Older Drivers Catching Up with Younger in Distracted Driving: Survey November 12, 2013 Cell phone use and texting while driving are on the rise along with accessing the internet while driving — and...
Supreme Court Upholds $11.5M Proposal System Patent Claim Against Hyundai November 12, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Hyundai Motor Co. unit’s appeal of an $11.5 million award in a patent...
Allstate’s Esurance Hopes Bundling Auto, Home Coverages Will Separate It From Geico November 12, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Esurance, the online car insurance seller owned by Allstate Corp., is betting that bundling auto and home policies will help...
West Virginia Counties Launch Mobile App Alert for Emergencies, Big or Small November 12, 2013 By Ben Fields, The Herald-Dispatch A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small...
North Carolina Man Accused of Auto Insurance Fraud November 12, 2013 William Henry Bullock, 64, of Knightdale, North Carolina has been arrested on a charge of obtaining property by false pretense,...
Food Stamp Gridlock Hurting Chance of Congress Passing Farm, Crop Insurance Bill November 12, 2013 By Christine Stebbins The chances of the U.S. Congress passing a five-year farm bill by year’s end are a little better than 50/50...
Irish Regulator Says It Flagged RSA Reserving Issues in August November 12, 2013 By Joe Brennan and Sarah Jones Ireland’s financial regulator first identified concerns over RSA Insurance Group Plc’s local unit in August, three months before the insurer...
Haiyan Worse for Philippines Than Sandy for U.S.; Only 10-15% of Loss Insured November 12, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several...
Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp November 12, 2013 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved ten renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies...
Canadian National Railway Suffers Fourth Derailment in Month November 12, 2013 A Canadian National Railway Co. train derailed in northern Ontario this past weekend, and an estimated 40 carloads of grain...