News

Fiat Chrysler Requests New Trial After $40M Jeep Fire Award

After a family was awarded $40 million in the death of a 4-year-old boy in a Jeep fire, Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday asked the Georgia Supreme Court for a new trial or for the award to be reduced. Remington “Remi” …

Business News: Safety National, Starr Companies, Paradigm Outcomes, Willis Towers Watson

Safety National Adds Cyber Risk Insurance to Product Offerings Safety National has entered the cyber risk insurance marketplace with a portfolio of coverage to assist companies in addressing global network security and privacy breach incidents. Safety National’s cyber risk insurance …

Cellphone Use While Crossing a Street Now Banned in Honolulu

A new city ordinance that makes it illegal to look at a cellphone or other electronic device while crossing a street or highway in Honolulu officially goes into effect today. The electronic device pedestrian safety bill 6 (2017), CD2, FD2, …

California Launches Major Clean-up After Wine Country Wildfire

Government officials outlined plans Monday for what they say will be the largest fire clean-up in California history, aimed at removing hazardous substances and ash from 8,400 homes and other structures burned in Northern California wildfires. With hundreds of anxious …

GAO Report Says Climate Change Already Costs U.S. Billions in Losses

A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades. A Government Accountability …

Study Finds Bad Flood Could Hit NYC Every 5 Years

Within the next three decades, floods that used to strike the New York City area only once every 500 years could occur every five years, according to a new scientific study released just days before the fifth anniversary of Superstorm …

Second Bacterium Found in Louisiana Mass Food Poisoning

Louisiana health officials say a second bacterium, in addition to the salmonella found, apparently contributed to the mass food poisoning that may have killed one person and apparently sickened more than 100 people who ate ate the chicken and sausage …

Commentary: Engaging Millennials With Smartphone Telematics

Young drivers represent both a risk and an opportunity for insurers. On one hand, they tend to get in more accidents, and are particularly prone to distracted driving with smartphones. On the other hand, they represent a new generation of …

Yankees Successful in Deflecting Foul-Ball Injury Case

At least the Yankees won something. As the team prepares to watch the Astros play the Dodgers in the World Series, its ownership can take solace in winning a court challenge to a century-old legal doctrine that prevents fans from …

CoreLogic Estimates Up to $1.35B in Damage From Hurricane Nate

Preliminary loss estimates for Hurricane Nate, including insured and uninsured loss for both residential and commercial properties, and damage from both flood and wind, is estimated to be between $650 million and $1.35 billion, according to global property analytics provider …

News Archives by Month