How to Encourage Private Flood Insurance; Why Delaying Biggert-Waters Is Not the Answer January 24, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson New technologies and a better understanding of flood risk may have increased private insurers’ interest in providing flood insurance but...
Report Finds Florida PIP Reforms Helping to Lower Rates January 24, 2014 By Michael Adams Florida drivers are starting to see the benefits of a 2012 re-write of the state’s no-fault automobile insurance law as...
Alabama Spike in Fire Deaths This Year Linked to Cold Weather January 24, 2014 Alabama fire officials said the state has seen an alarming increase in fire deaths. Al.com reported that 19 people have...
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...