December 10, 2025

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Provider of Contents Valuation for Claims Uses AI and Tech

A new provider of contents valuation and claims consulting services that uses technology and artificial intelligence combined with human expertise launched on Wednesday. ClaimsSquare provides contents valuations, including high-end, unique and complex inventories and claims support for insurance carriers, property …

Asahi Sales Drop Worsens as Cyber Hack Disruption Lingers

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.’s November beer and other alcohol sales in Japan fell more than the previous month, underscoring the challenges the company faces in recovering from a cyberattack that crippled production and distribution. Asahi said on Wednesday monthly alcohol …

Verlan Files Subro Suit Against Georgia Chemical Plant After $20M Payout on Fire

About 5 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2024, an employee at the Bio-Lab chemical warehouse outside Atlanta heard a popping sound, a tell-tale sign that stored chemicals had come in contact with water and were reacting. Within 90 minutes, the huge …

Ford to Use Renault Tech, Plants to Battle Cheap Chinese EVs in Europe

Renault will jointly develop small, cheaper electric vehicles for Ford for the European market and will also team up to produce commercial vans to cut costs and fend off rising competition from Chinese rivals, the companies said on Tuesday. “We …

Simplifai Names Hamill and Lien to Board

Simplifai named Nils Thomas Lien and Noel Hamill to its board of directors. The company says the additions are intended to help guide Simplifai’s progression from an insurtech to an agentic artificial intelligence provider. Lien is an investor and board …

Hendrix Classic Albums Under Spotlight in UK Rights Battle With Sony

Jimi Hendrix’s classic 1960s albums are the focus of a London lawsuit over performers’ rights asserted on behalf of his British bassist and drummer against Sony Music Entertainment, which warns that a win for the claimants could “throw the music …

California Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes

A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the destruction of the January Los Angeles firestorms. At a meeting of the …

Trump Administration Waives $16.7M in Fines for American Airlines Over Wheelchair Issues

The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will waive $16.7 million in fines issued to American Airlines under then President Joe Biden in 2024 as part of a settlement over the air carrier’s treatment of disabled passengers, including failing to …