A U.S. appeals court paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their …
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The Arctic cold snap hitting Europe this week will be a test for thousands of Polish families that in recent years replaced coal furnaces with solar panels and heat pumps to heat their homes. Temperatures are expected to drop to …
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The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence tools. Klay is the first music AI service to …
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Karen Read, who was found not guilty of charges in the death of her boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit accusing members of the Massachusetts State Police and several others of targeting her and shielding the real killers. Read walked out …
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Risks to Australia’s financial system from overseas are heightened and current geopolitical volatility will remain for some time, according to the nation’s banking regulator. While the country is well-placed to absorb potential shocks, the resilience could be eroded if institutions …
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The former chairman of New China Life Insurance, Li Quan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on corruption charges by a court in the Chinese province of Shandong, national broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday. Li’s case adds to …
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This post is part of a series sponsored by Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. In corporate education, completion certificates alone do not prove mastery of the curriculum or competency on the job. For risk and insurance professionals, learning outcomes must …
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a slight 1.3% increase for 2026 workers’ compensation loss costs, marking only …
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New Email Triage Agent and AI Extractor automate routing and data capture to accelerate high-volume workflows. BREA, CA, UNITED STATES, November 19, 2025 — Dyad, a software provider powering modern insurance distribution, today announced two major additions to its ALIS …
The McGowan Companies, headquartered in Fairview Park, Ohio, appointed Lauren Pitonyak as vice president of national programs. Pitonyak has over 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. From 2011 to 2019, she served at Aon Affinity in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, …
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