Safety Worry: Keeping Humans In and Around Autonomous Vehicles Engaged April 11, 2018 By Keith Naughton, Ryan Beene and Alan Levin After partially faulting Tesla Inc.’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators last year called on carmakers...
Natural Disasters Cost Insurers a Record $144 Billion in 2017: Swiss Re’s sigma April 10, 2018 Global insured losses from natural catastrophes were US$144 billion in 2017, the highest-ever recorded in a single year, according to...
State-by-State Study Shows Drivers Are Texting More Despite Bans April 10, 2018 By Kyle Stock If you’re driving right now, it’s far more likely you are reading this on your phone than you would have...
California Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Could be Lowered 7th Straight Time April 9, 2018 By Don Jergler Hailing worker’s compensation reform in California as a “big hit,” the two top people at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
As Opioid Prescriptions Decline, Abuse Treatment Costs Rise for Health Plans April 9, 2018 A new report on the opioid crisis and employer-based health coverage, finds that while the use of prescription opioids among...
10% of All Workplace Fatalities Due to Homicides April 9, 2018 Homicides accounted for 10 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 2016, according to the Bureau...
Study: Mississippi River Flood Control Work Likely Worsened Downstream Flooding April 6, 2018 By Janet McConnaughey Flood control engineering on the Mississippi River and its tributaries has likely made floods worse in Mississippi and Louisiana, researchers...
U.S. March Storms Cost Economy $3B; Argentina, Uruguay Drought $4B: Aon Report April 6, 2018 A series of winter storms and severe weather in the United States during March brought economic damages of US$3 billion,...
Dog Bite Claims Cost Insurers $700 Million April 6, 2018 Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out...
Research on Coastal Housing Shows Gaps in Natural Disaster Recovery Policies April 5, 2018 A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of...