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Progressive Boosts Exposure With Football Field Logos at 13 Universities
Insurance Journal | August 20, 2026
Progressive Boosts Exposure With Football Field Logos at 13 Universities
Progressive insurance, already one of the most-recognized U.S. insurance brands, will gain more exposure this fall with its logo placement on 13 college football fields, including the fields at Ole Miss, Georgia, Oregon, USC, Boise State, Colorado State, Iowa, Kansas …
Zuckerberg Did Not Make Child Safety a Priority at Meta, Former Engineer Testifies
Insurance Journal | August 20, 2026
Zuckerberg Did Not Make Child Safety a Priority at Meta, Former Engineer Testifies
A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that may have led the company to shirk its responsibility to protect children who use its Facebook and Instagram platforms from …
People Moves: King Risk Names M&A VP; Tower MSA Hires Chief Legal Officer
Insurance Journal | August 20, 2026
People Moves: King Risk Names M&A VP; Tower MSA Hires Chief Legal Officer
King Risk Partners, ranked as the 36th-largest independent agency in the U.S., is planning for continued growth in coming years. The Gainesville, Florida-based firm this week named M&A specialist Colton Houseman as executive vice president over mergers and acquisitions. Houseman …
Automakers Paying $11.5M to Settle Mexican Engineers’ Claims of Job Deception
Insurance Journal | August 20, 2026
Automakers Paying $11.5M to Settle Mexican Engineers’ Claims of Job Deception
In a federal court case that gained little attention until recently, Hyundai and Kia automakers and staffing firms this summer agreed to pay more than $11.5 million—plus another $3.4 million in attorneys’ fees—to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by Mexican …
Texas to Audit Data Center Projects
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2026
Texas to Audit Data Center Projects
The audit and verification of data centers ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott will involve about 250 to 300 projects, most of which are data centers, state grid operator officials told the Public Utility Commission on Friday. The officials’ testimony also …
Amazon to Expand Drone Deliveries to Suburban Chicago, Atlanta
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2026
Amazon to Expand Drone Deliveries to Suburban Chicago, Atlanta
Amazon.com Inc. plans to expand its drone delivery operation to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, the latest step toward turning the decade-old research-and-development project into a commercial service. Prime Air drones will start …
Burst of New Solar Power Makes Midwest Grid the Biggest in US
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2026
Burst of New Solar Power Makes Midwest Grid the Biggest in US
Growing solar power in a swath of the US Midwest dominated by Republican leadership has led that region’s electric grid to become the nation’s biggest in terms of electric supply. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, which provides power to 45 …
General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee’s Injury
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2026
General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee’s Injury
A general contractor cannot be held liable for an injury of an employee of a subcontractor where the general contractor had little or no control over the subcontractor’s work or job environment. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week upheld …
Illinois Lawsuit Alleges Companies Violated Environmental Laws at Chicago Site
Insurance Journal | August 10, 2026
Illinois Lawsuit Alleges Companies Violated Environmental Laws at Chicago Site
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against Stony Island Reclamation Co., Land and Lakes Co., and J.L.W. Trucking LLC, which operated a facility under the name of Whole Earth Compost, alleging that the companies endangered the environment and …
Judge Approves $106M Settlement Over Hard Rock Hotel Collapse in New Orleans
Insurance Journal | August 10, 2026
Judge Approves $106M Settlement Over Hard Rock Hotel Collapse in New Orleans
A judge approved a $106 million settlement Thursday that ends a yearslong legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans. The 18-story hotel project partially collapsed in October 2019, …