Drivers Speeding Less but More Distracted Than Ever, CMT Report Says April 8, 2022 By Claims Journal staff US motorists have eased their feet off their gas pedals a bit since the height of the pandemic, but their...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007 June 4, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths soared after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as...
Florida Company Creates COVID-19-Killing Ultra-Violet Light April 19, 2021 By David Dorsey FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Energy Harness CEO/inventor/engineer Michael Fischer and senior vice president Peter Lehrer were approached with a...
Aviation Reinsurance Rates Rise by Up to 250% – Report January 4, 2021 LONDON — Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re...
Lloyd’s of London Sees Global Pandemic Insurance Losses Above Previous Estimate November 18, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Global insurance losses from the COVID-19 pandemic will be higher this year than the $107 billion Lloyd’s of London had...
Insurers Drop Appeal Against UK COVID-19 Payout Ruling on Three Policies October 22, 2020 By Sinead Cruise LONDON — Six insurers have decided not to appeal against a London High Court ruling that they were wrong to...
Mitchell Warns Insurers to Mind Surging Drug Use During Pandemic October 21, 2020 By Jim Sams Even though the number of opioid prescriptions in the United States had dropped by more than a third, the number...
Suppliers Reluctant to Ship Goods Without Credit Insurance September 8, 2020 By Anne D'Innocenzio Gold Medal International is sitting on millions of dollars worth of socks at its North Carolina warehouse that it can’t...
From Africa to America, Businesses and Insurers Face Survival Showdowns August 18, 2020 By Emma Rumney and Noor Zainab Hussain PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa — W ynand du Toit’s safari camp in South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park lies abandoned,...
Insurers Favor Warehouse Investments Over Offices as Pandemic Hastens Real Estate Shifts July 16, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn Global insurers want to increase investments in commercial warehouses as their stakes in office space become riskier because of employees...