreme Court in June answered a certified question from the lower court, settling conflicting rulings from state appellate courts about how much evidence evidence for punitive damages should be presented early in litigation proceedings. The high court’s June 11 ruling in the Perlmutter…