Investigations to Legislation: Florida Lawmakers Weighing Insurance Industry...
Florida legislative leaders, facing increasing pressure from the public and the press, last week pledged to investigate property insurers’ financial structures. And bills filed before the 2025...
View ArticleContractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers...
View ArticleAutomakers, Tech Industry Urge Trump to Speed Self-Driving Car Deployment
Major automakers and tech groups on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to take steps to speed deployment of self-driving cars, citing a number of regulatory hurdles. The Alliance For Automotive...
View ArticleUS House Democrats Open Investigation Into Kennedy Bird Flu Response
Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee opened an investigation on Tuesday into health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handling of the federal response to bird flu,...
View ArticleJudge Won’t Force FEMA to Release Funds for Emergency Alert Upgrades
Last month, a federal judge declined to force the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system. The nonprofit...
View ArticleTrump’s Auto Tariffs to Cover Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of Vehicle,...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 percent auto tariffs will cover hundreds of billions of dollars worth of imports of vehicles and auto parts imports annually, according to a Reuters analysis of tariff...
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Would Allow Workers to Refuse to Work in Unsafe Conditions
Employees in California who have “reasonable concerns about health and safety violations” would be allowed to refuse work while still receiving full pay, under legislation introduced in late February....
View ArticleInsurance Industry Contemplates Knock-On Effect of Tariffs to Claims, Consumers
Insurance industry analysts, economists and trade associations have continued to look at the potential effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. About a month after Trump looked to impose steep...
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