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Video: How One Tech Startup Is Getting Roofs Repaired Faster
Why do residential property claims drag on for months, leaving homeowners waiting for needed repairs? One reason: contractors don't have incentives to move repairs forward quickly. And often, ...
J.D. Power Survey Finds Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Has Eroded
J.D. Power found in a recent survey that auto insurance customer satisfaction with price has plummeted, driving a surge in policy shopping activity while dragging on the purchase experience index. "A ...
Average Age of U.S. Cars Hits Record 12.2 Years in Fifth Straight Annual Increase
Cars on U.S. roads are as old as they've ever been, potentially complicating efforts to expand the use of new safety and emissions-reduction technologies. The age of light vehicles domestically is ...
U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Projected to Reach Highest Level in 40 Years
Twenty people per day were hit and killed by drivers last year, according to an analysis by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Using the latest data available to project the number of ...
New Progressive Campaign Features Jon Hamm as Flo’s Former Flame
Progressive Insurance's most dedicated employee is about to get a possible love interest. Launching May 23, Progressive's new campaign follows Flo as she encounters an old flame—played by actor Jon ...
Tesla Bets It Can Bring Down Insurance Costs, Make Driving Safer
For more than six weeks now, the tech and finance industry has been riveted by Elon Musk's pursuit of Twitter. The topic has sucked up tons of oxygen and contributed to Tesla shares sagging amid a ...
Buttigieg Sends $5B to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar
With new data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out ...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Jump 10.5% in 2021 to Highest Number Since 2005
U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5 percent in 2021 to 42,915 — the highest number killed on American roads in a single year since 2005, according to a preliminary estimate from U.S. regulators. The ...