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Consumers Ignore Cybersecurity Threats Despite Identity Theft Concerns: Survey
Consumer reliance on technology such as digital payments, QR codes, eCommerce and other online interactions has led to concerns with cybercrime, particularly identity theft and AI-assisted attacks. ...
California Bill Requiring Speeding Alerts in New Cars Vetoed
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required new cars to beep at drivers if they exceed the speed limit. California would have become the first to require such systems for all ...
Primary Insurers Will Absorb $5B+ Hurricane Helene Losses: Rating Agencies
In initial commentaries released a day after Hurricane Helene made U.S. landfall, AM Best and Fitch Ratings both pegged insurance industry loss totals at at least $5 billion, indicating that primary ...
Survey: Only One-Fifth of Employees Report Receiving Effective Training for Soft Skills
Just one-fifth of employees say their companies are effective at training and developing soft skills, according to "The New Skills Gap: Building Tomorrow's Workforce Today" report from Achievers ...
Injury, Fatality Factors Related to OSHA Top 10 Safety Citations
The primary injury and fatality events associated with Occupational Health and Safety Administration's top 10 workplace compliance issues were announced recently by the National Safety Council. ...
Decades of Erosion, Storms Leads to More Carolina Homes Collapsing into the Surf
A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic since 2020. Three have been lost since Friday. The most ...
CARFAX: Nearly 90,000 Cars Damaged in Summer Floods
After a series of tropical storms and hurricanes hit the U.S. from June through August, CARFAX estimates that extensive flooding from Texas to Vermont has left as many as 89,000 vehicles with water ...
E&S Lines See Growth Driven by Admitted Markets’ Declining Capacity: Triple-I
A surge in double-digit percentage growth in the excess and surplus lines (E&S) market for the last five years, the result of solid underwriting results, continues to drive operating ...