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Trezor, a maker of hardware devices used to store cryptocurrencies, said personal information belonging to thousands of customers was exposed in a data breach affecting one of its shipping providers, the latest security incident to hit the digital-asset industry. The Prague-based company said in a post on X on Thursday that 11,742 customers had their names, shipping and email addresses and phone numbers exposed, while another 1,947 only had some personal data compromised. The breach affected customers in the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Italy, and Portugal who had received an order within the 90 days preceding Aug. 8. Older…

French authorities have evacuated 525 people from the village of Luglon after a wildfire broke out in the southwestern Landes region, not far from an area already devastated by major blazes this summer. The fire, which has razed 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) after it began on Thursday, has spread to within 2 km (1.2 miles) of the center of Luglon, regional official Gilles Clavreul told reporters on Friday. The Landes area is swathed in pine forests that become highly flammable when dry. “The situation is unfavorable and the fire remains raging,” Clavreul said, adding that 500 firefighters were tackling the…

This article is part of a sponsored series by EZLynx. Key Takeaways Small agencies can quote commercial lines without a dedicated commercial lines team: the right workflow carries the load. Appetite guidance routes each risk to the carriers that want it – within the markets you’re already appointed with, since it works with your market access rather than creating it. Single-entry quoting ends rekeying the same risk data across separate carrier portals. An all-in-one platform keeps commercial lines quoting, client data, and servicing in one connected system. Why Commercial Lines Feels Out of Reach for Small Agencies Most small agencies…

American International Group (AIG) said it launched a new Parametric Cloud Outage Solution, providing clients an additional layer of cyber insurance protection to help them recover faster from business interruption losses resulting from cloud service outages and cloud provider downtime. Parametric insurance provides a predetermined payment when a specific event or policy trigger occurs. AIG’s new Parametric Cloud Outage Solution triggers are based on a predefined formula that considers cloud service downtime and the associated potential financial impact. The solution, developed in partnership with digital infrastructure insurance solutions Parametrix, covers events like outages affecting cloud infrastructure, software-as-a-service platforms, or other…

The peak of tornado season may be behind us, but the eastward expansion of what has been traditionally known as Tornado Alley into more populated areas may continue raising insurance risk for some time. Record tornado activity in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin this year drove elevated claims and increasing risk because of population exposure. Increased losses in new areas weren’t from raw tornado counts across the U.S., but from increased risk exposure, according to one industry catastrophe modeler. Illinois led all states in tornado activity in this year, with 220 confirmed tornadoes through the end of July. Indiana and Wisconsin…

A major expansion of California’s antitrust laws advanced in the state legislature Thursday despite opposition from business leaders and some government officials. The state Senate Appropriations Committee moved the bill, AB 1776, to the full chamber, where it must pass before it moves to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Newsom, a Democrat, hasn’t publicly offered his opinion on the measure. A spokesperson for the governor’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, and neither did the bill’s sponsor, Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat. Related: Google to Face UK Class Action for Alleged Abuse of Ad Power The…

IMA Financial Group Inc. named Karen Schwartz as Washington market president. She leads IMA’s Washington market strategy, focusing on strengthening collaboration across business lines, partnering with property/casualty and employee benefits teams and producers. Schwartz has nearly 15 years of insurance industry experience spanning client service, sales and executive leadership. She joined Parker, Smith & Feek, an IMA company, in 2020. Most recently, she was Pacific Northwest market leader, employee benefits, leading more than 100 associates across Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. IMA is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Topics Leadership Washington Was this article valuable? Yes No Here are more articles you…

A federal safety agency recommended the development of written policies and procedures for flushing gas valves a year after a blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two workers. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board issued a final report into the August 2025 blast at Clairton Coke Works, which also injured 11 others, including contractors. U.S. Steel has said the explosion happened when workers were flushing a gas valve with pressurized water in preparation for routine planned maintenance at the sprawling riverside industrial facility, the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The valve ruptured…

Almost four years after he pleaded guilty, the top associate to convicted briber, insurance entrepreneur and fraudster Greg Lindberg has been sentenced to two years in prison. Christopher Herwig, who was chief investment officer for Lindberg’s Eli Global and other companies, also must forfeit $842,000, the federal judge in the Western District of North Carolina ordered on Wednesday. Lindberg, convicted of attempting to bribe North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey in 2018, was also convicted of skimming more than $2 billion in reserves from his life insurance and reinsurance companies and using the proceeds to fund other projects and to…

NFP, a subsidiary of Aon, the international insurance broker, announced it has acquired the retail cannabis business of Frontier Risk Group, a specialty insurance company that has focused on the marijuana industry. Frontier is based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Eric Scheider, senior vice president at Frontier, will join NFP with the same title and will report to Scott Foster, healthcare and life sciences practice leader for NFP, the company said in a news release. “Frontier Risk’s cannabis business is a natural fit for our Life Sciences practice,” said Foster. “Their specialized expertise in the cannabis sector expands our ability to serve…