Profit-Driven Automakers Race to Next Level of Not Quite Self-Driving Cars July 15, 2020 By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance...
East Coast’s Insured Loss From Tropical Storm Fay to Tally Near $400 Million: KCC July 15, 2020 The insured loss from Tropical Storm Fay will be close to $400 million, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen...
Safety Probe Cites Mistakes by First Officer, Pilot in 2019 Amazon Cargo Plane Crash July 15, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited cockpit mistakes by the first officer and pilot in a February 2019...
Federal Judge Rejects Weinstein’s $18.9 Million Sex-Abuse Settlement July 15, 2020 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg A federal judge won’t give preliminary approval to a proposed $18.9 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and nine women who...
How Coronavirus Pandemic Has Disrupted Both Millennials and Boomers July 15, 2020 By Dan Sewell Millennials, are taking a big hit — again. And boomers are not OK, either. Sometimes at odds, America’s two largest...
Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in Pandemic July 14, 2020 By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up...
Amazon to Pilot Primary Care Health Centers for Employees Near Its Fulfillment Facilities July 14, 2020 Giant online retailer Amazon.com announced it will pilot local employee health care centers near Amazon fulfillment facilities across the country....
Axis Adds Swiss Re, NAS and Hiscox Veterans to U.S. Cyber Insurance Team July 14, 2020 Specialty insurer AXIS Insurance announced the hiring of three experienced underwriters to its U.S. Cyber and Technology team. Peter Smith...
Second Wave of Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Weaken Insurers’ Capital Buffers: S&P July 14, 2020 Global insurers have proven resilient during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as their capital strength has helped stave...
W.R. Berkley Estimates $85 Million in Q2 COVID Catastrophe Losses July 14, 2020 W.R. Berkley Corp. cautioned that its 2020 second quarter pretax catastrophe losses will reach $145 million, with more than half...