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DOXA Buys LimitFi Platform for Credit Risk Insurance Products
Specialty insurance platform DOXA announced it has acquired LimitFi, a platform for capital and credit-risk insurance products. Connecticut-based LimitFi specializes in default-risk transfer and alternative credit products including non-payment insurance. The platform connects banks and lenders seeking capital relief and …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 6:00 PM |
Farmers Files to Expand Coverage And Raise Rates for California Small Businesses
Farmers Insurance filed an upgraded business insurance rating plan to expand commercial insurance coverage for business owners across the state and a rate hike of 15%. The plan, which incorporates elements from the Sustainable Insurance Strategy, includes coverage in in …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 5:28 PM |
Texas Hair Styling College Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
Dallas Barber and Stylist College, Inc., which operates multiple barber and hair styling locations and instructional campuses in the Dallas metropolitan area, will pay significant monetary damages and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 4:53 PM |
Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk
Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the capital markets. Issuance of cat bonds that include exposure to wildfires has already soared to more than $5 billion so far this year, according …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 4:31 PM |
Parasite Outbreak Tied to Two Deaths in Michigan, CDC Says
Two people have died in Michigan from the severe diarrhea-causing parasite that has sickened thousands across the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both had underlying health conditions, the agency said in a statement Monday. The …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 4:27 PM |
FBI Investigates Cyberattacks on Water Systems in Michigan and Minnesota
Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.” Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 4:18 PM |
EEOC Moves to End Employer Reporting of Worker Race, Sex Data
The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination moved to scrap a requirement that employers annually submit data on the race and sex of their workers, which since its adoption in the 1960s has been a cornerstone of civil …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 3:53 PM |
Hackers Hit Bitcoin’s Safest Hiding Place in Ongoing Attack
Hackers have found a software flaw in a brand of “cold” Bitcoin wallet — considered one of the safest places to store cryptocurrency — and are siphoning tens of millions of dollars in an ongoing attack. Late last week, Canada-based …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 3:32 PM |
South Korea Fines Telecoms Firm KT Corp. $37.4 Million for Personal Data Leak: Panel
South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has fined telecoms company KT Corp. 54 billion won ($37.43 million) for a leak of customer personal information, the commission said on Thursday [July 30]. Hackers stole more than 16,600 KT mobile service customers’ …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 2:56 PM |
NHTSA Says Some Older Ford Cars, SUVs Pose Unreasonable Safety Risks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Aug. 3 that some older Ford cars and SUVs pose unreasonable safety risks because the timing belt may fail and cause them to lose power or engines to seize. The U.S. auto …
POSTED AUGUST 03, 2026 2:45 PM |
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