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US Issues Exemption for Self-Driving Zoox Vehicles, Closes Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it has certified Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox vehicles for demonstration use and closed a probe into whether they had complied ...
After Cuts NOAA Approved to Fill Close to 450 Jobs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts this spring raised concern about dangerous understaffing, ...
Neptune Flood: 77% of At-Risk Homes Outside FEMA Zones Have No Flood Insurance
Many homeowners underestimate their flood risk, leaving millions uninsured or underinsured in the face of a rising tide of flood events. A 2025 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia ...
Homeowners Insurers Still Boosting Rates; Top Carriers Ranked: AM Best
Last year's sub-100 combined ratio for the homeowners line broke a five-year string of 100-plus figures for the U.S. insurance industry in aggregate—and homeowners insurers are sticking to rate ...
Mercury Insurance and Safeco Insurance to Transition California Customers and Agents
Mercury Insurance is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance on a plan to provide coverage for thousands of California Safeco Insurance customers impacted by a shift in Liberty Mutual's California ...
InsurTech Investment Hits $60B Milestone But Pales AI Figures
Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping the insurance landscape, and Gallagher Re's global head of InsurTech, Andrew Johnston, warned in the company's latest Global InsurTech Report that this ...
CSU Maintains Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected
Researchers at Colorado State University continue to expect an above-average 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Along with the four named storms that have already occurred (Andrea, Barry, Chantal, and ...
Nearly 45,000 Vehicles Damaged By Floods in Mid-Year Storms
Used car buyers are being warned to watch for signs of flood-damaged cars, as new CARFAX data estimates that nearly 45,000 vehicles have already been damaged by mid-year storms.
Titan Submersible Disaster CEO Could Have Been Charged Criminally Had He Survived: Report
The Titan submersible disaster could have been prevented, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a report released Tuesday, holding OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush responsible for ignoring safety warnings, design ...