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U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Income Tops $100B in 2024: Verisk, APCIA
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported its first full-year underwriting gain in four years, fueling a jump in net income to $170 billion, according to a joint report from Verisk and ...
Faulty Panel, Not Software, Prompts Tesla Recall of Most Cybertrucks
Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the company said on Thursday, the latest in a series of call-backs for the ...
The Doctors Co. Buys Med Mal Insurer ProAssurance in $1.3B Go-Private Deal
The Doctors Company said it has entered an agreement to acquire ProAssurance Corp. for $1.3 billion, taking the company private. Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered ProAssurance is a specialty insurer ...
Munich Re’s Ergo Buys Next Insurance; InsurTech Valued at $2.6B
Munich Re said it has acquired Next Insurance, which will become part of the reinsurer's major primary insurance business, Ergo. The agreement in place values Next Insurance at $2.6 billion. Ergo ...
Half-Past Four Is the New Five O’Clock in More Efficient Workday
The average American workday now concludes at 4:39 p.m., a notable 42 minutes earlier than it did just two years ago when the clock-out time hovered around 5:21 p.m., according to the latest data ...
Big Tech’s Data Center Boom Poses New Risk to U.S. Power Grids
Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed ...
Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Measures Fuel Steep Dip in U.S. Vehicle Thefts
Vehicle thefts in the United States recorded their biggest yearly drop in four decades as automakers, mainly Hyundai and Kia, bolstered anti-theft measures, while easing supply chain constraints made ...
Tort Reform to Limit Lawsuits Pushes Forward in Georgia
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's priority bill to limit lawsuits and large jury verdicts cleared another hurdle amid mounting pushback and is set for a House vote this week. A number of House ...