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VW to Begin Environmental-Suit Settlement Talks With Some States
Volkswagen AG will start negotiating with a group of U.S. states to settle lawsuits filed over claims the carmaker violated their environmental laws by equipping vehicles with software to manipulate ...
Central Italy Earthquake Destroys Towns, Kills at Least 63 People
A powerful earthquake hit central Italy in the middle of the night, destroying small mountain towns and burying victims in the rubble of collapsed buildings. At least 63 people were killed, Italian ...
Delaware Researchers Have New Use for Geo-Mapping: ID’ing Opiate ‘Hot Spots’
As the U.S. experiences sharp increases in drug overdoses, researchers in Delaware are using geo-mapping to look at the state, neighborhood by neighborhood, to identify "hot spots" where the use of ...
Allied World Nabs Ex-Travelers Exec to Help Lead U.S. Cyber Insurance Efforts
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings tapped a former Travelers executive to help lead its U.S. cyber insurance efforts. Jason Glasgow is the insurer's new vice president, practice lead – ...
Many Railroads Make Little Progress Adopting Safety Technology
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a ...
Move-in Ready Home Modules Offer Faster Method of Post-Disaster Rebuilding: Texas A&M
Texas legislators are investigating the benefits of RAPIDO, a pilot program developed with recommendations from Texas A&M University's Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HRRC) that ...
InsurTech Momentum Builds as VC Investments Top $1B for 2016
Even though venture capital investments in VC-backed fintech companies fell more than 50 percent globally during the second quarter of 2016, interest in InsurTech continues to pick up steam, a new ...
Louisiana’s Affected Storm Areas Have Low Flood Insurance Penetration: RMS
It's bad enough that the heavy rainfall and massive flooding that began in Louisiana on Aug. 12 has damaged more than 50,000 homes. There's also this: A relatively small amount of businesses and ...