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Wildfire Threats Make Utilities Uninsurable in U.S. West
Trinity Public Utilities District's power lines snake through the lower reaches of the Cascade Range, a rugged, remote and densely forested terrain in Northern California that has some of the highest ...
U.S. Safety Agency Urges Caution as Fireworks-Related Injuries Rise
With the 4th of July holiday just around the corner, a new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) highlights firework-related hazards. In 2023, there were eight deaths ...
Survey: Organizations Report 60% Increase in Security Budgets to Combat Cyber Breaches
Cyber budgets are set to increase 59 percent year-over-year, according to an independent Ponemon Institute survey of 650 IT and cybersecurity professionals. Optiv, a cyber advisory firm, published ...
Sudden Downshift Transmission Issue Prompts Ford Recall of 668,000 2014 F-150 Pickups
Ford Motor said Tuesday it is recalling 668,000 F-150 pickup trucks worldwide from the 2014 model year because vehicles can unexpectedly downshift into the first gear causing a loss of driver control ...
FEMA Is Ready for Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons, but Money a Concern
The head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is prepared as it goes into what is expected to be an intense hurricane ...
Farmers Adjusters Cry Foul Over Workloads, Claims Handling in Letter to Regulators
Farmers Insurance officials said they have spoken with employees after receiving an anonymous letter, apparently from a group of in-house adjusters, accusing the insurer of understaffing and ...
J.D. Power UBI Scores vs. Overall 2024 U.S. Auto Insurance Satisfaction Scores
Anyone comparing results of the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Auto Insurance Study with prior editions, like the one in 2023, will notice that scores dropped by nearly 200 points—to an average of about 646 ...
GEICO Tops Progressive With Higher J.D. Power Scores
Although Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett and Ajit Jain told investors last month that GEICO is playing catch-up with Progressive to improve technology and connect rate to risk, Berkshire's ...