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Powerful El Niño Nears Record Strength, US Forecasters Say
The powerful El Niño that’s already disrupting global weather patterns has a 75% chance of becoming “a historic event,” surpassing all records dating back to 1950, the US Climate Prediction Center said. El Niño will likely keep getting stronger through …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:23 AM |
Lawmakers Call for New AI Rules After Anthropic Researchers’ Safety Warnings
U.S. lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern AI, after an Anthropic researcher went public with his concerns about the technology escaping human control. The reaction was broader than after previous statements from OpenAI and Anthropic staffers about …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:03 AM |
Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Rules on Physician Dispensing, Immigration Forms
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted finalized rule changes in keeping with a recent court decision on physician dispensing of medication, along with new rules requiring the latest federal immigration status forms for workers. Six months after a …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:02 AM |
People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds New West Coast Associate Managing Directors
Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Famington Hills, Michigan, hired Winston Rendall and Sandra Shambaugh as associate managing directors for the West region. Rendall comes to Burns & Wilcox with 10 years of experience. Most recently, he was vice president of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
9/11 and Its Many Griefs Land Differently in America 25 Years Later
When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
25 Years Later: IJ’s Past and Continued Coverage of the Insurance Impact of 9/11
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 shocked the nation and left nearly 3,000 dead. In today’s dollars, 9/11 caused $60 billion in insured losses. In the aftermath, the industry responded with state-filed requests to exclude terrorism coverage, which had …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
Arrow Bank to Acquire Skene Valley Agency in Upstate New York
Bank holding company Arrow Financial Corp. announced that Upstate Agency, LLC, a subsidiary of Arrow Bank National Association, has agreed to acquire Skene Valley Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency in Washington County in upstate New York. Founded in 2002, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 5:00 AM |
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church
A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. John Chapel in Caldwell Parish in the early morning of March 27, 2026. Anthony Dillon Jr., 19, of Columbia, faces …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 4:53 PM |
KingsCover Rebrands as Dominion First
KingsCover Insurance Services, a specialty agency serving churches and ministries, has rebranded as Dominion First Insurance Services. The name change does not affect ownership, leadership, staffing, or client policies — the agency continues under the same team that built its …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 4:43 PM |
Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
Lely North America, Inc., an international agricultural technology company headquartered in Pella, Iowa, agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s charge investigation found that Lely violated …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 4:18 PM |
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