How Wearable Devices Are Disrupting the Insurance Industry Nearly 50 years after Captain Kirk began using his wrist communicator and hand-held tricorder on the television show Star Trek,... Read More
Feds Support Insurers Seeking Protection From Cyber Attacks The federal government has the backs of insurers and their clients as they seek to protect themselves from, and adapt... Read More
Forecaster Increases El Nino Chances to 70% for Northern Hemisphere A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern... Read More
Federal Regulator Warns of Rust on Brakes in Cold Weather States U.S. safety regulators on Thursday warned millions of owners of older model vehicles in “Rust Belt” states to get their... Read More
USAA, AIG Join State Farm in Receiving FAA Drone Approval USAA and AIG are the latest insurers to gain Federal Aviation Administration approval to test drones. USAA wants to research... Read More
Survey Finds Leadership Tops Factors Ensuring Ethical Behavior Insurance professionals believe that having organization leadership demonstrate support for ethics is the most effective way to improve ethical behavior... Read More
Allstate Driving Simulator Aids in Distracted Driving Awareness More than 3,000 lives are lost and 400,000 people are injured as a result of distracted driving each year, according... Read More
Paper Ponders Marijuana as Medicine While many states have pushed for new laws to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons, there are few... Read More
Brain Scans Could Identify Concussion-Related Disease A brain-scanning technique might one day help identify people with a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports,... Read More
Destructive Hacking Attempts Targeting Critical Infrastructure in Americas Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according... Read More