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Regulators Concerned After Tesla Eases Driver Monitoring When Using Autopilot
Tesla is allowing some drivers use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. ...
Florida’s Gulf Coast Begins Cleanup From Hurricane Idalia
Cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Idalia began on Thursday along Florida's Gulf Coast, where property damage, loss of life and power disruptions paled in comparison to ...
Idalia Rumbled Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia
Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall closer to the heavily populated ...
Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case
A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in its attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. ...
Hawaii Utility Admits Power Lines Started Fire, But Faults Others
Hawaii's electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second ...
Hurricanes Ranked by Highest Insured Losses in the U.S.
Insurers are bracing for heavy losses as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm. The hurricane, which comes after a very expensive ...
Idalia Threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast With Storm Surges
Hurricane Idalia was strengthening on Tuesday as it lumbered toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where officials ordered evacuations and urged millions of residents to brace for a possible major Category 3 ...
Bare Wires, Leaning Electrical Poles Possible Cause of Deadly Maui Fires
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat ...