Friday, May 8, 2026

FEMA Council Backs Overhaul of Disaster Response

President Donald Trump’s task force for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday recommended sweeping changes to how the federal government responds to natural disasters. The recommendations, finalized at a council meeting in Washington, include reassessing FEMA staffing, rethinking …


FEMA Council Backs Overhaul of Disaster Response
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Friday, May 8, 2026

US Expects Iranian Response to Peace Proposal on Friday as Fighting Flares Up in Gulf

The United States said on Friday it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and …


US Expects Iranian Response to Peace Proposal on Friday as Fighting Flares Up in Gulf
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Description: The United States said on Friday it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and …
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 14:03:30 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Lloyd’s Executives Debate Release of Findings Into Probe of Ex-CEO Neal: FT

Lloyd’s executives are debating how much information to release about the findings of a probe into former Chief Executive John Neal and his relationship with a woman who was promoted to a senior role during his tenure, according to a …


Lloyd’s Executives Debate Release of Findings Into Probe of Ex-CEO Neal: FT
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 13:09:49 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Lawmakers Interrupt New York Governor’s Victory Lap on State Budget Agreement

Don’t pop the champagne yet. That is effectively what New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie advised Gov. Kathy Hochul, who yesterday declared victory in the lengthy negotiations over the 2026-2027 state budget. Hochul claimed her office and lawmakers in …


Lawmakers Interrupt New York Governor’s Victory Lap on State Budget Agreement
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Friday, May 8, 2026

After LA Wildfires, Clergy Crossed Denominational Lines to Help

Rabbi Amy Bernstein says the wind-whipped fire in January 2025 that scorched much of the Pacific Palisades, destroying her home and damaging her synagogue, “blew everything open” for the community’s faith leaders. “If our hearts must break, let them break …


After LA Wildfires, Clergy Crossed Denominational Lines to Help
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Description: Rabbi Amy Bernstein says the wind-whipped fire in January 2025 that scorched much of the Pacific Palisades, destroying her home and damaging her synagogue, “blew everything open” for the community’s faith leaders. “If our hearts must break, let them break …
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Australia Regulator Calls for Urgent Cybersecurity Action to Counter Mythos

Australia’s corporate regulator has urged the country’s financial sector to take urgent action on tackling potential cyber risks from frontier AI systems such as Mythos. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Friday published a letter sent to the financial …


Australia Regulator Calls for Urgent Cybersecurity Action to Counter Mythos
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 11:30:42 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Sabotage and Cyberattacks Have Put Europe’s Power Networks on Alert

The helicopter flying over fields, rivers and villages in central Poland is loaded with high-tech cameras and sensors. The pilot, an army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, keeps the small Robinson R66 low to the ground. The chopper …


Sabotage and Cyberattacks Have Put Europe’s Power Networks on Alert
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 11:18:19 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Mitsui O.S.K. Says its Vessels Did Not Pay Fees Transiting Hormuz

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said on Friday three of its vessels that transited the Strait of Hormuz and exited the Gulf in April did not pay transit fees, sticking to a principle of navigation under international law. Tehran has …


Mitsui O.S.K. Says its Vessels Did Not Pay Fees Transiting Hormuz
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 08:19:53 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Health Officials Downplay Pandemic Risk From Cruise Hantavirus Outbreak

The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship doesn’t risk triggering the next pandemic, World Health Organization officials said, downplaying an incident that has raised concern about a new viral contagion. “This is not Covid, this is not influenza,” Maria …


Health Officials Downplay Pandemic Risk From Cruise Hantavirus Outbreak
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Description: The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship doesn’t risk triggering the next pandemic, World Health Organization officials said, downplaying an incident that has raised concern about a new viral contagion. “This is not Covid, this is not influenza,” Maria …
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 08:05:29 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Michigan Court Sides With Progressive in Policy Misrepresentation Case

Progressive properly rescinded coverage to a Michigan driver who made misrepresentations on their insurance application, the state Supreme Court ruled. Plaintiff Janice Sherman sought personal protection insurance (PIP) benefits through Progressive after being involved in a July 2021 car accident. …


