November 6, 2017
Google is partnering with AutoNation, the country’s largest auto dealership chain, in its push to produce self-driving cars for wide use. AutoNation said Thursday that its dealerships will provide maintenance and repairs for Waymo’s self-driving fleet of Chrysler Pacifica vehicles. …
November 6, 2017
Even with one of the costliest hurricane seasons on record, large insurers in the U.S. tended to post third-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s estimates. The exception is American International Group Inc. AIG announced Thursday that its loss for the …
November 6, 2017
A bill to reduce auto insurance premiums was defeated late Thursday by the Michigan House, another blow for longstanding efforts to rein in medical costs contributing to the highest average rates in the country. After hours of behind-the-scenes arm twisting …
November 3, 2017
The results released in a Slip and Fall Study Report by CNA, an insurance and risk management services provider for businesses and professionals worldwide, reveal that tested floors in 50 percent of the surveyed sites failed to produce a dynamic …
November 3, 2017
U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet that led to two deadly ship collisions earlier this year that killed 17 sailors, …
November 3, 2017
More than 40 million fire extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled because they might not work in an emergency. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says on its website that it’s aware of one death because of …
November 3, 2017
California will order an overall safety review of the nation’s tallest dam to pinpoint any needed upgrades in the half-century-old structure, water officials said Wednesday, launching the kind of overarching review called for by an independent national panel of experts …
November 3, 2017
It doesn’t take a firearm or a bomb to wreak havoc. All it takes is a driver’s license, a valid credit card, some proof of insurance – and as little as $19. The attack on a riverfront bike path in …
November 3, 2017
Here are a few additional word choice issues I see as I give my webinars and seminars on claims writing across the U.S. Watch for these as you phrase your letters: “Our offer is firm and non-negotiable.” Isn’t this redundant? …
November 3, 2017
House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for logging and other actions in national forests in response to deadly wildfires in the West. Lawmakers are set to approve a bill to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects …