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Lawsuit Alleges Tesla Peddled Vehicles With ‘Dangerously Defective’ Autopilot Software
Tesla Inc. is facing its first U.S. legal challenge over self-driving technology in a case alleging the electric carmaker sold 47,000 vehicles with Autopilot software that's "dangerously defective" ...
Commercial Insurance Remains a Buyer’s Market: Willis Towers Watson
Fluid capital and ample capacity has kept the commercial insurance sector stable overall and also a buyers' market. That reality holds despite potential regulatory and monetary policies pending in ...
Meteorologists: Signs Suggest 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will be Normal
Most meteorologists forecast the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than a year ago, with the number of named storms and hurricanes near average. A few meteorologists, however, expect ...
Clunky M&A Deals Are Spurring Uptick in Insurance Claims: AIG Study
Faulty mergers and acquisitions have spurred an uptick in insurance claims as dealmakers overstated profits or breached accounting rules, insurer American International Group Inc. said in a study of ...
UK Investigates Aon, JLT, Marsh and Willis Towers Watson Over Aviation Business
Britain's financial watchdog is investigating four large insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. ...
Three-Month Cyber Attack Targets 1,200 InterContinental Hotels in U.S.
Global hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group Plc said 1,200 of its franchised hotels in the United States, including Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, were victims of a three-month cyber attack that ...
Travelers’ Profit Plunges; Higher Cat Losses, Reduced Underwriting Gains to Blame
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported an 11 percent fall in quarterly profit hurt by higher catastrophe losses and lower underwriting gains. The company also authorized a $5 ...
XL Catlin Ups Terrorism Insurance Coverage Limits by 25%
XL Catlin said it has boosted available terrorism insurance coverage units by 25 percent in an effort to keep up with demand. Limits are now at $250 million, up from $200 million, the insurer and ...