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Family Dollars Stores Accused of Pregnancy Discrimination
Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC, a Matthews, North Carolina-headquartered retailer with a store in Greenville, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s pregnancy-related limitations and then firing her, according to a lawsuit …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 1:29 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Insurtech Foxquilt Launches E&O Product
Small business focused insurtech Foxquilt said it has launched an admitted errors & omissions product with a rollout to 10 states starting in September. E&O is Foxquilt’s second admitted product in the U.S. along with commercial general liability. “E&O is …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 1:26 PM |
Blake Lively Gets $400,000 of $8M in Legal Fees From Film Fight with Justin Baldoni
Actress Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” a …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 12:51 PM |
Guy Carpenter Rebranded as Marsh Re
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh, has been rebranded Marsh Re — retiring a name that has been in the insurance and reinsurance market for more than 100 years. “A new name for an expanded vision,” said the promotional …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 12:44 PM |
LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Under Scrutiny Over Crash That Killed 2 Pilots
Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the runway, killing both pilots, according …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 11:54 AM |
Hormuz Hostilities Pick Up as Two Tankers Reportedly Struck
wo oil supertankers attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz were struck by projectiles late Monday, maritime security consultant Marisks said, the latest sign of renewed hostilities around the critical waterway. The very large crude carrier Sidr, run by Saudi …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 8:32 AM |
Thailand Shifts Disaster Risk to Insurers With $467 Million Plan
Thailand plans to provide government-funded disaster insurance to about 30 million households in high-risk areas, while seeking to shift some of the growing cost of floods and other catastrophes to private insurers. The government on Tuesday approved a 15.5 billion …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 8:06 AM |
Amazon Sued by FTC Over Claims It Misled Advertisers on Pricing
The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 US states sued Amazon.com Inc. over claims the e-commerce giant systematically overcharged advertisers for years. The FTC, which enforces antitrust and consumer laws, and the state attorneys general allege in the suit filed …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 5:37 AM |
Russian-Speaking Cybercriminals Used SpaceX’s Cursor AI Tool to Hack 7 Companies
Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX’s AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian chemical company and at least six other firms earlier this year, according to data reviewed by Reuters and reports issued Aug. 27 by cybersecurity companies …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 5:34 AM |
Viewpoint: Subsidized Immigration Enforcement Insurance – What Could Go Wrong?
On August 18 the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced a plan to provide subsidized personal liability insurance for state and local police working with ICE in immigration enforcement. The plan would shield rogue agents from legal expenses they …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 01, 2026 5:03 AM |
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