Personal Lines
Half of U.S. Now Being Hammered By Winter Snow
Here's another reminder of how cold it's been so far this season. Yesterday snow cover across the contiguous 48 states reached 50.4 percent before dropping back to 50.2 today, according to model ...
P/C Lobbyists Come Out Swinging Against International Capital Standards
Trade groups representing the property/casualty industry are fighting back against a push to apply global capital requirements to large U.S. insurers who have significant international operations. ...
FHA Mortgage Insurance Fund Erases Shortfall
A U.S. government agency that guarantees millions of mortgages has built up $6.1 billion in capital over the last year, erasing a shortfall experienced in 2013, when its reserves were so low that it ...
Air Bag Accident Victims Unable to Access Details of Other Settlements
Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. air bags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue injury claims. The accords make financial sense for the ...
HSBC Will Reimburse Turkey Customers Hurt by Cyber Attack
HSBC Holdings Plc's Turkish unit said it will reimburse customers if a cyber-attack that caused the leak of 2.7 million people's data leads to fraud. While the information "isn't sensitive enough to ...
Driverless Cars Will Have the Most Impact in Cutting Accident Rates
As millions of cars are under recall for potentially lethal air bags, designers are trying to reduce the need for the device—using sensors, radar, cameras and lasers to prevent collisions in the ...
East Coast Hurricanes Can Flood the Midwest: University Research
Located hundreds of miles inland from the nearest ocean, the Midwest is unaffected by North Atlantic hurricanes. Or is it? With the Nov. 30 end of the 2014 hurricane season just weeks away, a ...
Travelers CEO Discloses He Suffers From a ‘Neuromuscular Condition’
The Travelers Cos. Chairman and CEO Jay Fishman disclosed that he is suffering from a "neuromuscular condition" that might require a cane or other aids in the future to get around. At the same time, ...