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Bayer Faces Trial Test of Remaining Roundup Claims After Supreme Court Win
Attorneys for three cancer patients told a Missouri jury on Sept. 29 that Bayer’s Monsanto unit failed to adequately test its Roundup weedkiller before selling it, starting a trial that could help determine the viability of some Roundup lawsuits after …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:12 AM |
China Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel Prices
As Qu Shaolong pulls his electric truck into one of the many charging stations that dot the Chinese coal hub of Yulin, the latest phase in the country’s energy transition is playing out in real time. The roads in this …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:10 AM |
Takeaways From AP Analysis on the Flaws in National Flood Insurance
The nation’s flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher. Nationwide, just 2.4% of properties are covered by 4.5 million federal …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:08 AM |
AXA XL Launches Insurance Company, AXA XL E&S
AXA XL said it launched AXA XL Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Company (AXA XL E&S), dedicated to exclusively serve wholesale brokers. This strategic move enhances AXA XL’s underwriting focus and capabilities within the Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance market. …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:08 AM |
EU’s Insurance Watchdog Warns of Risks Tied to Extreme Heat
Europe’s insurance and pensions watchdog warned extreme heat is adding to risks the industries face. The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority said multiple sectors are likely to be impacted as temperatures rise, including insurance covering medical costs and income …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:04 AM |
Court Upholds Florida Regulators’ Authority to Investigate Viatical Settlement Firms
A Florida appeals court this week underscored state regulators’ authority to investigate insurance service companies, two years after a viatical settlement firm refused to open its books to the state Department of Financial Services. “We agree with the trial court …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:02 AM |
Sea Level Rise Is Reshaping A California Beach Town, Threatening A Key Rail Line
For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along a stretch of cream-colored sand and dip their toes in the waves lapping ashore. That trip has been cut short. Coastal erosion has been eating away …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
Outmarket in California AI Raises $34.5M Series B
San Francisco-based Outmarket AI announced it has raised $34.5 million in Series B funding. The round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Fika Ventures, Permanent Capital Ventures, TTV Capital and Dash Fund. The funding comes months after the company …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
Luxury Car Rental Company Owner Staged Crash for Insurance
The owner of a high-end car rental company has been sentenced to four years in state prison for insurance fraud involving a staged car crash and fraudulent insurance claim. Bozena A. Kolc of Edgewater was also ordered to pay approximately …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
Town Denied Insurance for $11M Judgment Over the Political Closing of Quarry
A federal judge has ruled that the Connecticut town of East Haven is not entitled to insurance coverage for a civil lawsuit and $11 million judgment against it regarding the closure of a local quarry in 2017 for political reasons. …
POSTED OCTOBER 01, 2026 5:00 AM |
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