US High Court Declines Appeal, Upholds Coverage Ruling on Treated Wood November 20, 2024 By William Rabb Insurance carriers may want to examine policy language – and what information they request from insureds – after the U.S....
Ford Faces Two Recall Probes as Carmaker Combats Quality Woes November 19, 2024 By Keith Laing US auto safety regulators are probing two recent recalls by Ford Motor Co. as the carmaker struggles to contain quality...
Trump Team Is Seeking to Ease US Rules for Self-Driving Cars November 19, 2024 By David Welch and Allyson Versprille Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles...
Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Suspected Chinese Hacking Incidents November 19, 2024 By David Shepardson A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing Tuesday on Chinese hacking incidents, including a recent...
Flood Adaptation Preferable to Post-Disaster Rebuilding – And Helps With Insurability November 19, 2024 By L.S. Howard Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated US$280 billion in 2023, with US$51.6 billion of that total due...
AI Weather Models Have Shown Promise This Hurricane Season November 19, 2024 By Eric Roston When Hurricane Beryl was rushing across the Atlantic basin in July, the weather forecasting tool made by Google Deepmind, the...
Sedgwick: US Product Recalls on Pace to Hit 6-Year High November 19, 2024 If the pace of product recalls continues in the fourth quarter, the number will reach a six-year high by the...
Judge Reduces UPS Driver’s $237.6M Bias Verdict to $39.6M November 18, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge reduced a $237.6 million jury award against United Parcel Service to $39.6 million in the case of...
NHTSA Opens Probe Into Over 110,000 Ford SUVs on Seat Belt Concern November 18, 2024 By Nathan Gomes The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Monday it had initiated a recall query into about 112,567 Ford SUVs over...
Allstate Thinks Outside the Cubicle With Flexible Workspaces November 18, 2024 After ditching two-thirds of its office space and selling its Chicago headquarters, Allstate Corp. realized that even employees who prefer...