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San Francisco has taken legal action against several big food companies, including Kraft, Mondelez, and Coca-Cola, accusing them of making products that harm people’s health on purpose. The city says these companies create ultra-processed foods designed to be addictive, similar to tactics once used by tobacco companies. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by San Francisco’s … Read more

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has reached a $120 million settlement with Monsanto Company and its affiliates over decades of pollution caused by toxic chemicals. The settlement addresses the harmful effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals Monsanto produced for many years despite knowing they were dangerous. Monsanto, along with Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, will … Read more

An oil tanker carrying diesel faced four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, leaving the vessel damaged but stable, according to its management. The ship, named Mersin, experienced seawater flooding into its engine room following the blasts. Fortunately, the crew is safe, and no pollution has been reported. This event marks the third incident in just … Read more

U.S. home insurers have shown signs of strength recently, with AM Best upgrading its outlook on the sector from negative to stable. This change comes after insurers improved how they set rates and handle risks from big disasters. They also adjusted coverage and benefited from a more favorable reinsurance market. A calm hurricane season this … Read more

Missouri’s Attorney General has taken strong action against a Kansas City roofing company caught scamming local homeowners. On October 31, 2025, the Greene County Circuit Court approved a final judgment and permanent ban against Xcel Roofing of Kansas City, LLC, and its owner, James Patrick Harding. The court ordered them to pay $40,000 in restitution … Read more

At the recent Target Markets Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, Abbie Taylor, Fortegra’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, shared insights on the growing market of Managing General Agents (MGAs) and Fortegra’s role in the specialty insurance landscape. The event brought together 2,000 industry leaders, including MGAs, program administrators, and carriers. Taylor highlighted that … Read more

A recent study shows that rising insurance costs are adding to the hidden expenses that homeowners face, putting extra strain on household budgets. According to research from Zillow and Thumbtack, these hidden costs—covering insurance, property taxes, and home maintenance—total nearly $16,000 a year on average. Over the past five years, homeowners’ insurance premiums have jumped … Read more

South Korea is facing its biggest data breach in over ten years after Coupang, the country’s leading online shopping platform, revealed that the personal information of more than 33 million customers was stolen. The breach, which likely began on June 24, was only discovered by the company on November 18. Since then, the incident has … Read more

A jury in Newport News, Virginia, has awarded $10 million to Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in January 2023. Zwerner had initially sought $40 million in damages in her lawsuit against Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at the school. The legal case focused on … Read more

A federal appeals court has ruled that a mass shooting cannot be broken down into multiple insurance claims based on each shot fired unless the insurance policy clearly states so. This decision comes from a case tied to the tragic 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were … Read more