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The Texas Rangers appear to be pursuing criminal charges against Camp Mystic, saying in a search warrant affidavit they believe camp leadership committed crimes including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide when 27 girls and counselors died in the July 4, 2025 floods, according to The New York Times. “These offenses were committed against child campers — including both deceased victims and surviving campers of the flood event,” an investigator from the Texas Rangers, Brant C. Johnston, wrote in affidavits, according to the Times. The Rangers’ 14 warrants seeking to investigate electronic data of the Eastland family, which ran the camp,…

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it is ordering a $1.07 million fine against the DataOne data center in Vineland for allegedly installing and operating 62 large natural-gas power generators without the requisite state permits. The DEP said its order stems from a July 29 site inspection of the Cumberland County facility during which its inspectors observed power generators that were not seen during DEP’s last previous site inspection in December 2025. DEP claims the data center has violated the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act. “This enforcement action – by far the largest ever taken…

Florida’s insurance commissioner announced his office has approved four rate decreases on homeowner policies, averaging 7% and affecting 62,000 policies at renewal. And more rate cuts are on the way—further evidence that taking excessive litigation out of the equation has had a big impact on the once-struggling Florida property insurance market. “I expect to see more aggressive rate cuts in the near future and going into 2027,” Commissioner Michael Yaworsky said in a statement Tuesday. “OIR is receiving a flood of rate decrease requests,” ranging from 0.3% to 19.7. “This is great news for Floridians and OIR will expedite reviews…

As creditors, counterparties and lawyers pore over the business of embattled commodity trader Radiant World, a low-rise office building in the emirate of Ajman, just north of Dubai, may contain one key piece of the puzzle. Milla Sky Trading, whose registered address is in a shared office space in the building over the road from warehouses serving the Ajman freezone, owes Radiant World $76 million, according to a document Radiant World filed in court. There’s just one problem: Milla Sky stopped trading a year ago, its registered representative Hassan Ahmad Shihan told Bloomberg News. And he’s never heard of Radiant…

Insurance broker Aon plc announced a new leadership and governance structure for its Reinsurance Solutions business in Germany, effective October 1, 2026. Under the new structure, Phillip Esser has been appointed CEO of Reinsurance Solutions in Germany for Aon, based in Hamburg. Esser brings extensive reinsurance experience, strong client relationships and deep knowledge of the market to the role. He will build on the strong foundations of Aon’s business in Germany and lead its next phase of development, with a continued focus on client value, growth and collaboration across the firm’s integrated capabilities. Volker Wahl will become executive chairman of…

The rapid growth and lack of governance or regulation in the use of artificial intelligence has once again made cyber threats the top concern among businesses. According to the latest Risk Index from insurer Travelers, 58% of respondents said they worry a great deal or some about cyber risks. The concern outpaced those involving economic or geopolitical risks. Cyber threats ranked as the top overall business concern for the fifth time in eight years. AI is a double-edged sword, it appears. While the technology is used by businesses to improve decision-making and efficiency, it is also being used by hackers.…

Multi-Cinema (AMC), a nationwide movie theatre chain, will pay $56,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. In addition to paying $56,000 under the two-year consent decree resolving the lawsuit, AMC will implement written policies to address how it handles reasonable accommodation requests and to prohibit disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The company will provide training to staff and post an employee notice about disability discrimination. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, AMC, at its Owings Mills, Maryland location, violated federal law when it forced…

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy control toolkit continues to be very effective, Roberto Perli, a New York Fed official responsible for implementing short-term interest rate policy for the central bank, said on Tuesday. “We have maintained very strong interest rate control, we have kept reserves within the ample range, and our Treasury bill purchases have run smoothly,” Perli said. He is manager of the New York Fed’s System Open Market Account. His comments came from closing remarks at an event held by the New York Fed on Treasury market issues. Perli leads the technical implementation of monetary policy to achieve…

Hawaii will be threatened by yet another hurricane over the weekend, after a tropical depression reformed to the south of the island chain. The depression, with winds of 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour, is expected to strengthen into a Category 2 storm with winds of 110 miles per hour as it nears the Big Island of Hawaii Saturday, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Heavy rain is forecast to start falling in eastern Hawaii Wednesday. “Life-threatening, catastrophic flooding and mudslides are possible from rainfall totals in excess of a foot,” Larry Kelly and John Cangialosi, forecasters at the…

St. John’s University’s Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science will honor The Hartford’s Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Swift as the “2026 Insurance Leader of the Year” at its 31st annual award dinner. The event will take place February 3 in New York City. Proceeds from the dinner will support the university’s Greenberg School students and programs. “Having joined The Hartford at perhaps the most challenging time in the company’s 216-year history, Chris has led a simply remarkable turnaround, transformation, and growth of one of the most storied and important franchises in our industry,” said…