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Fiery Plane Crash Kills 179 in Worst Airline Disaster in South Korea

Insurance Journal

The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.

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Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap: Carla Hoppe’s Journey from Law to Wealthbrite – S8 E43

Legally Speaking

Can financial literacy be the key to a lawyers success? This week, Im joined by Carla Hoppe, Founder and CEO of Wealthbrite, a platform transforming how we understand money.

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Generative AI: A Double Agent Serving Good and Evil in the World of Claims

Insurance Journal

Claims professionals need to adapt to the AI evolution at a fast pace as the same technologies used to fight claims fraud are also being used to perpetuate it, according to experts.

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Key IP Issues for the Next President and Congress to Tackle: AI and Patent Subject Matter Eligibility

IP Watchdog

The debates surrounding the 2024 election focused on hot button issues like abortion, immigration, and transgender rights. But several important IP issues also loom over the next administration and Congress. These issues include AI-generated deepfakes, the use of copyrighted works for AI training, the patentability of AI-assisted inventions, and patent subject matter eligibility more generally.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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Union Bay Acquires Pennsylvania’s Loyalhanna Insurance Group

Insurance Journal

Loyalhanna Insurance Group of Latrobe, Pennsylvania has been acquired by Union Bay Acquisition LLC, an aggregator of insurance agencies based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed. This acquisition is Union Bay’s sixteenth, and seventh in the state of Pennsylvania.

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Security First, Amelia Underwriters Offering New Products in Warming Florida Market

Insurance Journal

Two Florida-based insurance companies are expanding their product lines, another sign that insurers are making more if limited moves into a warming market in the state.

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AT&T, Verizon Say Networks Now Clear After Salt Typhoon Hack

Insurance Journal

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that their networks were now clear from the intrusion.

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Cyber Attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hackers

Insurance Journal

Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security agency said.

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Top National Insurance Journal Stories of 2024

Insurance Journal

The three largest insurers brokers each announced or closed multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in 2024. The topic was one of many in which readers of Insurance Journal kept a close eye.

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People Moves: EPIC Names Rosson Northern California Growth Leader; Lara Makes Reappointments to CIGA Board

Insurance Journal

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants Appoints Rosson as Northern California Growth Leader EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants hired Charlie Rosson as Northern California growth leader.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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Though U.S. Jobless Claims Slip, Numbers Point to Worker Scarcity

Insurance Journal

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits dipped to the lowest in a month last week, consistent with a cooling but still-healthy U.S.

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Customs Agents Seize 22,000 Fake Vehicle Inspection Stickers Shipped From Israel

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia.

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Pacific Northwest Poll: Belief That Young Adults Can’t Afford Homes on The Rise

Insurance Journal

Young adults across the Pacific Northwest have found homeownership to be increasingly out of reach as home prices across the nation rise, a poll by PEMCO Mutual Insurance shows.

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When 2025 Arrives, So Will the End of the Amateur Athlete in College Sports

Insurance Journal

When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Atos Says Ransomware Group Claims It Compromised a Database

Insurance Journal

Atos SE said a ransomware group called Space Bears claimed on Saturday to have compromised an Atos database.

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Top Insurance Journal East Stories of 2024

Insurance Journal

What do a demolished bridge, insolvent taxi insurer, jailed gang member, upset Mets fan, malfunctioning elevator, drunk injured employee, and a convicted politician have in common?