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document.write('<div id="ijnewsfeed_holdspace" style="position:relative;width:300px;height:120px;z-index:1;overflow: hidden;"><ul><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/06/30/875828.htm" style="" target="_top">US House Passes Bill to Extend Federal Terrorism Backstop Through 2034</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - June 30, 2026</div><div>The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation to extend the public-private partnership to insure terrorism risk though 2034...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/06/30/875802.htm" style="" target="_top">US Cyber Insurance Market Sees Flat Premium, More Third-Party Claims Hit Loss Ratio</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - June 30, 2026</div><div>The U.S. cyber insurance market may be facing a time of transition as certain signs point to eventual adverse development...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/06/30/875775.htm" style="" target="_top">Viewpoint: Boom in Hyperscale Data Centers Puts Re/Insurers to the Test</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - June 30, 2026</div><div>Hyperscale data center campuses represent the latest growth opportunity for the global re/insurance industry...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/national/2026/06/30/875737.htm" style="" target="_top">DOJ Closes Criminal Probe Into Abbott Over Baby Formula Plant, WSJ Reports</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National - June 30, 2026</div><div>The U.S. Justice Department closed a criminal probe into Abbott Laboratories over its handling of a baby formula plant linked to potentially deadly bacteria and infant deaths, opting instead for civil penalties, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/06/30/875814.htm" style="" target="_top">Postal Worker Stole Workers\' Compensation Checks Sent to Girlfriend\'s Mother</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - June 30, 2026</div><div>A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been sentenced on charges that he defrauded the New York workers\' compensation system of nearly $10,000 by stealing wage reimbursement checks intended for his then-girlfriend\'s deceased mother...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/06/30/875695.htm" style="" target="_top">New Jersey High Court Upholds Immunity for Paramedics in Infant\'s Brain Injury Case</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - June 30, 2026</div><div>In a unanimous opinion, the New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that paramedics who attempted to intubate an infant following the orders of a doctor in two phone calls are entitled to immunity under the state\'s Emergency Medical Services Act (EMSA)...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/06/30/875676.htm" style="" target="_top">World Insurance Adds Fillmore Agency of New York</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - June 30, 2026</div><div>National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reported that it acquired Fillmore Insurance Agency of Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 2026...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/east/2026/06/29/875455.htm" style="" target="_top">Landlord Harmed by Before/After Repair Photos Wins New Trial Over Negligence Claim</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East - June 29, 2026</div><div>Photographs showing a staircase before and after repairs should not have been allowed as evidence in a negligence claim against a landlord, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/06/30/875834.htm" style="" target="_top">Report: $2.9B in Claims Paid in Missouri After Severe 2025 Season</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - June 30, 2026</div><div>The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance reported that more than $2.9 billion in claims have been paid statewide one year after the catastrophic events of the 2025 severe weather season...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/06/30/875722.htm" style="" target="_top">Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Cincinnati Benefit Solutions</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - June 30, 2026</div><div>Arthur J. Gallagher &amp; Co. announced the acquisition of Ohio-based Cincinnati Benefit Solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/06/29/875668.htm" style="" target="_top">Michigan Communities Fight to Address Lead in Drinking Water</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - June 29, 2026</div><div>Twenty-five Metro Detroit communities exceeded Michigan\'s lead action level for drinking water since 2018, according to state compliance data analyzed by a drinking water engineer and reviewed by Planet Detroit...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/midwest/2026/06/29/875665.htm" style="" target="_top">People Moves: Intact Insurance Names Meleniclis as CIO</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest - June 29, 2026</div><div>Intact Insurance announced the appointment of Rory Meleniclis as Chief Information Officer. In this role, he will lead the next phase of the company\'s technology evolution across its global specialty lines business, with a focus on strengthening core systems, advancing cloud capabilities and enabling faster, more data-driven decision-making across the business...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/06/30/875810.htm" style="" target="_top">New Law Could Create List of Immigrants Illegally Living in Mississippi</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - June 30, 2026</div><div>A new Mississippi law will authorize the state\'s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/06/30/875651.htm" style="" target="_top">Viewpoint: Why Florida Property Insurance Rates Might (and Might Not) Keep Falling</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - June 30, 2026</div><div>Editor\'s note: As some national news reports continue to claim that Florida\'s property insurance crisis has endured and premiums keep rising, one Florida insurance executive offered a view from inside the industry, shaped by more than three decades in the property insurance business...