Key House Republicans Oppose Delaying Flood Insurance Increases February 4, 2014 By Andrew Taylor The effort to delay huge increases in insurance premiums for homeowners in flood-prone areas faces a skeptical House chairman who...
Farm Bill Keeps Lawmakers’ Own Crop Insurance Payouts Secret February 4, 2014 By Alan Bjerga Crop insurers successfully lobbied to keep several proposals out of the farm bill set to pass the U.S. Congress today...
U.S. to Require Cars to Have ‘Talking’ Technology to Prevent Accidents February 3, 2014 By Jeff Plungis U.S. regulators will propose rules before President Barack Obama leaves office requiring vehicle- to-vehicle communications systems in new cars, which...
Senate Clears Farm, Crop Insurance Bill for Final Vote February 3, 2014 Long-delayed farm legislation easily cleared a procedural hurdle on Monday in the U.S. Senate, with final passage of the nearly...
Insurer to Give Away $1.5M in Twitter Contest February 3, 2014 Direct car insurance provider Esurance is giving consumers a chance to win $1.5 million in a Twitter sweepstakes. Actor John...
ACE Expands Accelerator Portal to Construction Industry February 3, 2014 The ACE Group has expanded its ACE Accelerator portal to allow access to construction industry clients. More specifically, the portal...
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries on the Rise in U.S. February 3, 2014 The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause...
Rate of School Shootings in U.S. Unchanged Amid Increased Security February 3, 2014 By Kimberly Hefling There’s been no real reduction in the number of U.S. school shootings despite increased security put in place after the...
10 Regions of U.S. with Highest Health Insurance Premiums February 3, 2014 By Jordan Rau These are the 10 regions of the country with the highest premiums for people buying insurance on the health law’s...
U.S. to Propose Standards for Talking Cars February 3, 2014 By Jeff Plungis U.S. regulators will take a step toward making talking cars a reality today, as Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is expected...