Ford Teams with MIT, Stanford to Research Autonomous Vehicles January 23, 2014 By Elvina Nawaguna Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is joining with two top U.S. universities to launch research into automated driving...
Securities Class Actions Rose 10% in 2013: NERA January 22, 2014 More securities class actions were filed in U.S. federal court in 2013 compared to 2012 but the increase was small....
Reinsurance Costs Helping to Lower Florida Homeowners Rates: OIR Report January 21, 2014 By Michael Adams Florida’s top insurance regulator says that state residents are starting to benefit from a more competitive homeowners market as rates...
Police on Night Shift More Likely to Suffer Long-Term Injuries January 21, 2014 Police officers working the night shift are significantly more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries than officers on day and...
Car Use No Longer Growing in Developed World, But Why? January 20, 2014 By John Kemp Car use appears to have leveled off and even started falling in many of the world’s advanced economies long before...
China, India, Brazil Join U.S. As Among Biggest Contributors to Global Warming January 17, 2014 By Alex Morales China, India and Brazil — three of the largest developing nations— joined the U.S. in a list of the biggest...
Worsening Wealth Gap Is World’s Biggest Risk: World Economic Forum January 16, 2014 The chronic gap between the incomes of the richest and poorest citizens is seen as the risk that is most...
Europe to Experience More Droughts Due to Climate Change January 15, 2014 By Rudy Ruitenberg Europe is poised to suffer more droughts as the 21st century progresses because of climate change, according to a study...
P/C Insurers Face Challenge to Match 2013 Results in 2014 January 15, 2014 By Young Ha The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported strong performance in 2013, but in 2014, the industry may find it difficult to...
Uninsured Losses from Natural Disasters Growing: Swiss Re January 15, 2014 By Carolyn Bandel Natural catastrophes are growing more costly and uninsured losses are increasing, according to David Cole, chief risk officer of Swiss...