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New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global energy supplies. Oil traders were expecting prices to rise again when markets reopen on Monday, following the weekend developments that jeopardize supplies from the world’s biggest exporter, Saudi Arabia. The British maritime security agency UKMTO said on Sunday that a vessel had been struck by a projectile as it moved through the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and…

A Long Island contractor has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud that officials contend resulted in the underpayment of insurance premiums by more than $160,000. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Joseph Arthurs, of Patchogue, and his company, VGN Enterprise Corp., have been charged with allegedly intentionally misrepresenting his company’s payroll, the number of employees, and the hazards of its work in asbestos removal to his worker’s compensation insurance company. According to the investigation, in March 2023, Arthurs applied for a workers’ compensation insurance policy from Wesco Insurance Co. for coverage from April 2023 through April 2024,…

Arizona has sued L’Oreal SA and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging the cosmetics company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women, as it faces thousands of similar lawsuits from users and their families. Arizona Attorney General Kristin Mayes, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit last week n state court, making Arizona the first state to sue over alleged cancer risks linked to hair relaxers. The lawsuit accuses L’Oreal of violating state consumer protection laws by marketing the products, which are used predominantly by African American women, without warning consumers about the alleged risks of ovarian and uterine…

A form of self-insurance often associated with mining, oil and other environmentally risky sectors is quietly transforming the market for physical-risk coverage, thanks to the rise of mega AI data centers. Captives — whereby firms sidestep traditional insurers and instead set up their own in-house insurance – is emerging as a go-to coverage model for the infrastructure around artificial intelligence, according to Michael Serricchio, US and Canada captive solutions leader at Marsh, the world’s biggest insurance broker. “What you’re going to see is an explosive growth in the use of captives to take on the portfolio risks for data centers,”…

For years, some of the leading figures in Silicon Valley have warned that artificial intelligence might pose an existential threat to humanity even as they pushed to develop the technology. This week, the high-profile resignation of an Anthropic researcher brought that conversation to the mainstream. Jacob Coxon, a rank-and-file staffer, quit his job and accused both his former employers — Anthropic and OpenAI — of “gambling with our lives” by “racing toward super-intelligent AI.” Coxon said the people building AI believe it could “kill us all by the end of the decade,” a point later echoed online by others at…

U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 0.5% in the second quarter 2026, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). “Commercial insurance pricing is continuing to move toward a more balanced market, with overall price increases moderating across many lines,” said Yi Jing, managing director, Insurance Consulting and Technology, WTW. “While there are still areas of the market experiencing upward pricing pressure, the pace of change has slowed considerably. This quarter’s results reinforce the trend we’ve been seeing toward greater stability in commercial insurance pricing.” WTW said the result of the second quarter marks a continued moderation in…

Ford is recalling 223,472 vehicles in the U.S. due to leaky and improperly secured fuel tanks that may detach from the vehicle while driving, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday. Here are some more details from the NHTSA advisory: A detached tank can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash, while a fuel leak can cause an engine stall or increase the risk of a fire. Certain 2023-2027 F-150 vehicles will be recalled due to this concern. Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel tank straps, as necessary, free of charge. (Reporting by…

For claims executives and insurance company leaders, one jurisdiction consistently demands disproportionate attention: California. The Golden State has long functioned as the nation’s bellwether for the liability trends, regulatory frameworks and legal doctrines that eventually ripple across the rest of the country. Understanding why California occupies this role, what signals it is currently sending, and which other states have emerged as trendsetters in their own right is essential for staying ahead of loss cost development and rate adequacy challenges. Why California Leads California is the largest insurance market in the United States, with nearly 40 million residents and an economy…

Rain fell over and around the Ross Fire in North Texas on Thursday, a welcome reprieve to firefighters who have battled the flames for two weeks. The heavy rain, while brief, could dampen flames and embers and speed containment of the massive fire. Showers and thunderstorms will bring gusty winds, scattered storms and slightly cooler temperatures, according to the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth. It’s been more than 55 days since the Dallas-Fort Worth region had seen measurable rain — the seventh-longest stretch on record. More isolated storms are possible Friday and into the weekend. As of Sept.…

Six people have been convicted in a bribery scheme that enabled more than 100 people to fraudulently obtain commercial driver’s licenses, the U.S Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana announced. Mahmoud Alhattab, a restaurant owner, led a scheme in which Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants paid him an average of $5,000 to obtain unearned CDLs. The scheme enabled applicants to bypass all three main federally-mandated steps of the CDL qualification process: the knowledge test, entry-level driver training, and the skills test. The knowledge test, administered at the Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV), is a written examination covering vehicle safety systems,…