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insurancejournal.com > news > international > 02/05/2026 > 857006.htm

UK Says Infant Formula Contamination Could Have Affected 36 Babies

UK Says Infant Formula Contamination Could Have Affected 36 Babies2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (177+ words) British authorities investigating baby formula contamination said on Thursday there had been 36 likely cases of children developing symptoms consistent with poisoning from affected batches in the country. Nestle recalled some batches of its key infant nutrition products, including SMA, BEBA…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > national > 01/28/2026 > 855884.htm

Markets/Coverages: Coalition Starts Private Equity Practice for Cyber Risk

Markets/Coverages: Coalition Starts Private Equity Practice for Cyber Risk1+ week, 1+ day ago   (165+ words) Coalition introduced its Private Equity Practice, a tailored cyber insurance solution with advanced cyber risk management tools and customized coverage. Announced Jan. 27, the new practice, developed with PE-focused brokers, is bespoke for PE firms, sponsors, general partners, and their portfolio…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > international > 12/10/2025 > 850488.htm

World Watches First Teen Social Media Ban Start in Australia

World Watches First Teen Social Media Ban Start in Australia1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (741+ words) Australia's social media ban for youths took effect Wednesday, a landmark move that's drawn global attention at a time governments are increasingly enacting rules to shield minors from toxic content and cyberbullying. The law, passed last year, mandates services such…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > east > 09/23/2025 > 840252.htm

New Jersey Panel Issues Recommendations on Social Media Use by Teens

New Jersey Panel Issues Recommendations on Social Media Use by Teens4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (256+ words) Students should be banned from using cell phones in school, parents should delay their child's access to social media, and social media companies should restrict access for users younger than 16. Those are among the recommendations of the New Jersey Commission…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > east > 09/17/2025 > 839414.htm

New YorkProposes Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids

New YorkProposes Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (408+ words) New York's attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user's age. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, passed last year, prohibits social media…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > national > 04/04/2025 > 818352.htm

Several Companies Must Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Baby Food, Judge Rules

Several Companies Must Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Baby Food, Judge Rules10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (445+ words) A U.S. judge said several companies including Walmart, Beech-Nut and Gerber must face a nationwide lawsuit claiming that toxic heavy metals contaminated their baby food, causing brain and neurodevelopmental damage to children who ate it. In a decision on Wednesday, " A…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > east > 03/11/2025 > 814775.htm

Lawsuit Aims to End LGBTQ Antidiscrimination Protections in Pennsylvania

Lawsuit Aims to End LGBTQ Antidiscrimination Protections in Pennsylvania10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (471+ words) Two public school districts and several parents have sued Pennsylvania in a bid to undo antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people, saying the state's two-year-old regulation is illegal because it goes beyond what lawmakers intended or allowed. The lawsuit…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > national > 02/26/2025 > 813531.htm

Supreme Court Signals Backing for Straight Woman's Bias Suit

Supreme Court Signals Backing for Straight Woman's Bias Suit11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (647+ words) The US Supreme Court signaled it will revive a job-bias lawsuit by a straight woman and make it easier in some parts of the country for members of so-called "majority groups" to get to a jury with discrimination claims. Hearing…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > southeast > 02/21/2025 > 812742.htm

Woman Sues Georgia Fertility Clinic, Saying She Gave Birth to Another Woman's Baby

Woman Sues Georgia Fertility Clinic, Saying She Gave Birth to Another Woman's Baby11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (727+ words) In December 2023, Murray delivered a healthy baby boy. But she also knew immediately that it didn't develop from one of her own lab-fertilized eggs. The baby was Black, while Murray and her sperm donor are both white. She says she…...

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insurancejournal.com > news > national > 02/21/2025 > 812686.htm

Supreme Court Tackles Straight Woman's 'Reverse' Discrimination Case

Supreme Court Tackles Straight Woman's 'Reverse' Discrimination Case11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1118+ words) Marlean Ames received numerous promotions and good evaluations over the years working in Ohio's youth corrections system, so when she was denied a promotion and demoted in 2019 with a $40,000 pay cut she said she felt "shocked and hurt and humiliated....