April 28, 2026Report: Cargo Theft Down for Quarter, But Criminals Are Getting More Savvy
A new report shows 767 supply chain crime events across the U.S. and Canada in the first quarter of the year, down 5.3% from the same period a year ago and down 12.2% the fourth quarter of 2025. However, a …

April 28, 2026Another Appeals Court Balks at Class Action Over Auto Insurers’ ACV Methods
In another win for auto insurers, a federal appeals last week struck down a proposed class-action lawsuit over the methods carriers use to value totaled vehicles. At least five appellate courts in the last few years have said “no” to …

April 28, 2026FEMA Restoring Slashed Flood Mitigation Funds, Now With $20M for SE Projects
A year after the Trump Administration attempted to halt funding for some resiliency programs, the Federal Emergency Management Administration announced almost $20 million in flood mitigation grants around the Southeast. The funding for projects in Al …

April 28, 2026Inside World’s Largest Art Heist When $500M of Boston Museum’s Paintings Disappeared
For decades, the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — now valued at more than $500 million — has remained unsolved. It remains the largest art theft in history — far surpassing more recent museum …

April 28, 2026Six Charged With Reprograming Key Fobs and Reselling Stolen Autos in US and Africa
An indictment charges six in a sophisticated theft ring that shipped stolen vehicles to countries as far as Africa, according to an announcement by the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. According to the indictment, at least 20 …

April 28, 2026Viewpoint: Medical MJ Resked: Implications for Insurance Coverage, Capacity and Compliance
The Department of Justice issued an order on April 23, rescheduling state-licensed medical marijuana and Food & Drug Administration-approved cannabis products to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The order is also expected to j …

April 28, 2026Mother And Son Cited $4.4M for Misclassifying Caregivers in California
A California company was fined $4.4 million for misclassifying caregivers as independent contractors. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Hart Placement Agency Inc., a Canoga Park based company, and its principals, Annie Ghaw and Hartman …

April 27, 2026Liberty Mutual Says Safeco Brand Is Officially Retired
The Safeco Insurance brand has gone the way of the dodo bird. It’s now all Limu Emu, all the time. Liberty Mutual said on April 27 that it followed through with what it said about a year ago and officially …

April 27, 2026Supreme Court Split Over Bayer’s Fight Against Roundup Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over Bayer AG’s effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices heard arguments …

April 27, 2026Maryland Top Court Nixes Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Public Nuisance Verdict
The city of Baltimore suffered a defeat in its efforts to address the opioid epidemic last week when the Maryland Supreme Court vacated a $152 million public nuisance verdict won by the city against drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. T …