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New York Proposes Rule to Require Prior Approval of Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
New York officials are moving to require auto insurers to receive prior approval before implementing any increases in private passenger insurance rates. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed a regulation amending the process for insurers …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 3:11 PM |
Oregon Proposes 2.1% Increase in Pure Premium Workers’ Comp Rates for 2027
Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a rate that would be the second lowest on record. A proposal from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services calls …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 3:05 PM |
Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash
When the cargo plane came to rest 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport, its nose sat flush with the ground, the tail — and the billboard-sized Amazon.com Inc. smile painted on it — jutting …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 2:28 PM |
How 9/11 Changed the Way America Surveils its Citizens
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 2:25 PM |
Nike Faces Investor Challenge Over Gender-Transition Surgery for Minors
A group of conservative investors is pressing companies to stop covering gender-transition surgery for minors in employee health plans, and Nike Inc. is their latest target. Inspire Investing, which oversees $5.4 billion, is leading an investor campaign that includes the …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 1:41 PM |
Viewpoint: Clients Prefer AI to Human Advisers When Details Are Embarrassing
When and why do clients prefer to use artificial intelligence rather than a human adviser? It’s a question attracting much attention as AI advisers flood the marketplace. A recent study from the MIT Sloan School of Management introduces a new …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 1:34 PM |
NATO Allies Foil Russian Subsea Cable Sabotage Plot
Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints. The clandestine Russian operation, described to Reuters by …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 7:53 AM |
Private Credit Investors Clash Over £36 Billion BHP Dam Collapse Litigation
Two litigation funders are backing rival law firms in a fight for control of a £36 billion ($48.8 billion) suit over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters. Law firm Pogust Goodhead brought the UK case against BHP Group Ltd and …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 7:18 AM |
Ledger Hires New Security Chief as Crypto Hacks Hit $1.4 Billion
Ledger SAS, a maker of hardware devices used to store cryptocurrencies, is combining oversight of its internal technology systems and security under a single executive, as a rise in artificial intelligence-fueled crypto attacks pushes companies to rethink their defenses. Paris-based …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 6:59 AM |
Hormuz Disruptions Hitting Small Businesses Hardest, UN Trade Agency Warns
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could push small and medium-sized businesses out of global supply chains, increasing economic concentration and weakening the resilience of international trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said on Tuesday [Sept. 8]. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 6:42 AM |
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