U.S. to Ease Safety Rules to Accelerate Driverless Cars January 15, 2016 By Jeff Plungis f- Self-driving cars will get closer to appearing on American roads under a U.S. Transportation Department plan to speed their...
U.S. Safety Officials Push Self-Braking Technology for Cars, Trains, Trucks January 15, 2016 By Alan Levin Safety officials want to see more technology used to reduce accidents on U.S. roads, airways and railroads. In its annual...
The Struggle Getting U.S. Regulators to Understand Insurance January 15, 2016 By Susanne Sclafane The designation of MetLife as a systemically important financial institution by the Financial Stability Oversight Council is a done deal....
XL Catlin, RPS/Plus Add Data & Theft Endorsements to Title Agent Policies January 14, 2016 XL Catlin and RPS/Plus Companies have launched two new endorsements – making data breach and added theft protection available –...
GM Ignition Switch Trial Opens with Claim of Defect Coverup January 14, 2016 By Erik Larson and Margaret Cronin Fisk General Motors Co. found a deadly flaw in its ignition switches but chose to keep customers and regulators in the...
35 Insurance Consumer Representatives Named as NAIC Liaisons January 14, 2016 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 35 consumer liaison representatives for 2016. The 20 funded and 15...
‘New Chubb’ Opens as Giant ACE, Chubb Merger to Close January 14, 2016 ACE Ltd. and Chubb said they have received all necessary regulatory approvals and will close their $29.7 billion merger agreement...
Widow’s Damages Lawsuit Blames Twitter for Spread of ISIS January 14, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Robert Burnson Twitter Inc. was accused in a lawsuit by the widow of a man killed at a police training center in...
Attention Insurance Marketers: Is Your Brand a ‘Servant’ or ‘Partner’ for Consumers? January 14, 2016 Marketers have long known that consumers react in a favorable way when products and services are given human attributes, or...
MetLife Spinoff Plan Could Add to Pressure on AIG to Split January 13, 2016 By Ian Katz and Katherine Chiglinsky After General Electric Co. began selling finance operations to exit too-big-to-fail status, American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter...