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More Drivers See Benefit of Keeping Lane Departure Prevention Systems On
Almost 9 out of 10 drivers of vehicles equipped with lane departure warning and prevention systems now keep them switched on, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. ...
U.S. Small Businesses See Job Growth Moderate Slightly in September
The national jobs index moderated slightly in September (99.84) but has averaged 100.31 so far in 2024, representing modest employment growth, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch ...
Helene, Other Storms Dumped 40 Trillion Gallons of Rain
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount ...
U.S. East Coast Dockworkers Strike, Halting Half the Nation’s Ocean Shipping
Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping ...
Agent Satisfaction With Insurers Holds Strong Despite Market Challenges
Overall agent satisfaction with insurers of both personal lines and commercial lines has held strong despite a challenging underwriting environment, says a new J.D. Power study, with commercial lines ...
A Once-Quiet Florida County Is Now a Hurricane Magnet — and Forecasters Are Puzzled
For more than a century, Florida's Taylor County saw the fewest hurricane strikes of any place on the U.S. Gulf Coast. In the last year, that peace has been shattered. Helene, which has killed more ...
U.S. Labor Board Accuses Apple of Imposing Illegal Workplace Rules
A U.S. labor board issued a complaint accusing Apple of violating employees' rights to organize and advocate for better working conditions by maintaining a series of unlawful workplace rules. The ...
Human Assistance Still Top Choice for Insurance Advice, While AI Interest Rises
While 88 percent of respondents prefer human assistance for insurance advice, interest in AI is rising as people look for simpler solutions, according to a survey released by UserTesting, an SaaS ...