Pedestrian Fatalities Rise to 16% of Traffic Deaths A new report projects that 6,227 pedestrian fatalities occurred in 2018, the highest number in nearly three decades. Pedestrians will... Read More
International News Companies Still Learning About Fire Risks Around Robots The Andover fire brigade was alerted at 2.34 a.m. About 2 miles across town, a fire had broken out in... Read More
Preventing Spreading of Infectious Diseases in the Workplace It may be obvious when people get injured at work, but it may not always be apparent when people acquire... Read More
House Passes Bill to Extend Background Checks to All Gun Sales, Transfers The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first... Read More
3 Areas Where Property Insurers Disappoint Customers in Claims Process Property insurers are falling short in some key areas of the claims process even as they earn high marks for... Read More
Allianz Policy Protects Wind Farmers’ Revenue Wind farm operators can’t predict the weather. But they can hedge it. Investment manager Nephila Holdings Ltd. and insurance giant... Read More
The $900 Billion Auto Aftermarket: Where Total Losses Turn Into Big Gains Mike Rosser, a 41-year veteran of the salvage car business, remembers a day when auctions for junked cars drew 30... Read More
Kia, Hyundai Increase Engine Fire Recalls in U.S. Kia Motors Corp and affiliate Hyundai Motor Co said on Thursday they are recalling around 534,000 additional U.S. vehicles at... Read More
PG&E Says Its Equipment Likely Ignited Camp Fire PG&E Corp, which filed for bankruptcy last month because of potential liabilities from wildfires in California, said it is probable... Read More
A.M. Best Sees $12 Billion Underwriting Loss for P/C Insurers for 2018 The U.S. property/casualty industry is expected to report that 2018 was its third consecutive year with an underwriting loss. A... Read More