Michigan Court Sides With Progressive in Policy Misrepresentation Case
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Description: Progressive properly rescinded coverage to a Michigan driver who made misrepresentations on their insurance application, the state Supreme Court ruled. Plaintiff Janice Sherman sought personal protection insurance (PIP) benefits through Progressive after being involved in a July 2021 car accident. …
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:39 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Driving Data and Vehicle Sensors Help Detect Early Cognitive Decline

With more older adults staying behind the wheel longer than ever, understanding how early cognitive changes affect driving has become increasingly important. In the United States, there are more than 50 million licensed drivers age 65 and older, including roughly …


Driving Data and Vehicle Sensors Help Detect Early Cognitive Decline
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Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 06:05:14 +0000
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Trade Court Rules Trump Tariffs Illegal, but Issues Narrow Block

A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10% temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies only for two private importers and the State …


Trade Court Rules Trump Tariffs Illegal, but Issues Narrow Block
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Description: A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10% temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies only for two private importers and the State …
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Category: National News
Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 05:15:35 +0000
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Travelers: Aging Workforce, New Employees Drive Complexity in Injury Claims

Recovery times for injured workers are growing longer even as workplace injury rates decline, according to a new report from Travelers. The rising complexity of injury claims is driven by an aging workforce as well as a disproportionate vulnerability to …


Travelers: Aging Workforce, New Employees Drive Complexity in Injury Claims
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Category: National News
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Cyber Ransom Attacks Up, but Payments Headed Down on Better Preparedness

Data breaches (33.5%), cybercrime (31.8%) and extortion events (18.3%) accounted for most of Cowbell's reported claims over the past 18 months.


Cyber Ransom Attacks Up, but Payments Headed Down on Better Preparedness
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Description: Data breaches (33.5%), cybercrime (31.8%) and extortion events (18.3%) accounted for most of Cowbell's reported claims over the past 18 months.
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California AG Settles with Aspen Dental for $2M Over False Advertising

A dental services provider is paying more than $2 million to settle charges of false advertising by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Bonta’s office reached a settlement with Aspen Dental Management Inc. for engaging in false and misleading advertising. Aspen …


California AG Settles with Aspen Dental for $2M Over False Advertising
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Trump Administration Investigating Smith College Over Transgender Policy

The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Monday into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women. The probe by the department’s Office of Civil Rights will look at whether the college violated Title IX, a …


Trump Administration Investigating Smith College Over Transgender Policy
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How Pittsburgh Insurance Agent Ended Up on Stage at 2026 NFL Draft

When Nick Bouchat was lining up field goals at Highlands High School and later at Edinboro University, he never imagined he would one day have the opportunity to be part of a real National Football League (NFL) draft. The insurance …


How Pittsburgh Insurance Agent Ended Up on Stage at 2026 NFL Draft
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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Virginia Monitoring Traveler Linked to Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship

The Virginia Department of Health said on Thursday it is monitoring a resident who recently returned from a cruise ship linked to a deadly Hantavirus outbreak. The person had been aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship that …


Virginia Monitoring Traveler Linked to Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship
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California Teens See Cannabis as Safer Than Alcohol, Vapes and Cigarettes

Newswise — Adolescents in California consistently perceive cannabis as less harmful than other commonly used substances, according to a new study analyzing data from two large statewide school surveys. Shu-Hong Zhu, PhD, professor at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim …


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New York State Has Budget Deal That Includes Auto Insurance Reforms: Gov. Hochul

New York State has a 2026-2027 budget agreement, at least according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul announced today that the budget totals about $268 billion and includes some but not all of her proposals for auto insurance reform to lower …


New York State Has Budget Deal That Includes Auto Insurance Reforms: Gov. Hochul
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ALPS to Acquire Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company

The Ohio State Bar Association (Ohio Bar) and ALPS Insurance (ALPS) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ALPS will acquire the Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company (OBLIC), a leading provider of professional liability insurance …


ALPS to Acquire Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company
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Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 15:44:03 +0000
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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Markets/Coverages: MS Amlin Launches Consortium to Boost Property Treaty Capacity

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s re/insurer, has launched a consortium to boost property treaty capacity for all property per-risk lines. This additional capacity is expected to be particularly relevant for global data centers, where demand for higher limits continues to grow, …


