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U.S. to Expand Testing of Drones
Oct 26 2017 // President Donald Trump launched a program on Wednesday to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations and flights out of sight of the operator, the White House said. The pilot program aims...
Best Areas in U.S. to Live to Avoid Natural Disasters
Oct 26 2017 // Tired of living with hurricanes, tornadoes or floods? Head to Portland, Salt Lake City or Providence. Or California. Yes, California. Portland, Oregon is the safest place to live to avoid hazardous weather; three of the...
Brit Global Specialty Adds Nationwide’s Mocio to U.S. Cyber Team
Oct 25 2017 // Brit Global Specialty has appointed Courtney Mocio as vice president, Cyber & Technology. In this role, Mocio will be responsible for helping to grow Brit’s cyber and technology portfolio in the U.S. Mocio brings...
Insurance Customers Slow to Adopt Mobile Claims Apps: J.D. Power
Oct 25 2017 // Despite a nationwide advertising blitz for mobile auto insurance apps and widespread use of digital channels to purchase insurance, U.S. auto insurance customers have been slow to adopt digital claims reporting, according...
Senate Joins House in Passing $36.5B Disaster Aid with Flood Insurance Funds
Oct 25 2017 // The Senate sent President Donald Trump a $36.5 billion hurricane relief bill Tuesday that gives Puerto Rico access to $4.9 billion in low-interest Treasury loans, amid concerns that recovery efforts from the recent...
Congress Kills Obama Ban on Forced Arbitration in Battle Against Class Actions
Oct 25 2017 // Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over disputes, after the U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a rule banning the firms from using...
U.S. Senator Calls for Increased USDA Response to North Dakota Drought
Oct 24 2017 // U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to send more workers to western North Dakota, where she says understaffed Farm Service Agency offices are dealing with an overwhelming workload...
British Financial Regulator Investigates Equifax Hacking of UK Customer Data
Oct 24 2017 // Britain’s markets watchdog said it has opened an investigation into the hacking of U.S. credit reporting agency Equifax, which affected nearly 700,000 UK citizens. “The Financial Conduct Authority announces...
Canada Concerned About Cyber Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure: Source
Oct 24 2017 // The Canadian government is “really worried” about cyber attacks that have targeted critical infrastructure and has helped companies improve their defenses without disclosing hacks to the public, a senior...
U.S. Warns of Hacker Attacks on Energy, Aviation, Manufacturing Industries
Oct 23 2017 // The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public...
Trump Nominee for Mine Safety Post Is Retired Coal Executive
Oct 23 2017 // The retired coal company executive from West Virginia chosen by Republican President Trump to oversee U.S. mining safety says his first priority is preventing people from getting hurt and that he replaced the managers of a...
Iowa’s Grassley in ‘Violent Opposition’ to Withdrawal of Rule Protecting Animal Farmers
Oct 20 2017 // The Trump administration’s decision to kill a rule designed to protect the rights of farmers who raise chickens, cows and hogs for the United States’ largest meat processors has infuriated farmer advocates,...
Zurich’s Mulligan to Lead Aon Benfield’s U.S. Cyber Practice Group
Oct 20 2017 // Reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield has appointed Catherine Mulligan as managing director and U.S. Cyber Practice Group leader. Mulligan brings underwriting, policy form and product knowledge to Aon’s cyber...
Swiss Re Estimates $3.6B in Claims from U.S. Hurricanes & Mexican Quakes
Oct 20 2017 // Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, estimated its claims burden from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States and from two earthquakes in Mexico at roughly $3.6 billion in the third...
U.S. Consumer Bureau Offers Rules for Financial Data Collection
Oct 20 2017 // The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning its attention to companies that collect consumer financial information to provide services and products. The regulator laid out a series of principles on Wednesday...
GM to Pay States $120 Million to Settle Ignition Switch Claims
Oct 20 2017 // General Motors Co. has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve claims from 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over faulty ignition switches, state attorneys general and the company said on Thursday. The largest U.S....
In ‘Energy City’ USA, Hurricane Harvey’s Fury Lingers
Oct 19 2017 // It took five weeks for the largest U.S. oil refinery to get back to normal after Hurricane Harvey. It’s taking Port Arthur, Texas, a lot longer. Nearly two months after Harvey inundated Port Arthur, a crucial hub of...
Zurich Estimates Claims of US$700M from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria
Oct 19 2017 // Zurich Insurance Group estimates that Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria will aggregate claims in the third quarter of approximately US$700 million, net of reinsurance and before tax. After tax, the losses are expected to...
U.S. Healthcare Sector Plagued by Cyber Breaches Caused by Human Error: Beazley
Oct 19 2017 // Whether it is an email sent to the wrong recipient, discharge instructions given to the wrong patient, or a server containing protected health information (PHI) accidentally left open to the public, healthcare entities...
Compensation for London’s Grenfell Fire Victims May Be Capped at $5M: Reuters
Oct 18 2017 // The bill for compensating families of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire in London may be as low as 4 million pounds ($5 million), according to several lawyers and a Reuters analysis of how damages laws apply in...
