A report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permanently prohibit helicopter operations near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport when certain runways are in use for arrivals or departure. The NTSB …
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French publishers and authors are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for copyright infringement, accusing the tech giant of using their books to train its generative artificial intelligence model without authorization. SNE, the trade association representing major French publishers including Hachette and …
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Dutch marine provider Boskalis will salvage the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate, which was struck by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, confirming earlier Dutch media reports. He could not give a time frame …
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A collision involving a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military and a container ship off Britain’s coast is an unusual incident that raises questions over what went wrong despite safety measures in place, three shipping and insurance sources …
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Lloyd’s this week said it will lose $2.3 billion from the Los Angeles wildfires in January, adding to the number of companies that have paid out more than $1 billion in losses from the catastrophe. The company revealed the losses …
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Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family’s attempt to make s’mores, Suffolk County police said Monday. Commissioner Kevin Catalina said detectives traced the cause to a …
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More than half of ransomware claims in 2024 started with threat actors compromising perimeter security appliances, according to a new report from Coalition. In its Cyber Threat Index 2025, the insurance provider reported that 58% of claims began with such …
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Austin TX, March 11, 2025 –Every year, the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance invites the best and brightest in customer service to compete to be named the Outstanding CSR of the Year ®—a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who go above …
Atlanta-area-based Oakbridge Insurance, one of the largest privately owned agencies in the Southeast, named John Ledyard chief operating officer and executive vice president. Ledyard spent almost 11 months at Higginbotham, a Texas-based insurance brokerage and agency, much of that time …
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AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Grange Insurance Association and its reinsured subsidiary Granwest Property & Casualty. …
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