Markets/Coverages: MS Amlin Launches Consortium to Boost Property Treaty Capacity
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Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 15:43:04 +0000
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Illinois Manufacturing Company to Pay $625K Settlement Over No-Poach Agreements

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement with Vee Pak LLC, doing business as Voyant Beauty (Vee Pak) that resolves allegations the manufacturing company entered into no-poach agreements with several temporary staffing agencies. The settlement requires Vee Pak to …


Illinois Manufacturing Company to Pay $625K Settlement Over No-Poach Agreements
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Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 15:41:38 +0000
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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Texas Sees Surge in Gas Projects as Data Centers Drive Shift in Power Generation

A decade ago, wind power was surging in popularity and attracting huge investments that made Texas a national leader in renewable energy. But today, gas generation is making a big comeback, driven by a wave of data centers flooding into …


Texas Sees Surge in Gas Projects as Data Centers Drive Shift in Power Generation
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Category: Texas / South Central News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 15:34:27 +0000
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HCI Group Reports $85M in Profit for Q1, With Premium Growth for Most Subsidiaries

Tampa-based HCI Group, now in its 20th year and its 18th year as a publicly traded company, reported a healthy profit for the first quarter of 2026 and significant growth in premium across most of its property/casualty insurance firms. “HCI …


HCI Group Reports $85M in Profit for Q1, With Premium Growth for Most Subsidiaries
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Description: Tampa-based HCI Group, now in its 20th year and its 18th year as a publicly traded company, reported a healthy profit for the first quarter of 2026 and significant growth in premium across most of its property/casualty insurance firms. “HCI …
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 15:22:46 +0000
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People Moves: Alliant Names Lefebvre as VP Within Employee Benefits Group

Ashley Lefebvre has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group in Houston, Texas. She will serve a national client base, partnering with clients to deliver strategic employee benefits and HR solutions that boost ROI and …


People Moves: Alliant Names Lefebvre as VP Within Employee Benefits Group
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Category: Texas / South Central News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 15:22:02 +0000
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A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the US Power Grid

Meteorologists are forecasting about 13 named Atlantic storms this season, or a little less activity than average. That sounds like good news for the US power grid and everyone who relies on it. But a look back at recent years …


A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the US Power Grid
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Description: Meteorologists are forecasting about 13 named Atlantic storms this season, or a little less activity than average. That sounds like good news for the US power grid and everyone who relies on it. But a look back at recent years …
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Category: National News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 13:53:12 +0000
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Reporting Shows Georgia Officials Knew Carpet Mills Polluted Local Water

Starting in the 1970s, the textile mills of northwest Georgia relied on chemicals known as PFAS to add stain resistance to the carpets they manufactured. Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into …


Reporting Shows Georgia Officials Knew Carpet Mills Polluted Local Water
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Description: Starting in the 1970s, the textile mills of northwest Georgia relied on chemicals known as PFAS to add stain resistance to the carpets they manufactured. Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into …
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 13:28:12 +0000
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Eric Cioppa, Long-Time Insurance Regulator and Leader, Passes Away in Maine

Eric Cioppa, a respected former national and Maine insurance regulatory leader, passed away from Multiple System Atrophy on May 1 at his home in China, Maine. Cioppa’s career included 33 years at the Maine Bureau of Insurance. He began in …


Eric Cioppa, Long-Time Insurance Regulator and Leader, Passes Away in Maine
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Description: Eric Cioppa, a respected former national and Maine insurance regulatory leader, passed away from Multiple System Atrophy on May 1 at his home in China, Maine. Cioppa’s career included 33 years at the Maine Bureau of Insurance. He began in …
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Category: East News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 12:44:05 +0000
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Root Inc. Opens 2026 With Best Quarterly Net Income Ever at Nearly $36M

Root Inc. reported a first quarter 2026 net income of $35.9 million—the best quarterly result in the company’s history—compared with net income of $18.4 million for the same period in 2025. In a letter to shareholders, Root Inc, the parent …


Root Inc. Opens 2026 With Best Quarterly Net Income Ever at Nearly $36M
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Category: National News
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 12:03:00 +0000
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