Autonomous vehicles need their own space to operate, a report says, and auto executives agree that putting them on the same roads as human-driven cars in a mixed-use environment will only increase liability claims.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated that insurance industry losses from Hurricane Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season, will near $350 million.

I’ve never been a big fan of the term disruption. I believe that in the InsurTech world, a majority of the startups are partnering with incumbents to enable industry transformation. They are catalysts for change, to be sure.

If you’re not convinced about the value of telematics in the auto insurance space, you might be swayed after reading what Phil Ost, head of personal lines at Zurich Insurance Company, had to say during a virtual fireside chat at Connected Claims USA 2020.

Several people were displaced following a fire that blazed through a home and engulfed four vehicles early Saturday morning.

Despite a rocky rollout from its first attempt, Tesla is eyeing a full-fledged insurance product using data collected from its vehicles to offer cheaper premiums than traditional insurers.

Alcohol-detection systems that stop people from drinking and driving could prevent more than a quarter of U.S. road fatalities and save upwards of 9,000 lives a year, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.

Eberl Claims Service and US Adjusting Services have announced that they have combined their business operations. Eberl will acquire certain assets and the business of US Adjusting Services, and both businesses will operate together.

This year, we have witnessed explosive growth in technology adoption. Zoom video conferencing has risen 574%, Instacart grocery delivery has jumped 450% and Google Classroom usage has increased 580%—all due to COVID-19. The pandemic has truly altered how we think about and use technology.

Some consumers who owe money on vehicle loans during the COVID-19 pandemic may be tempted to make false auto theft claims, an independent adjuster warns.

A statewide grand jury has indicted a Holbrook man after prosecutors said he was involved in a scheme of buying luxury cars with fraudulent financing in order to purposely damage them, collecting more than $200,000 of insurance proceeds in the process.

Tropical Storm Fay formed quickly off the coast of the Carolinas Thursday, but after rolling through New Jersey all day Friday the impacts of the storm will not be soon forgotten.

The first hint of the trouble to come popped up on radar at noon Monday — an unexceptional patch of light rain over an area from Clifton Heights to Glenolden, Delaware County.

CCC last month reported the COVID-19 response has produced a record expansion rate “exceeding double-digit growth” for photo estimates and “AI-supported claims” since Jan. 1. Insurers recently produced their 3 millionth photo estimate since 2018, according to CCC.

Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities, a Reuters analysis shows.