Despite a last-minute attempt to derail it, the U.S. government launched a public database Friday that allows Americans to report and search safety complaints on thousands of products — from cribs and toys to power tools and hair dryers. SaferProducts.gov, …
Cass Smith’s friends dug through the rubble of his fire-ravaged home in Harrah, Okla., and were able to salvage a few valuables, including the rings he and his wife exchanged on their wedding day and another ring that belonged to …
Progressive has begun national advertising for its “Pay-As-You-Drive” program, Snapshot, which offers drivers discounts of as much as 30 percent based on real-time analysis of their driving habits. Over the past few years Progressive has been refining its “Pay-As-You-Drive” program, …
A Republican draft of legislation to reform the federal flood insurance program would renew the program for five years, phase out most rate subsidies, tie coverage limits to the rate of inflation, vary the deductible by how subsidized the premium …
Annual vehicle safety inspections may become a thing of the past in North Carolina. A legislative report criticized the state’s annual vehicle safety program, but law enforcement and a group representing drivers opposed an effort at the General Assembly to …
Mickey Hale, the manager of a store that sells all-terrain vehicles, says manufacturers encourage consumers to get training before taking ATVs for a spin. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with safety. Getting consumers to do it is another story,” …
Tsunami waves following Japan’s massive earthquake are estimated to have caused more than $50 million in damage in the Western United States, according to local officials. In Hawaii, Gov. Neil Abercrombie issued an emergency proclamation that will allow the state …
A decline in shares of Japanese non-life insurers including MS&AD Insurance Group [Mitsui Sumitomo] is expected to be temporary as the impact on their earnings of the earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan should be limited, analysts said. The record …
The magnitude 8.9 earthquake, 6 miles down in the Japan Trench and 130 kms (81 miles) off Japan’s northeast coast, triggered a tsunami that devastated cities and towns over a wide area. Pictures of the onrushing waves, piling up cars …
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced that Jim Richardson has been named vice president of ABRA Glass. Richardson was most recently employed with PPG Industries, a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, …