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Ivans: US Commercial Premium Renewal Rate Increases Slowed in October
Year over year, average U.S. commercial premium renewals for all major commercial lines of business are up except for workers’ compensation, according to the Ivans Index. Chicago-based Ivans recently released its latest index results, with commercial auto, business owners policy, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6:08 AM |
GSK, Moderna Settle Patent Dispute Over Moderna COVID, RSV Shots
British drugmaker GSK has settled lawsuits that accused Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines Spikevax and mNEXSPIKE and RSV shot mResvia of infringing its patents, the companies said on Oct. 6. Moderna said in a press release that it settled GSK’s patent litigation …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6:07 AM |
NHTSA Opens Probe Into 1.2 Million Ford Vehicles Over Airbag Deployment
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday said it opened a preliminary evaluation into more than 1.2 million Ford vehicles over the accidental deployment of seat-mounted side airbags that caused serious burn injuries. NHTSA said it has received eight …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6:03 AM |
Florida Flooding Closes 90-Bed Rehab Hospital in Melbourne
Flooding on Florida’s east coast last week was so severe that it has caused the indefinite closure of a 90-bed rehabilitation hospital in Melbourne. Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital, owned in part by Alabama-based Encompass Health, sustained substantial damage in the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6:02 AM |
Uninsured And Flooded Out, A Colorado Man Worries If Life Will Be Normal Again
Matthew Martinez has lived nearly all of his 60 years in a canyon on the Navajo River and had never seen severe floods. Then, twice over the last two weeks, the river surged through his home and outbuildings in far …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6:00 AM |
EU Plans Crackdown on Addictive Social Media, Bot Features
Social media platforms face a fresh wave of European Union curbs, this time targeting addictive features and artificial intelligence chatbots. Under a draft of the “Digital Fairness Act” seen by Bloomberg News, companies would be required to give adult users …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6:00 AM |
France Says Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Carried Out Fridge Hacks
France has openly pointed the finger at Iran for recent cyberattacks that crippled fridges and created havoc in hundreds of supermarkets across the nation. “The responsibility for this attack lies with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel …
POSTED NOVEMBER 10, 2026 5:46 AM |
Honeycomb Expands LRO Into Texas, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Honeycomb Insurance announced the expansion of its Lessor’s Risk Only (LRO) coverage into Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, continuing its growth across key U.S. markets. The expansion comes just months after Honeycomb’s initial introduction of its LRO offering, bringing the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 09, 2026 5:54 PM |
Texas Appeals Court Cancels Oral Arguments in Challenge to Hemp Rules
Days after voters ousted all three Republican justices on the 15th Court of Appeals in Tuesday’s election, the court canceled oral arguments for four cases, telling lawyers the case will be reset “at a later date.” The change will leave …
POSTED NOVEMBER 09, 2026 5:39 PM |
Multiple People Charged in SC Fraud Investigations into Staged Accidents
South Carolina authorities have charged multiple people with insurance fraud, including two who allegedly staged an auto accident and filed a $223,000 claim with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Courtney Harris, 34, of Midlands, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5, after investigators found that …
POSTED NOVEMBER 09, 2026 5:31 PM |
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