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Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Gap
Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe's worst wildfire season in recent history, but the blazes are also raising a bigger question: who will pay as climate-driven ...
UN, Scientists Warn Strong El Niño Will Add Fuel to ‘Planet Already on Fire’
A strengthening El Niño has already broken records for intensity at its early stages, and it is likely to spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows, "adding fuel to a planet already on ...
Why a framework to build agents is necessary, but not the same thing as AI doing insurance work. Almost every...
Recreational Vehicle Thefts Decline, But Most Are Never Recovered: NICB
A new report indicates recreational vehicle thefts have declined by 20 percent, but most are never recovered, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Nearly 59,000 recreational vehicles, ...
U.S. Safety Agency Says Older Ford Cars, SUVs Pose Unreasonable Safety Risks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday that some older Ford cars and SUVs pose unreasonable safety risks because the timing belt may fail and cause them to lose power or ...
Robotaxis Operating Without Manual Controls, Like Brake Pedals, Coming Soon
Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or, eventually, even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving ...
Driver Death Rates High for Small Cars, Big Engines: IIHS
More than half of the model 2023 vehicles with the highest driver death rates are small cars, sports cars, or muscle cars, according to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. ...
Cargo Theft Tactics Changing, Expert Says
Cargo theft is no longer just a physical security problem, according to Michael Fisk, vice president of Roadmaster Group and a senior leader at Tri-State Motor Transit Co. The new frontier sees ...
EPA Says Power for Data Centers Can Sidestep Pollution Laws
Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said July 27. The EPA said if ...