Monthly Archives: <span>August 2023</span>

Don’t Expect Quick Fixes in ‘Red-Teaming’ of AI Models; Security Was an Afterthought

White House officials concerned by AI chatbots’ potential for societal harm and the Silicon Valley powerhouses rushing them to market are heavily invested in a three-day competition ending Sunday at the DefCon hacker convention in Las Vegas. Some 3,500 competitors …

People Moves: MCIEF Names Schoonover to Education Director Spot

The Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation (MCIEF) has named Jim Schoonover its new education director. He succeeds Tommy Ruke who founded the organization in 2013. Schoonover, whose mission will be to educate transportation industry insurance professionals, began as a school …

Alabama Tow Truck Operator Set for Trial on Overcharging Insurance Companies

One of five Alabama tow truck operators charged with overcharging insurance companies will go to trial in April, almost four years after the men were hit with insurance fraud charges. Danny Williams, owner of Southport Towing, in Mobile, Alabama, was …

Carolina Roller Coaster Reopens After Large Crack Repaired and Tested

A towering North Carolina roller coaster that shut down in June due to a large crack in its support column reopened Thursday after a month of repairs and testing, the park announced on its website. Carowinds amusement park, which straddles …

New Jersey Supreme Court Backs Catholic School in Firing of Unwed, Pregnant Teacher

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Roman Catholic school that fired a teacher who became pregnant out of wedlock. The high court found that where an employment decision is clearly based on the tenets of …

People Moves: CIBA in California Names Aldorisio Head of Product Development

CIBA, headquartered in Glendale, Calif., named Andrew Aldorisio head of product development and a member of the executive management team. Aldorisio has more than 15 years of insurance experience, most recently as chief underwriting officer at Obsidian Insurance Holdings, Inc., …

Boston Man Hopes His Civil Rights Suit Bankrupts White Supremacist Group

A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through Boston last year has sued the organization. Charles Murrell III, of Boston, was in …

42,000 Vermonters Affected by MOVEit Data Breach

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation reports that the large-scale data security breach of the MOVEit software has compromised the personally identifiable information of roughly 42,000 Vermonters and more than 38 million consumers nationwide. The breach occurred when CLOP Ransomware …

New York Workers’ Compensation Fund Returned $585 Million to Employers

The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, allocated $585 million to New York employers last year through its dividends and return-of-premium programs. Every year, NYSIF returns funds to New York State businesses that prioritize …

Estimate of Losses From Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Increases to $14B-$16B

AccuWeather increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the devastating wildfires burning in Hawaii to $14 to $16 billion. The update follows AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate last week of total damage and economic loss of $8-10 billion. …