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California Highway Patrol Blames Drug Use, Speeding for Deadly Cybertruck Crash
Drug use and excessive speed were to blame for last year's fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students near San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol said in a preliminary ...
Progressive’s Margins Leave Room for Tariff Impacts; Others Ready Too
With its 2024 combined ratio falling comfortably more than 7 points below a targeted level of 96, Progressive has room to deal with the impacts of tariffs on car repair and replacement costs, the ...
Texas Lawsuit Alleges GEICO Ignores Accident Forgiveness Promise
A class action lawsuit filed in Texas alleges GEICO doesn't abide by its Accident Forgiveness program when a driver with an unblemished record gets into a first, at-fault accident. Texas resident ...
Liberty Mutual to Sunset Safeco Brand in 2026
Safeco Insurance will stop being a brand name in 2026, and Liberty Mutual Insurance will sell all of its personal lines products under the Liberty Mutual name. Safeco has been Liberty Mutual's brand ...
California Wildfire Fund Could Shield Utility Balance Sheet From Fire Claims
California's $21 billion wildfire fund may shield Edison International's balance sheet if equipment owned by the company's electric utility is found to have caused a deadly Los Angeles fire last ...
Estimated No. of Vehicles Destroyed in California Wildfires Tallied
Newly released CARFAX data estimates that the destructive wildfires in Southern California destroyed up to 6,300 vehicles earlier this year. "It's heart-wrenching to witness the scale of destruction ...
Desert Freight Train Heists Yield $2M Worth of Nikes
Thieves have targeted freight trains running through the deserts of California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists resulting in the theft of more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers, ...
Crews Continue to Battle Wildfires in North and South Carolina
Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas. The National Weather Service warned of increased ...