Jewelry Theft Losses Increased by More Than $11M in 2014 Despite a decline in the number of jewelry store robberies and burglaries in 2014, dollar losses increased by more than... Read More
Continuing Profitability for P/C Insurers as Results Deteriorate Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes fell to $55.5 billion in 2014 from $63.4 billion in 2013, with... Read More
Federal Auto Safety Watchdog Showing its Bite The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new... Read More
NICB Releases Camaro Hot Wheels Classics Theft Report If leading the pack as a pace car at the Indianapolis 500 is any acknowledgement of a car’s connection to... Read More
State Farm: Top 3 Causes of Boat Damage Submerged objects such as trees and rocks cause more damage to boats than marine mammals, according to State Farm. The... Read More
Senate Bill Would Raise Passenger Railroad Liability Limit U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has filed legislation aimed at helping victims of the deadly May 12 Amtrak derailment. Nelson’s... Read More
Tobacco Firms Win Partial Appeal Over Court-Ordered Disclosure Ads A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that tobacco companies cannot be forced to announce publicly that they deliberately... Read More
Atlanta Court Ruling Another Sign Tobacco Lawsuits Subsiding A little-noticed ruling by three federal judges may have tipped the scales in favor of the tobacco industry’s bid to... Read More
BP Settles Gulf Oil Spill Cross Claims with Transocean, Halliburton BP Plc has settled with oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. and contract driller Transocean Ltd. cross claims related to the... Read More
Lack of Air Bag Replacement Parts to Prolong Takata Recall Takata Corp’s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety... Read More