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Top 10 List of Most Affordable New Trucks and SUVs to Insure
A new list highlights the most affordable SUVs and trucks to insure, according to Mercury Insurance, a personal and commercial auto insurer in California. The insurer, provider of auto insurance in ...
New Federal Rule Requires Railroads to Detail Hazardous Cargo Immediately After Derailment
A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately. Too ...
Zurich NA Names Bracken CFO; Hirs Moves to Group Role
Zurich North America has appointed James Bracken as chief financial officer, succeeding Peter Hirs, who returns to Zurich Insurance Group in Switzerland as group head of Mergers & Acquisitions. ...
Protecting 1.2% of Earth Would Prevent Most Extinctions, Study Says
Setting aside an additional 1.2 percent of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263 billion, according to a study ...
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 ...