Driven to Praise After Testing Google’s Driverless Car August 17, 2014 By Paul Ingrassia The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn’t lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about...
FAA Ruling Grounds AirPooler’s Uber-Style Sharing in Air Travel August 15, 2014 By Alan Levin and Thomas Black The trend in sharing services popularized by Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc. will take longer to gain a foothold...
Mobile Game Apps Moving Into Medication Management August 15, 2014 By Christina Farr and Malathi Nayak A group of ex-gaming industry executives say they can use their design chops to solve a major health challenge: Sick...
States Still Grappling with Surplus Lines Tax Sharing August 15, 2014 By Andrea Wells Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of...
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Passes $200,000 Mark August 15, 2014 By Jonathan Stempel and Luciana Lopez Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s share price on Thursday surpassed and closed above $200,000 for the first time, the latest milestone for...
Young Agents Rate Flexibility, Career Growth Over Technology: Vertafore Survey August 14, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Technology is not an incentive when it comes to attracting and retaining millennials to the insurance industry but it can...
National Weather Service Tweaks Storm Warnings August 14, 2014 By Kelly P. Kissell The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said it is adding two threat levels to its weather outlooks so people...
Swiss Re Corprate Solutions Promotes Vetter, Names Moor to Casualty Posts August 14, 2014 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Robley Moor as head of casualty North America. With this appointment, Moor becomes managing...
How Much Credit Score Effect on Home Insurance Premiums Varies by State August 14, 2014 Homeowners with poor credit pay 91 percent more for homeowners’ insurance than people with excellent credit, according to a study...
Nationwide Mutual P/C Felt Pain of June Storms August 14, 2014 By Mark Hollmer Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.’s property/casualty arm performed solidly in the 2014 second quarter, despite the Polar Vortex and major storm...