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Education Dept. Workers Targeted in Layoffs Return to Tackle Civil Rights Backlog
Insurance Journal | December 10, 2025
Education Dept. Workers Targeted in Layoffs Return to Tackle Civil Rights Backlog
The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Department of Education staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families. The staffers had been …
Florida OIR to Host its Own Insurance Summit in April With Regulators, Industry Leaders
Insurance Journal | December 10, 2025
Florida OIR to Host its Own Insurance Summit in April With Regulators, Industry Leaders
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will host its own insurance summit in April, calling it a chance to hear from industry professionals and regulators, Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky announced this week. The agenda for the April 14-15 summit in …
Lawsuit Seeks Changes to Disney Parks’ Disability Policies
Insurance Journal | December 10, 2025
Lawsuit Seeks Changes to Disney Parks’ Disability Policies
Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans contend in a federal lawsuit and shareholder proposal that seek to expand …
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes
Insurance Journal | December 10, 2025
California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes
A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the destruction of the January Los Angeles firestorms. At a meeting of the …
Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data
Insurance Journal | December 10, 2025
Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data
When Zillow Group Inc. removed climate risk scores from its home listings last month, following a complaint from the real estate industry, many observers took to the press and social media to warn that disappearing the data doesn’t get rid …
New York Workers’ Comp Board to Require Video for All Testifying in Virtual Hearings
Insurance Journal | December 9, 2025
New York Workers’ Comp Board to Require Video for All Testifying in Virtual Hearings
Beginning February 2, 2026, all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will be required to appear and testify by video with their faces fully visible on screen, and not just …
Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Grant Program Completes 100th Home
Insurance Journal | December 9, 2025
Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Grant Program Completes 100th Home
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced the completion of the 100th home through its OKReady, Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, a significant achievement in the state’s ongoing efforts to build stronger, safer, and more resilient communities and save homeowners money. …
Jury Finds Agent Guilty of Twice Misappropriating Client’s Insurance Funds
Insurance Journal | December 9, 2025
Jury Finds Agent Guilty of Twice Misappropriating Client’s Insurance Funds
A Baltimore County jury has found Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, guilty of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown Okolo was found to have twice …
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by Federal Judge
Insurance Journal | December 9, 2025
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by Federal Judge
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal. US District Judge Patti Saris said Monday the order is “arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law,” siding …
South Korean Police Probe Massive Data Leak at E-Commerce Giant Coupang
Insurance Journal | December 1, 2025
South Korean Police Probe Massive Data Leak at E-Commerce Giant Coupang
South Korean police said on Monday they were tracing IP addresses and looking into possible tech vulnerabilities at Coupang after the e-commerce giant suffered the country’s worst data breach in over a decade. Shares of the company fell 6.5% in …