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P/C Industry Fills Drone Coverage Void Left By Regulators
Thousands of drones flown without government approval by real estate companies, movie studios and other businesses are getting coverage by insurers writing their own safety rules to fill a void left ...
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
Having Multiple Jobs Increases Work-Related Safety Risks: Liberty Mutual
More than 14 million U.S. residents now have multiple jobs. They're also more likely to face work-related injury compared to individuals who only have one employer, a wide-ranging new study has ...
NAMIC: FAA’s Proposed Drone Rules Raise Liability Concerns
With commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, expected to increase markedly, the door is open for the insurance industry to take on the challenge of insuring this emerging ...
Asiana Airlines, Dozens of Passengers, Reach San Francisco Crash Settlement
Asiana Airlines Inc settled with 72 passengers of its flight that crashed at the San Francisco airport in 2013, a spokesman of the South Korean carrier said on Wednesday. The spokesman declined to ...
Apple Exploring Resolution of Lawsuit From Electric Car Battery-Maker
Apple Inc is discussing a settlement in a lawsuit brought by electric car battery maker A123 Systems, which accused the iPhone maker of poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division. ...
New Credit Card Tech Falls Short in Addressing Security Problems
New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require U.S. consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals. But despite a price ...
Sandy Victims Reach First Set of FEMA Flood Insurance Deals
Federal disaster assistance officials have begun reaching settlements with more than 1,000 Hurricane Sandy victims who allege they were unfairly denied flood insurance claims or were compensated too ...