New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Superintendent Adrienne Harris will be leaving the Department of Financial Services (DFS). Hochul is appointing Kaitlin Asrow as acting superintendent of DFS effective October 18, 2025. “I’d like to thank Superintendent Harris for …
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Canadian carrier WestJet said on Monday the personal information of some passengers was exposed in a cybersecurity breach earlier this year, though no payment data was compromised. The airline said it detected suspicious activity on June 13 and later determined …
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Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. suspended some beverage shipments on Monday after a cyberattack hobbled some of the drinks company’s operations in Japan. The maker of Asahi and Peroni beer said the disruption from the system failure is so far limited …
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A cargo ship was hit by an explosive device near Yemen and caught fire, injuring two seafarers. The Netherlands-flagged Minervagracht, a relatively small general cargo ship, is currently on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its manager Spliethoff said in …
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It doesn’t take a financial adviser to tell you that, thus far, the economic environment of 2025 has been marked by a significant level of uncertainty. But what a financial adviser could tell you is that, as a result of …
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Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law by subjecting a female administrator at the company’s St. Rose, Louisiana location to sexual harassment and firing her when she refused to continue to work with her harasser, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …
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QBE North America Appoints Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader QBE North America, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jayne Cunningham as senior vice president and environmental underwriting leader, reporting to Dan Fortin, president of specialty insurance. Based in …
Hackers compromised firewall devices within the US government, according to a senior federal official, amid broader warnings of cyberattacks on widely-used devices manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, issued an emergency directive …
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A new bill introduced in Congress would give federal courts original jurisdiction over state venues in limited civil cases involving interstate commercial trucking accidents. The Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway (FAIR) Trucking Act, introduced by Congressman Tom Barrett (R-Michigan) …
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Attendees at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ June convention in Orlando may have noticed the live giraffe exhibit at the Marriott World Center. The giraffe won’t make it for the 2026 convention. Nor will any other live animal exhibits. …
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