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Distracted Drivers Making US Roads More Dangerous: Survey
May 6 2024 // Nearly 80% of respondents to a recent Travelers survey said inattentive driving is more of a problem now than it has been in past years. Travelers noted the pandemic triggered a new wave of dangerous habits. The 2024...
Triple-I: Insurance Economic Drivers Outperform Overall US GDP
May 6 2024 // The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry are growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and are expected to gain further momentum in the event of Federal Reserve...
Fitch: U.S. Cyber Insurers Saw Strong Profits, Slowdown in Premium Growth in 2023
May 6 2024 // The U.S. cyber insurance line generated strong direct underwriting profits for the second straight year in 2023, but written premium volume has stalled amid renewed pricing pressure, according to a Fitch Ratings...
Extreme Weather Is Driving More US Power Outages, Studies Show
May 3 2024 // For decades, residents of eastern Queens in New York City have complained that they’re more likely to lose power when extreme weather hits, even as lights in other parts of the city stay on. A new study that looks at...
The Future Is Near for Self-Driving Trucks on US Roads
May 1 2024 // On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in...
Hack That Paralyzed US Health Care Turns Up Scrutiny on Insurer
Apr 30 2024 // When a cyberattack on Change Healthcare paralyzed much of the US health-care system, some lawmakers saw it as proof its parent company, UnitedHealth Group Inc., was too big. UnitedHealth Chief Executive Andrew Witty saw it...
US to Require New Cars to Have Emergency Braking Systems by 2029
Apr 30 2024 // Nearly all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the United States will be required to have automatic emergency braking systems by September 2029, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday,...
Parts of US Gulf Coast Face Possible Tornadoes: Weather Watch
Apr 29 2024 // States across the US Gulf Coast are bracing for possible tornadoes as certain parts of the region face a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms, according to the US Storm Prediction Center. Severe thunderstorm warnings and...
US Probes Tesla Recall of 2 Million Vehicles Over Autopilot, Citing Concerns
Apr 26 2024 // U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The...
Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises
Apr 26 2024 // Cyber claims frequency in the U.S. rose 13% last year, a new report shows. According to Coalition’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report, released this week, cybercrime is “a thriving business that adversely impacts”...
Central US Braces for Severe Weather Outbreak
Apr 26 2024 // An active weather pattern could bring destructive tornadoes, heavy rains, large hail and strong wind gusts to parts of the central United States over the next several days, according to meteorologists at the National...
US Revives Net Neutrality to Establish Authority Over Internet
Apr 26 2024 // US regulators reinstated net neutrality rules that aim to ensure everything on the internet is equally accessible, reclaiming authority over broadband service and setting the stage for legal challenges. The Federal...
McKinsey Faces US Criminal Probe Over Opioids Work, Sources Say
Apr 25 2024 // McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal prosecutors homing in on its work advising...
People Moves: Chubb Names Scheffler COO of Personal Risk Services; AXIS Appoints Morley Head of US E&O
Apr 19 2024 // Chubb said it has promoted Melissa Scheffler to chief operating officer of Personal Risk Services (PRS). Currently, Scheffler serves as regional executive officer for the Mid-Atlantic region. In a corresponding move, Bryce...
Severe Storms Cause Damage in Middle U.S.
Apr 19 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. this week and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt. An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 a.m....
FBI Says Chinese Hackers Preparing to Attack US Infrastructure
Apr 19 2024 // Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An...
Global Insured Natural Disaster Claims Again Dominated by Severe US Storms: Gallagher
Apr 18 2024 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in the first quarter were estimated at $20 billion, with US claims accounting for more than $15 billion, or 75%, of the Q1 total, according to a Gallagher Re in a...
People Moves: Berkshire Hathaway Expands U.S. Marine Business With Wyatt, Frick
Apr 17 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), headquartered in Boston, expanded its global marine capabilities in the U.S., launching ocean marine Insurance. BHSI named Ben Wyatt as head of marine and Chris Frick as head...
Triple-I: Insurance Economic Drivers Outperform Overall US GDP
Apr 17 2024 // The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry are growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and are expected to gain further momentum in the event of Federal Reserve...
Fitch: U.S. Cyber Insurers Saw Strong Profits, Slowdown in Premium Growth in 2023
Apr 16 2024 // The U.S. cyber insurance line generated strong direct underwriting profits for the second straight year in 2023, but written premium volume has stalled amid renewed pricing pressure, according to a Fitch Ratings...
