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The U.S. safety regulator investigating the suite of features Tesla Inc. markets as Full Self-Driving has sought to test the carmaker’s recently launched driverless-taxi service, a sign of the close tabs authorities are keeping on the technology. The National Highway … Source: Claims Journal

Zurich Insurance Group AG posted a 6% gain in profit for the first half of 2025 as the insurer shook off losses from the California wildfires at the start of the year. Group operating profit rose to a record $4.22 … Source: Claims Journal

A new version of a classic muscle car sits well on top of the list of the nation’s most stolen vehicles. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is America’s most-stolen vehicle, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. Related: We Have Entered … Source: Claims Journal

AIG could pay dearly for refusing to budge on a claim settlement offer of $2.65 million for nearly a year after receiving estimates that a jury would likely award the claimant $7.5 million for her injuries. A jury did eventually … Source: Claims Journal

Hackers have stolen login credentials from thousands of people working with the U.K.’s National Health Service, putting the organization at risk of further cyberattacks, according to researchers. The data theft is linked to a kind of malicious software known as … Source: Claims Journal

The Trump administration has cleared the way for Zoox, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to demonstrate self-driving cars that lack traditional driving controls like steering wheels. U.S. auto safety regulators granted an exemption to federal vehicle safety standards for … Source: Claims Journal

A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally stopped updating in May. The database—which was produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—is set to return this fall … Source: Claims Journal

Wildfires ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person dead and forcing residents to flee as flames shut roads and cut power to thousands of homes. About 1,800 firefighters, assisted by aircraft, are working to control the outbreaks … Source: Claims Journal

The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine … Source: Claims Journal

Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reached $80 billion in the first half of 2025, preliminary estimates from Swiss Re Institute showed on Wednesday, driven by wildfires in California and severe thunderstorms in the United States. The estimate nearly doubles … Source: Claims Journal