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CSU Forecasters Stress Uncertainty in Latest Hurricane Season Update
Forecasters from Colorado State University (CSU) stressed uncertainty in their latest outlook on Thursday for the current Atlantic hurricane season, even as they held steady the number of storms ...
Congress Deadlocked on New Railroad Safety Rules
Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger ...
Full-Size Pickups Have Highest Theft Rate: NICB
Vehicle thefts rose 7 percent last year, according to newly released analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The majority of the thefts were of full-size pickups, which made up more ...
AM Best: Insurer Portfolio Diversification Hindered by Convective Storms
The growing frequency and severity of convective storms in southern U.S. states is increasingly hampering the ability of insurer and reinsurers to effectively diversify their portfolios, a new AM ...
Automation, Analytics Behind Proactive Approach to Insurers Facing Hurricane Losses
A new report by Insurity, a cloud-based software provider for insurance carriers, brokers and MGAs, highlights the best practices insurance organizations can implement to move away from a reactive ...
California Latest State to Use Beavers as a Way to Mitigate Water Issues, Wildfires
For years, beavers have been treated as an annoyance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams, leading to flooding in neighborhoods and farms. But the animal is increasingly being ...
New Proposed Rule Seeks to Limit Rise of Black Lung Disease
A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled ...
U.S. House Panel Considers Reviving Self-Driving Car Regulation
U.S. lawmakers will look to jump start long-stalled legislation on the safe and regulated adoption of self-driving cars at a congressional hearing on July 26. The panel will consider separate draft ...