Commercial Lines
Cyclone Niklas European Insured Losses Could Hit $2B: AIR Worldwide
When Cyclone Niklas slammed into parts of Europe at the end of March, it turns out the insured losses the storm caused were substantial. AIR Worldwide estimates the final tally will range between ...
Month-Long Austin Rideshare Challenge Shows Drivers Lack Insurance Savvy
Josh Waldrum knows from firsthand experience that most of the folks who drive for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are not well informed about the insurance issues that insurance professionals ...
USAA Follows State Farm With Commercial Drone Test Plans
USAA plans to start testing drones as a tool to help speed review of insurance claims after natural disasters. The insurer announced on April 6 that it obtained Federal Aviation Administration ...
Hacking Attacks That Destroy Data More Widespread Than Realized
Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according to a survey of critical infrastructure organizations throughout ...
A.M. Best: Solid 2014 Reinsurance Results Won’t Continue
Two new reports from A.M. Best and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers point to relatively strong reinsurance underwriting results in 2014, but there's a catch. Much of the improvement ...
14 AGs Seek Congressional Probe of Herbal Supplements Industry
A group of 14 state attorneys general on Thursday asked the U.S. Congress to investigate the herbal supplements industry after a New York probe of the products turned up ingredients that were not ...
Is Wind Turbine Noise Causing Health Problems? Researchers Begin Study
Wind turbines provide clean, abundant energy and bolster America's power grid. But across the world people are banding together to fight wind farms, blaming noise for interrupted sleep and a host of ...
Self-Flying Drones May Increase Risks: Lawyer
Drone liability cases aren't likely to be the next big litigation trend for plaintiffs' attorneys, but there may be more risks on the horizon when drones start taking off without pilots at the ...