Archive for April 2026

Hailstorms drove record insured damages as severe convective storms become more common and damaging, popping up in new places, a new report shows. Source: Claims Journal

Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck may have violated the facility’s procedures by combining roles before midnight, according to a document seen by Reuters. The crash at … Source: Claims Journal

Perplexity AI was accused in a lawsuit of surreptitiously sharing the personal information of its users with Meta Platforms and Alphabet Google in violation of California privacy laws. Source: Claims Journal

Stellantis will recall 178,246 mini vans in the U.S. over improperly sealed side curtain airbags, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Here are some details: The recall includes certain Pacifica and Voyager mini vans, according to … Source: Claims Journal

Hackers linked to North Korea breached behind-the-scenes software that runs many common online functions in an effort to steal login information that could enable further cyber operations, Google said on Tuesday. The hackers targeted Axios, a program that connects apps … Source: Claims Journal

Some 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has … Source: Claims Journal

Data centers don’t make headlines until something goes wrong. Then, suddenly, everyone notices. These huge facilities keep the internet working, cloud services running smoothly and AI programs going strong. They are some of the most important and valuable parts of … Source: Claims Journal

Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are especially at risk being struck by a new trend—a rise in cyber privacy litigation. “Privacy risk is no longer just about data breaches”, said Andy Thomas, CEO of KYND. A new report from the … Source: Claims Journal