Safety Worry: Keeping Humans In and Around Autonomous Vehicles Engaged April 11, 2018 By Keith Naughton, Ryan Beene and Alan Levin After partially faulting Tesla Inc.’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators last year called on carmakers...
EPIC Holdings Names Beecher Carlson’s Denton as President April 11, 2018 EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced the addition of insurance industry veteran Steve Denton as president of its parent company...
Cyber Risk Score Could Help Insurers Refine Cyber Coverage April 11, 2018 By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU, ARP The rapidly emerging and evolving world of cyber risk poses a paradox for property/casualty insurers, according to two panelists addressing...
Court Rules Employers Cannot Use Salary History to Justify Gender Wage Gap April 11, 2018 By Robert Iafolla A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled employers cannot use workers’ salary histories to justify gender-based pay disparities, saying that...
Uber Wants Pay Inequality Accord to Also Settle Sex Harassment Claims April 10, 2018 By Peter Blumberg Uber Technologies Inc.’s $10 million settlement with women engineers who complained they were underpaid compared with men would also rid...
State-by-State Study Shows Drivers Are Texting More Despite Bans April 10, 2018 By Kyle Stock If you’re driving right now, it’s far more likely you are reading this on your phone than you would have...
Wells Fargo Facing Possible Record Fine for Insurance, Mortgage Sales Abuses April 10, 2018 By Patrick Rucker The top U.S. watchdog for consumer finance is seeking a record fine against Wells Fargo & Co that could exceed...
Ethics and Incentives Behind Driverless Car, Insurance, Other Algorithms: Viewpoint April 10, 2018 By Cathy O'Neil Self-driving cars keep killing people. Just in the past few weeks, one crashed into a highway barrier and another ran...
Next Insurance to Offer Online Coverage for Handyman Professionals April 10, 2018 Next Insurance, a digital insurance company for small businesses, is now the preferred provider of insurance for members of the...
Siech Succeeds Denton as Beecher Carlson CEO; Davis Named COO April 10, 2018 Insurance broker Beecher Carlson Insurance Services has promoted Joseph Siech to chief executive officer and B. Scott Davis to chief...