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Wal-Mart Follows Amazon in Seeking Drone Permit for Home Delivery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with ...
KPMG: Driverless Cars Could Drastically Reduce U.S. Personal Auto Insurance Sector
The U.S. personal auto insurance sector could shrink by 60 percent within 25 years as autonomous vehicles catch on, vehicles become safer and both trends reduce the number of accidents, KPMG said in ...
Californians Urged to Buy Flood Insurance Ahead of El Niño
Federal emergency officials are urging Californians to buy flood insurance—even those who don't live near creeks or rivers—as El Niño conditions get underway in the Pacific Ocean, increasing ...
Texas Hurricane Patricia Losses Could Be Billions; Mexico Spared
Damage from Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, may cost the U.S. billions due to floods after the storm spared the largest cities in Mexico. Flooding in Texas ...
Court Dismisses $15B Facebook User Privacy Lawsuit; Harm Not Specified
Facebook Inc. won dismissal of a $15 billion lawsuit accusing the company of secretly tracking the Internet activity of its users after they log off. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in San Jose, ...
Executives On The Move at OneBeacon, Arch, ProSight, Aon Benfield and JLT
We have new hires and promotions to tell you about at OneBeacon Insurance Group, Arch Insurance Group, ProSight Specialty, Aon Benfield and JLT Specialty: *** OneBeacon Insurance Group brought on ...
Texas Pounded by Hurricane Patricia
A powerful storm system rumbled through Texas on Saturday, flooding roads and causing a freight train to derail as parts of the state braced for the remnants of Hurricane Patricia to arrive. Many ...
Why Hurricane Patricia Didn’t Cause More Damage in Mexico
(Carrier Management updates AP analysis with RMS and AIR Worldwide statements) Remarkably little damage was reported in the wake of Hurricane Patricia, which hit Mexico after peaking Friday as the ...