Full content: Employers and employees see safety issues and solutions differently, and open communication could be the easy solution. A recent report on employees’ safety perspectives found gaps in both issues and solutions when it comes to workplace safety. When comparing findings …

Full content: IMA Financial Group, a wholesale brokerage based in Denver, has added Valent Group, one of Alabama’s largest privately held insurance brokers, to its team of affiliated firms. Valent, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, will retain its name and four offices …

Full content: Engle Martin & Associates, an independent claims management firm based in Atlanta, has acquired Integra Technical Services, an international adjusting firm headquartered in London. Integra, founded in 1998, manages claims in a number of industries, including construction, engineering, energy, manufacturing …

Full content: New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media. Wednesday’s 327-page complaint in Manhattan federal court seeks damages from …

Full content: Acrisure announced it will implement layoffs to its accounting workforce beginning in early 2026, citing advancements in technology and artificial intelligence. The company said 400 employees will be affected by the layoffs. “This was not an easy decision, as it …

Full content: Walmart Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a Wisconsin employee who required a job coach due to his intellectual disability and subjected him and a coworker to a hostile work environment based on their disabilities, the U.S. …

Full content: The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $890,000 in grant funding to Texas to support disaster-relief jobs and employment training services for residents suffering from the aftermath of severe storms. On July 2, 2025, heavy rainfall and flooding …

Full content: Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera may not display when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash, federal traffic safety regulators said. Included in the recall are 2022-2025 Toyota Tundras and Tundra hybrids and 2023-2025 …

Full content: Amwins, the specialty insurance broker headquartered in Charlotte, said it has acquired Applied Risk Capital, a Miami-based managing general agent specializing in credit insurance for the leveraged financial market. ARC was founded in 2019 and provides credit insurance plans for …

Full content: OpenAI and Anthropic are exploring the use of investor funds to settle potential multibillion-dollar lawsuits, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Copyright owners have launched a series of high-stakes lawsuits against tech firms, including OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms, alleging …

Full content: As broader adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate, companies that implement more advanced Responsible AI (RAI) measures are pulling ahead while others stall. According to the second Responsible AI (RAI) Pulse survey from the EY organization, four in five …

Full content: Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the formation of a new team in its International pillar, who will work with global clients and brokers to place insurance programs for UK subsidiaries of overseas corporates, providing access to …

Full content: Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the Atlantic east of the Caribbean, becoming the 10th system in the 2025 hurricane season. Jerry, with top winds of 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour, was about 1.315 miles east of the Caribbean Leeward …

Full content: The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms that have provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The entities have supplied false Aruba, Curacao and Sint-Maarten flags to at …