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Fla. Insurers Imposing New Limits on Amounts Spent to Match Appearance; Kentucky Clarifies Law
Matching requirements for roofs and interior furnishings have been a tough issue in the property insurance industry for years. Recent developments show how insurers and regulators in different ...
App-Based Auto Insurer Fined More Than $2M for Mishandling Claims in California
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced two settlement agreements with Go Maps Inc. and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Company after an investigation revealed consumer ...
The answer to an underwriting or claims question may already be in the file. Getting to it can mean opening...
“Superfog’ Causes Multi-Car Wrecks, Deaths in New Orleans
Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans, La., caused by a "superfog" of ...
California Autopilot Death Case Reveals Tesla Aware of Steering Malfunction Before Crash
An attorney suing Tesla over a fatal accident cited an internal safety analysis conducted by the company that showed it knew about a steering malfunction in its Autopilot driver assistant feature ...
‘Forever Chemical’ Bans Face Hard Truth: Many Can’t Be Replaced
As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of cancer-linked "forever chemicals," many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute for the compounds. Minnesota and Maine have ...
Northern U.S. to See Warmer Temps This Winter Thanks to El Nino
The winter weather outlook for the northern tier of the continental U.S. is expected to be warmer than average thanks to an El Nino system, according to NOAA's U.S. Winter Outlook released by the ...
Small and Midsize Businesses Unprepared for Cyber Attack
Just 7 percent of small and midsize business owners say they will experience a cyber incident within the next 12 months, highlighting a lack of preparedness for cyber-related attacks, according to ...
Communities Can’t Recycle or Trash E-Cigarettes. So, What Happens to Them?
With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are ...