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Missouri Sues E-Commerce Giant Temu Over Aggressive Data Collection Practices
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a suit against Temu, an e-commerce platform based largely in China, alleging the company uses aggressive and misleading data collection practices that harm Missouri residents’ privacy. Temu incorporates misleading pricing, false statements about …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 12:32 PM |
Frankenmuth Now Writing Commercial Insurance in Virginia
Super regional carrier Frankenmuth Insurance announced that it began expanding into Virginia late last year. Frankenmuth is now writing all commercial insurance lines for small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large commercial accounts in the state, through a select group of …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 12:27 PM |
Porch to Acquire Allied Trust in $200M Deal
Porch Insurance Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Allied Trust’s insurance carrier and managing general agency. The acquisition is expected to add approximately $200 million of Reciprocal Written Premium and approximately $25 million of Adjusted …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 12:25 PM |
XPT Specialty Launches Texas Homeowners Binding Authority Program
XPT Specialty launched its Texas Homeowners Binding Authority program, which gives retail partners in-house authority to place homeowners and dwelling coverage. The program is designed for primary, secondary, seasonal and rental homes across Texas. Targeting well-maintained risks, the program offers …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 12:19 PM |
Oklahoma Home Improvement Company Fined $150K for Sexual Harassment
An Oklahoma home improvement and design company will pay $150,000 to three former employees and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 12:14 PM |
People Moves: WTW Names Beaton Dir. of ICT Underwriting; Parametrix Hires Stephens to Lead US Underwriting; Gaffigan Heads Lockton US Casualty
WTW appointed Darrel Beaton as director of underwriting within the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. WTW’s ICT business is a global leader in P/C, life, and health insurance software and advisory services. Beaton joins WTW from Effectus Insurance, …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 5:52 AM |
AI Models May Soon Self-Replicate Across Smart-Home Devices, Anthropic Warns
Anthropic said small AI models could be months away from self-replicating across internet-connected devices, raising the possibility of AI botnets spreading quickly, fighting takedown attempts and even breaking into data centers to turbocharge their growth. Last month, Anthropic CEO Dario …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 5:14 AM |
CVS Settles Justice Department Case Over Opioid Prescriptions for $315M
CVS Health has agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that the pharmacy chain operator unlawfully filled medically unnecessary prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers, the US Justice Department said on Oct. 13. The settlement resolves a case the department …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 5:05 AM |
Florida Supreme Court Approves Board Certification in Insurance Law
Lawyers on both sides of the insurance aisle will soon be able to say they are “board-certified” in insurance coverage law, after the Florida Supreme Court approved the new certification last week. The court made only minor changes to a …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 5:02 AM |
NYC Restaurants Shut Off Air Conditioning, Close on Sundays as Costs Surge
New York City restaurants are running out of ways to outrun inflation. CakeBurgers, an East Harlem eatery that serves hamburgers and cakes shaped like hamburgers, turned off its air conditioning — even as temperatures in the city this summer routinely …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2026 5:01 AM |
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