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California’s Home Insurance Deal Deadline Passes

California’s Home Insurance Deal Deadline Passes

A rumored legislative deal aimed at keeping home insurance companies from bailing on California is dead now that the deadline for a bill has passed.
September 15, 2023 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation Property California

Congress Seeks Guidance from Tech Industry Titans on AI Regulation

Congress Seeks Guidance from Tech Industry Titans on AI Regulation

Nearly two dozen leaders of tech companies and other groups met Wednesday behind closed doors with U.S. senators as part of a broader discussion into how Congress can regulate artificial intelligence.
September 15, 2023 Legislation & Regulation Technology

Are We Automating Bias?

Are We Automating Bias?

Automating tasks has been an industry goal for years, whether driven by necessity (to remain competitive and save human resources), or to achieve higher goals.
September 15, 2023 Technology

Telematics: A Sword and a Shield

Telematics: A Sword and a Shield

The transportation industry plays a crucial role in global commerce, and it has to constantly adapt to technological advancements, economic fluctuations, shifting consumer demands, and the legal landscape.
September 14, 2023 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation

Three New Electric Vehicles Receive Top Safety Awards

Three New Electric Vehicles Receive Top Safety Awards

In a remarkable achievement for electric vehicles (EVs), three newly introduced models have clinched the prestigious TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
September 14, 2023 Auto

Artificial Intelligence -- There’s Nothing Fake About It

Artificial Intelligence -- There’s Nothing Fake About It

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous in today’s corporate lexicon. And while much has been said, and written, about AI, the question still remains: what, exactly, is AI?
September 14, 2023 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation Technology

Florida Flooding Leaves Homeowners with NFIP Questions

Florida Flooding Leaves Homeowners with NFIP Questions

Tina Baker has lived in her Shore Acres neighborhood in St. Petersburg for more than four years. She’s watched as her neighbors homes have flooded several times during that period, but her home has never flooded, while she’s been there, until Hurricane Idalia.
September 14, 2023 Property Florida

Hurricane Idalia: Damage Estimates, Unique Storms, and Lessons Learned

Hurricane Idalia: Damage Estimates, Unique Storms, and Lessons Learned

The state of Florida will experience hurricanes. That is a reality that residents, government, businesses, and the insurance industry understands.
September 14, 2023 Property Florida

Constructing the Future: 3D Printing’s Promises and Pitfalls

Constructing the Future: 3D Printing’s Promises and Pitfalls

The next big thing in construction is 3D-printed structures. There are already 3D-printed houses, offices, public buildings, and other structures around the world with notable 3D-printed projects in China, Europe, and the U.S.
September 13, 2023 Liability Risk Management

Torrential Rain Creates Flash Flooding in Parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Torrential Rain Creates Flash Flooding in Parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Heavy rainfall -- nearly 10 inches in six hours -- flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes and forced boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to more evacuations.
September 13, 2023 Property Massachusetts Rhode Island

Paramount Received $71M Insurance Payout for ’Mission: Impossible’ COVID Delays

Paramount Received $71M Insurance Payout for ’Mission: Impossible’ COVID Delays

Paramount Pictures has disclosed that it received approximately $71 million from Swiss insurer Chubb as compensation for the COVID-19 pandemic-induced delays in the production of "Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One."
September 13, 2023 Excess & Surplus Lines

Pennsylvania Bill Proposes Insurer Disclosure of AI in Utilization Review

Pennsylvania Bill Proposes Insurer Disclosure of AI in Utilization Review

Pennsylvania lawmakers have filed legislation that would require insurers to disclose when artificial intelligence is used during the utilization review process.
September 13, 2023 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania

A Crisis in 911 Emergency Call Centers

A Crisis in 911 Emergency Call Centers

Every day, thousands of people are put on hold, or calls are not even answered in some cities, due to the staff shortage in call centers.
September 12, 2023 Life & Health Workers' Compensation

Parents Awarded $745M in Lawsuit Over Nitrous Oxide Tragedy

Parents Awarded $745M in Lawsuit Over Nitrous Oxide Tragedy

A St. Louis County jury has reached a staggering $745 million verdict in favor of the parents of Marissa Politte, a 25-year-old woman tragically killed in a sidewalk accident outside a Ballwin urgent care facility.
September 12, 2023 Liability Litigation Missouri

A Record Year for Billion-Dollar Catastrophes

A Record Year for Billion-Dollar Catastrophes

The United States is confronting an unprecedented wave of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2023, setting a new record, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
September 12, 2023 Catastrophe
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