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Rudder System Failure Behind AirAsia 8501 Crash
AirAsia Flight 8501's pilots effectively wrestled each other at the controls as they sought to fight off an electronics-system failure, dooming the plane and the lives of all 162 people on board last ...
Hurricane Stats Tallied as Atlantic Season Ends
While meteorologists were on target with their predictions of a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, there was some activity to report, according to the Insurance Information Institute. I.I.I. ...
States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Weather Preparedness
Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme weather events, according to a new report ...
WCRI Event to Explore ACA Case Shifting to Workers Comp
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is presenting a webinar early next month examining the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on the workers compensation line. Although pundits have written ...
Nine Straight Years for P/C Reserves Releases: Fitch
Property/casualty insurers continued to take down loss reserves for prior years in 2014, which marked the ninth straight calendar year of favorable development for the industry in aggregate, ...
Parisian Businesses Can Seek Help from Terrorism Reinsurance Fund
Parisian businesses struggling after the Nov. 13 attacks are likely to be able to make successful insurance claims, helped by a state-backed fund set up in the wake of the Sept. 11 2001 attacks in ...
Allstate’s October Pre-Tax Cat Losses Hit $172M
Allstate Corp. reported $172 million in estimated pre-tax catastrophe losses for October, stemming in part from higher than anticipated reported claims during the winter in early 2015. Broken down, ...
Federal Reserve Closing the Door on AIG-Style Bailouts
The Federal Reserve is on the verge of relinquishing the tools it used to rescue American International Group Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. That probably won't appease lawmakers who've said they're ...