Monthly Archives: <span>April 2017</span>

Hawaii Lawmakers Consider Stricter DUI Rules

Hawaii drivers arrested on a repeat DUI offense would have to agree to stop drinking alcohol for at least 90 days and wear an ankle bracelet if they want to be released from jail on bail under a bill being …

New Author Intro and Why Claims Writing is Still Important

I am delighted to be writing a twice-monthly column on claims writing for Claims Journal. This first column will lay out writing issues to be discussed, types of letters written by claims professional and claims areas – such as auto, …

Experts Question Missouri City’s Boiler Standards After Blast

Safety experts are questioning St. Louis’ boiler safety standards, following a deadly explosion that killed three people and injured four others. Boiler safety is regulated almost uniformly in most places, with standards that generally include periodic inspections, but not in …

Safety Agency Reviews Ford Recall of Cars Prone to Overheat, Fires

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is reviewing a Ford Motor Co. recall of thousands of cars, SUVs and vans that can run low on coolant and potentially overheat and catch fire after the company proposed a remedy that doesn’t …

Insurers Must Report Terrorism Data by May 15

ISO will collect, aggregate, and help analyze terrorism data for the U.S. Department of the Treasury that, starting this year, will be required from insurers participating in the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP). ISO is a Verisk Analytics business. …

President to Review Bill to Improve Weather Forecasts

The National Weather Service would have to boost research – including some from private companies – to improve forecasts and storm warnings under a bill headed to the president’s desk. Lawmakers said the bill should save lives by giving residents …

Report Says Minorities Living in Urban Areas Pay More for Car Insurance

A new report suggests that people living in urban minority neighborhoods could be paying as much as 30 percent more for car insurance, but an industry group says the report’s findings are flawed. Nonprofit investigative news organization ProPublica and Consumer …

Negotiations Work Best When Both Sides Have Similar Personality Traits

Negotiations work best when both sides have matching personality traits—even if they’re both disagreeable—according to research from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. Conventional wisdom would suggest that people who are outgoing and accommodating are better suited to …

Daimler, Parts Firm Bosch Partner to Build Driverless Cars

Automaker Daimler AG and industry supplier Bosch Group are teaming up to make driverless cars that they say could be on city streets at the start of the next decade. The companies would combine expertise in car making, sensors and …

Business News: Lemonade, FM Global, Wolters Kluwer, TD Risk Management

Lemonade Expands into Illinois Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, announced it has been licensed as a full-stack insurance carrier by the State of Illinois. Renters in the state can now buy a Lemonade policy …