Posts by Y@DminG

About 900,000 current and former Origin Energy Ltd. customers had their data accessed in a security breach, the latest in a string of cyberattacks on major Australian companies and essential-service providers. It began examining a possible threat in early July, … Source: Claims Journal

Insurers can drive improvements in climate resilience by rewarding companies that invest to protect their businesses, rather than simply penalizing risky assets with higher premiums, according to a senior executive at Aon Plc. “Our role as an intermediary is to … Source: Claims Journal

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram have served thousands of ads for AI “nudify” apps in breach of the company’s policies, delivered by one of its few advertising partners in China, according to the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project. Beijing-based GatherOne … Source: Claims Journal

For almost eight years now, South Carolina bars, restaurants and music venues have faced a sobering situation brought on by a 2018 state law that requires at least $1 million in liquor liability coverage: Pay unaffordable premiums or shut their … Source: Claims Journal

Winter Storm Uri, the multiday freeze that slammed Texas in February 2021 and pummeled the state’s power grid, has been on Kenneth Kovar’s mind ever since. Though the resident of New Braunfels, northeast of San Antonio, didn’t lose power at … Source: Claims Journal

A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that Novo Nordisk must face part of a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about a clinical trial for its weight loss and diabetes treatment CagriSema. Novo Nordisk’s American depositary receipts fell 17.8% on … Source: Claims Journal

After six years of civil and criminal charges and proceedings, online shopping company eBay and several former executives will pay a total of $55.7 million to settle claims over a relentless cyberstalking and harassment campaign targeting a Massachusetts couple. In … Source: Claims Journal

Edison International’s Southern California utility is urging a Los Angeles judge not to find the company liable for property damages from a 2025 Los Angeles wildfire that destroyed more than 9,400 buildings. Southern California Edison argued in a court filing … Source: Claims Journal

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Japanese Prime … Source: Claims Journal

A decades-long crackdown on Google’s business practices in Europe is entering a costly new phase, as the loss of the first case brought against it under new EU legislation opens the door to a wave of private lawsuits demanding up … Source: Claims Journal