U.S.
Mission Accomplished: Allstate Announces Calif., NY, NJ Rate Approvals
The departments of insurance in California, New York and New Jersey approved double-digit auto rate increases for Allstate in three states that the carrier considered exiting in the absence of ...
California Landscape Design Contest Focuses on Reducing Wildfire Risk
A landscape design contest underway at the University of California, Berkeley, is expected to produce innovative, affordable ideas for homeowners emphasizing wildfire defense while preserving ...
Report: U.S. Crop Insurers Reap Billions in Profit
Roughly one-third of U.S. government spending to insure the nation's crops since 2011 has gone to insurance companies that derive more than $1 billion in profit from the program each year, according ...
Road Safety Agency Begins Process to Prevent Impaired Driving Through Technology
U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
U.S. 2020-22 Billion-Dollar Disasters Near Decadal Averages; Building Codes Lag: FEMA
Between January 2020 and December 2022, 60 climate-related disasters, costing nearly $1 billion each, caused 1,460 fatalities and 2,939 injuries, according to data from the National Oceanic and ...
GM’s Cruise Robotaxi Unit Dismisses Nine Execs After Safety Probe
General Motors' GM.O Cruise robotaxi unit dismissed nine key people amid an ongoing safety investigation, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday, which the company confirmed included Chief ...
New Regulations Impacting Small Businesses Next Year
Regulations are a double-edged sword. They're created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers. But, for small business owners, they often ...
Lack of Autopilot Safeguards Leads to Tesla Recall of 2M Cars in the U.S.
Tesla is recalling just over two million vehicles in the United States fitted with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system to install new safeguards, after a safety regulator said the system ...