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Waymo Halts LA Service After Cars Destroyed During Protests
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2025
Waymo Halts LA Service After Cars Destroyed During Protests
Waymo has suspended service of its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area. Waymo doesn’t believe the protests are related to the company specifically, according to …
Insurance Companies Urged to Respond to TDI Data Call by July 11
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2025
Insurance Companies Urged to Respond to TDI Data Call by July 11
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said it has issued a data call to Insurance companies writing personal automobile and residential property policies to gather information for the HelpInsure.com website. TDI said in a commissioner’s bulletin that HelpInsure is a …
Report Reveals Delay in Deploying Specialized Plane in Ohio Train Derailment
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2025
Report Reveals Delay in Deploying Specialized Plane in Ohio Train Derailment
A specialized plane equipped with advanced sensors that the government deploys to chemical disasters could have helped authorities avoid needlessly blowing open five rail tank cars and burning their toxic contents after the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment, a …
McDonald’s Keeps ‘Core’ Inclusion Programs Despite DEI Backlash
Insurance Journal | June 9, 2025
McDonald’s Keeps ‘Core’ Inclusion Programs Despite DEI Backlash
McDonald’s Corp. said it’s sticking to its most important inclusion initiatives, even as the Trump administration and conservative activists attack diversity, equity and inclusion practices. McDonald’s earlier this year retired “aspirational representation goals” for its workforce and a diversity pledge …
Former WV Fire Official Sentenced to 33 Months for Arson, Insurance Fraud
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2025
Former WV Fire Official Sentenced to 33 Months for Arson, Insurance Fraud
A former West Virginia volunteer fire official who pleaded guilty to fraud after burning down his home and misusing the fire department’s credit card has been sentenced to 33 months in prison. Donald A. Ennis, 44, of St. Albans, also …
ZestyAI Gains Michigan Approval
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2025
ZestyAI Gains Michigan Approval
ZestyAI announced that the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has approved its severe convective storm suite. The approval comes as Michigan contends with rising weather-related insurance losses. According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the state …
Texas House Advances Bill to Allow Homes on Smaller Lots
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2025
Texas House Advances Bill to Allow Homes on Smaller Lots
The Texas House gave a thumbs Wednesday to a bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots in Texas’ biggest cities, part of a broad push by state lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s high home prices. But the …
Congress Could Unravel Biden’s Climate Law. Here’s What to Watch
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2025
Congress Could Unravel Biden’s Climate Law. Here’s What to Watch
The Republican-led House of Representatives has narrowly passed a giant tax and spending bill that would end Inflation Reduction Act subsidies for clean power years early. The proposed changes threaten to unravel a variety of incentives that would result in …
EU to Propose More Flexible Climate Goal, Sources Say
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2025
EU to Propose More Flexible Climate Goal, Sources Say
The European Commission will propose a new EU climate target in July that includes flexibilities for how countries meet it, as Brussels attempts to fend off mounting criticism of Europe’s environmental aims, EU diplomats told Reuters. The European Union’s climate …
Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2025
Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil
Wildfires are threatening about 5% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches major production sites. A total of 26 out-of-control fires are burning in the province amid hot, dry weather, bringing flames …