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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys Stake in Italian Insurer Cattolica
Warren Buffett is expanding his wager on Italy. The billionaire's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Thursday it agreed to buy about 9 percent of Italian insurer Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl ...
Texting Isn’t to Blame for Still-Rising U.S. Traffic Deaths
Traffic fatalities in the U.S. jumped for the second straight year in 2016 despite a dip in crash deaths linked to distracted driving, according to data released by federal highway safety regulators. ...
Hurricane Nate Becomes 4th Hurricane in 2 Months to Make U.S. Landfall
Hurricane Nate on Saturday became the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in the past two months. Unlike the other mammoth hurricanes, however, this one landed at Category 1. Hurricanes ...
Trump Administration Proposes Curtailing Flood Insurance in Flood-Prone Regions
President Donald Trump proposed ending federal flood insurance for new homes in areas most at risk of flooding, a change that could curtail new construction in vast parts of Florida, Louisiana and ...
How Smartphones Can Reduce Road Crashes and Strengthen the Insurance Industry
As roads become increasingly more dangerous, due in part to drivers using their mobile phones, attempting to reduce distracted driving through laws is a step in the right direction. Ten years ago, ...
Expect an Historic Q3 in Terms of Natural Disaster Costs: Impact Forecasting
As bad as September was in terms of natural disasters and the resulting costs, the 2017 third quarter as a whole could be positively historic as a result. A new report from Aon Benfield's Impact ...
TigerRisk, Cape Analytics Use New Aerial Tech to Help Quicken Hurricane Irma Claims Work
TigerRisk Partners said it is partnering with Cape Analytics to use new aerial technology to help U.S. Insurers speed their claims processing for Hurricane Irma. The companies say they're using ...
XL Catlin Leads Slice Lab’s $11.6M Series A; Expansion Eyed for Pay-Per-Use Insurance Platform
XL Catlin's investor arm is the lead backer of Slice Lab's new $11.6 million Series A financing, money the InsurTech startup will use to expand its on-demand pay-per-use insurance platform. Beyond XL ...