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/06/30/875687.htm" style="" target="_top">Florida Governor Vetoes E-Bike Safety Bill, Citing Concerns About Bigger Government</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - June 30, 2026</div><div>Despite growing concerns about e-bikes on city streets--and the recent, high-profile death of a teenager--Florida\'s governor has vetoed a bill that would have put new requirements on the popular vehicles...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southeast/2026/06/29/875640.htm" style="" target="_top">Neptune Doubles Flood Policy Limits to $15 Million</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast - June 29, 2026</div><div>Neptune Insurance, one of the largest private flood insurance providers, has doubled its policy limits on most types of coverage, including limits of up to $15 million on commercial and residential structures, the company announced...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/06/30/875806.htm" style="" target="_top">Supreme Court: Rastafari Can\'t Sue Louisiana Prison Officials Who Cut Dreadlocks</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - June 30, 2026</div><div>The Supreme Court barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/06/30/875725.htm" style="" target="_top">Texas Reaches $34M Settlement With AstraZeneca for Illegal Kickback Scheme</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - June 30, 2026</div><div>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to resolve claims that the company engaged in an illegal kickback scheme that improperly influenced prescriptions paid for by Texas Medicaid...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/06/29/875682.htm" style="" target="_top">Texas Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit by Survivors of Uvalde School Shooting</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - June 29, 2026</div><div>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Robb Elementary students and teachers who argued failures by the Department of Public Safety and Uvalde County contributed to a botched response to the 2022 shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/southcentral/2026/06/29/875671.htm" style="" target="_top">Texas Industrial Facility Faces $3.5M in Fines for Safety Violations</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southcentral - June 29, 2026</div><div>The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined they failed to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup after a chemical spill at the BWC Terminals industrial facility east of Houston, Texas...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/06/30/875705.htm" style="" target="_top">3 Firefighters Killed in Colorado as Wildfires Stoked By Heat, Wind Rage Across West</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - June 30, 2026</div><div>Blistering heat and strong winds Sunday stoked wildfires across the West after three firefighters were killed a day earlier in Colorado while battling a blaze along the state\'s border with Utah...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/06/30/875702.htm" style="" target="_top">LA Palisades Fire Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Arson Trial</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - June 30, 2026</div><div>A federal jury failed to reach a verdict in the arson case over the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/06/30/875712.htm" style="" target="_top">Uber and Waymo End Robotaxi Deal in Phoenix; Uber to Announce New Partner</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - June 30, 2026</div><div>Uber Technologies Inc. said it has wound down its robotaxi offering with Alphabet Inc.\'s Waymo in Phoenix, the latest relationship twist between two companies that simultaneously function as partners and competitors...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/west/2026/06/29/874575.htm" style="" target="_top">Four Washington Restaurants Must Pay $750K in Wages, Damages to Workers</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West - June 29, 2026</div><div>Four Washington-based restaurants must pay $750,000 in back wages and damages to 42 workers after an investigation uncovered minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/06/30/875833.htm" style="" target="_top">Cyberattacks Are Growing Threat to SMEs - but Insurance Protection Is Low: GlobalData</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - June 30, 2026</div><div>Cyberattacks are becoming an increasingly significant threat to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), yet insurance adoption remains disproportionately low, according to GlobalData, the London-based data and analytics company...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/06/30/875798.htm" style="" target="_top">Amazon Sued by Australian Consumer Watchdog Over Prime Video Ads</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - June 30, 2026</div><div>Amazon.com Inc. has been sued by Australia\'s consumer watchdog for introducing advertising to its Prime Video streaming service and then forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid the ads...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/06/30/875775.htm" style="" target="_top">Viewpoint: Boom in Hyperscale Data Centers Puts Re/Insurers to the Test</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - June 30, 2026</div><div>Hyperscale data center campuses represent the latest growth opportunity for the global re/insurance industry...</li><li style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href=" /news/international/2026/06/30/875766.htm" style="" target="_top">It\'s a Sweltering Summer. Can We Finally Wear Shorts to Work?</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International - June 30, 2026</div><div>Last week, as temperatures in Europe soared and France recorded its highest-ever average temperature, Bloomberg conducted a poll of its clients -- including traders, portfolio managers and strategists...</li></ul></div>');
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