An upcoming government audit says the nation’s auto safety regulator failed repeatedly over a decade to discover the General Motors ignition switch defect that’s linked to more than 110 deaths. The New York Times and Detroit News report that an …
People with disabilities shouldn’t be turned down for homeowners insurance just because they have pit bulls for service dogs, a federal court lawsuit filed in Oregon says. Undercover testers who told an insurance company they had disabilities and used pit …
Spin Master Ltd. was ordered to pay $435,000 to the family of a child who was poisoned after swallowing toy beads coated with a material that dissolves into the same chemical as a date-rape drug. In the first verdict over …
Driverless cars developed by companies such as Google Inc. could transform the insurance industry if their accident-avoidance technology sparks a shift in risk transfer, according to one of the Bank of England’s first blog posts. “As human drivers become replaced …
Taking a page from the Texas Supreme Court’s insurance coverage decision arising from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill, on June 10, 2015 the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals read oilfield drilling contract limitations into insurance policies purchased to …
As Oregon residents prepare to enter the new world of legal marijuana, the state wants folks to know a few things. With the slogan, “Educate Before You Recreate,” The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has launched a public education campaign to …
Gen Y customers are the driving force behind an increase in overall auto insurance satisfaction due to improvement across all customer service interaction channels, the largest contributor to the customer experience, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Auto Insurance …
U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional testimony on Wednesday. A senior Federal Aviation Administration …
Lightning may not seem as destructive as other natural disasters, yet a strike can cause serious damage to business equipment and electrical appliances, disrupt electrical service for long periods of time, and spark wildfires. In 2014, State Farm paid nearly …
Allstate and the Property Drone Consortium, a group of insurers, construction industry leaders and others supporting drone research, announced that a new FAA ruling will allow the consortium to fly drones for property claims research on behalf of customers. The …