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America’s Truckers on the Brink With 221 Bankruptcies This Year
Justin Stoneman has been in the trucking industry for 27 years, operating out of central Michigan’s agricultural heartland. Hauling grain and fertilizer around the Midwest, his 12-odd tractor trailers generated more than $3 million in annual revenue during their best … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Braces for Floods as Atmospheric River Threatens
California is bracing for flooding as an atmospheric river delivers a glancing blow to the south of the state, before moving across northern Mexico into the U.S. Southwest. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAon: Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Reach $91B, Lowest Since 2019
Global insured losses from natural disasters dipped to $91 billion through the third quarter of 2026, marking the lowest nine-month total since 2019, according to a new report. Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap: Third Quarter of 2026 shows insured losses at … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew US Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico
The surge in construction of fossil-fueled power plants to run AI data centers is set to undo 15 years’ worth of greenhouse gas reductions from U.S. electricity generation, according to an internal analysis by the Sierra Club. The U.S. power … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew US Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico
The surge in construction of fossil-fueled power plants to run AI data centers is set to undo 15 years’ worth of greenhouse gas reductions from U.S. electricity generation, according to an internal analysis by the Sierra Club. The U.S. power … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLA Wildfire Smoke Exposed 7 Million to Dangerous Toxic Metals
A catastrophic 2025 Los Angeles firestorm exposed some 7 million people to high levels of airborne lead and other toxic metals released from burning homes and vehicles, according to a new study. Scientists for the first time were able to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLA Wildfire Smoke Exposed 7 Million to Dangerous Toxic Metals
A catastrophic 2025 Los Angeles firestorm exposed some 7 million people to high levels of airborne lead and other toxic metals released from burning homes and vehicles, according to a new study. Scientists for the first time were able to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGerman Taxi Operator Deploying up to 500 Autonomous Taxis Under Deal
Germany’s largest taxi operator Münchner-Taxi-Zentrum (MTZ) and US autonomous-driving company Tensor Auto signed on Tuesday a letter of intent to deploy self-driving taxis in Germany as taxi operators seek a bigger role in Europe’s emerging autonomous-mobility market. The companies said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGerman Taxi Operator Deploying up to 500 Autonomous Taxis Under Deal
Germany’s largest taxi operator Münchner-Taxi-Zentrum (MTZ) and US autonomous-driving company Tensor Auto signed on Tuesday a letter of intent to deploy self-driving taxis in Germany as taxi operators seek a bigger role in Europe’s emerging autonomous-mobility market. The companies said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreYellow Furball Mascot Liberty Biberty Sparks ‘Beautiful’ Protest. Seriously?
Last Sunday afternoon, a social media driven “protest” against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.’s fuzzy yellow mascot Liberty Biberty drew several dozen people to the company’s downtown Boston headquarters, according to the Boston Globe. “This is a revolution, this is the … Source: Claims Journal
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