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Automatic Braking, Due by 2022 in U.S. Cars, Could Prevent 20% of All Crashes
Mar 17 2016 // Major automakers will announce Thursday they have agreed to install automatic emergency braking systems in nearly all U.S. vehicles by September 2022, three sources briefed on the plans said. The U.S. National Highway...
Ignition Switch Plaintiffs Ask Court to Toss GM Liability Shield Gained in Bankruptcy
Mar 16 2016 // Attorneys for customers suing General Motors Co. over faulty ignition switches urged a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to throw out bankruptcy court rulings that they say shield the company from lawsuits potentially worth...
2 Instech Startups Target Small Business Insurance Market
Mar 15 2016 // Small business insurance providers will soon have two new competitors from the technology world. Next Insurance, an online shopper for small businesses, today announced a $13 million seed investment led by investors Zeev...
278 Volkswagen Institutional Investors File €3.3 Billion Suit in Germany
Mar 15 2016 // Almost 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion euro suit against the carmaker for what they see as breaches of its capital markets duty in the emissions scandal, the law firm representing them...
Regulations Create Roadblock for Automated Cars Without Human Controls
Mar 14 2016 // Existing U.S. laws pose few barriers to adoption of autonomous vehicle technology so long as cars and trucks stick with existing designs allowing humans to take control, the agency overseeing traffic safety said...
China Insurer Anbang Offers $6.5 Billion to Buy Major U.S. Hotel Group
Mar 13 2016 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. for around $6.5 billion, as the owner of New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria expands its U.S. hotel portfolio, a person...
Federal Judge Rules BP Absolved from U.S. Lawsuits Over Drilling Ban
Mar 11 2016 // BP Plc does not have to face U.S. lawsuits by energy and drilling companies over losses they suffered from an offshore drilling ban imposed soon after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District...
‘Smart City’ Pilot Project to Test Tools Aimed at Reducing Accidents
Mar 11 2016 // The U.S. Transportation Department and NXP Semiconductors NV are joining forces in a pilot project to use communication technology to reduce congestion and speed traffic, they said on Friday. The department said in...
Florida Battle Over Law Limiting Doctors’ Gun Speech Rages On
Mar 10 2016 // As a pediatrician, Dr. Judith Schaechter can ask parents of her patients all sorts of questions regarding their safety and well-being: what the child eats, whether there’s a backyard pool and whether the child gets...
Home Depot Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $19.5M
Mar 9 2016 // Home Depot Inc. agreed to pay at least $19.5 million to compensate U.S. consumers harmed by a 2014 data breach affecting more than 50 million cardholders. The home improvement retailer will set up a $13 million fund to...
Allianz Plans to Sue VW over Share Drop Caused by Emissions Scandal: Source
Mar 9 2016 // German insurer Allianz plans to sue Volkswagen over the sharp drop in its shares as a result of the carmaker’s diesel emissions scandal, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. If successful, the lawsuit...
El Niño Wreaks Havoc in February with Fiji Cyclone, Floods & Drought: Aon Report
Mar 8 2016 // The Southern Hemisphere registered its strongest tropical cyclone on record during February with Tropical Cyclone Winston, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team. With...
Thinking Outside the Glove Box to Get Recalled Autos Repaired
Mar 8 2016 // The 63,000 spectators crowded in late January inside Atlanta’s Georgia Dome for a battle of college marching bands didn’t know they’d also be schooled in auto safety. Between the Lincoln University Orange...
U.S. Chamber Files Suit against Seattle over Uber, Lyft Ordinance
Mar 7 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Seattle over an ordinance that allows drivers of ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft to unionize, saying it violates federal antitrust laws. Seattle last year became the first...
Supreme Court Nixes AIG Bid to Recoup Foreign Tax Credits
Mar 7 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by three companies to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign tax credits denied by the Internal Revenue Service as the tax agency tries to curb corporate abuse of...
The Hartford, Olympians to Advocate ‘Death of Disability’ at SXSW
Mar 7 2016 // New research has placed a spotlight on a gap between what Americans say about themselves and what they think about others when it comes to disability in the workplace and sports. According to the research by The Hartford,...
People – Southeast
Mar 7 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has expanded its nationwide Private Risk Management (PRM) practice with the hiring of Carol Wiek as vice president, private...
USDA Expands Crop Insurance Options for Organic Farmers
Mar 7 2016 // In mid-February, federal agriculture officials announced an expansion of crop insurance options to better serve farmers transitioning to certified organic production. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the expanded...
California’s Porter Ranch Blowout Highlights Evacuation Risk
Mar 7 2016 // Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on the oil and gas industry. The first article covered the important changes that occurred in 2015 and the significance of the Porter Ranch, Calif., blowout that...
People – East
Mar 7 2016 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has hired Edith Quintrell as its U.S.-based underwriting development director for its Global Financial Risks division. Quintrell previously was...
