Self-Driving Delivery Cars, Robot Taxis ‘Will Be Ready to Roll’ in 2018 December 5, 2017 By Keith Naughton and Gabrielle Coppola Self-driving vehicles will be ready to roll next year, though the work to make them affordable to individual consumers is...
MAPFRE USA to Exit 5, Focus on 11 States; Sell New York and Life Units in Reorganization December 5, 2017 Insurer MAPFRE USA, which now writes in 19 states, is narrowing its focus by concentrating on 11 key states, exiting...
EPA Won’t Require Mining Firms to Prove Cleanup Costs December 5, 2017 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last Friday it would not act on a proposal to require hardrock mining companies...
Cost of Driverless Vehicles to Drop Dramatically: Delphi CEO December 5, 2017 By Paul Lienert Delphi Automotive Plc, which is changing its name to Aptiv Inc., wants to cut the cost of self-driving cars by...
Coverys Finalizes Acquisition of GIMC of Florida December 5, 2017 On December 1, 2017, Coverys finalized the acquisition of Global Insurance Management Company, Inc. (GIMC), headquartered in Plantation, Fla. GIMC...
Maritime Program Group Promotes Kelly to Chief Underwriting Officer in Atlanta December 5, 2017 Maritime Program Group, Inc. of Westbrook, Conn., has promoted Alison Kelly to chief underwriting officer. Kelly, partner and branch manager...
Texas Mutual Builds New Workers’ Comp Health Care Network – WorkWell, TX December 4, 2017 Workers compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., plans to launch of its own health care network for policyholders, called WorkWell,...
Fired Missouri School Cafeteria Worker Awarded $340K in Discrimination Lawsuit December 4, 2017 A former high school cafeteria worker in Missouri has won a $340,000 judgment in her lawsuit alleging she was discriminated...
Insurers Still Assessing Damage to Historic Indiana Fieldhouse December 4, 2017 School officials and an insurance company are still assessing the severe storm damage that one of Indiana’s historic high school...
Researchers Find Dangerous Bacteria in Water Wells Near Texas Fracking Sites December 4, 2017 Two new studies from University of Texas at Arlington researchers show harmful bacteria levels in groundwater near hydraulically fractured gas...