Drivers in Detroit could save $600 to $2,300 annually on car insurance under a plan the city is hoping the Legislature will pass, according to a report. The six-month study by Bloomington, Ill.-based Pinnacle Actuarial Resources shows D-Insurance would give …
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George Rawlings grabs a stack of computer printouts and stretches them six feet across his office, admiring data from police reports of Florida auto accidents: the names of those hurt and the severity of their injuries. For Rawlings, this information …
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Goji, an online independent insurance agency based in Boston, hired Steve Kezirian as the firm’s new chief executive officer. Kezirian succeeds interim CEO James Ermilio, who will be transitioning back to chief insurance officer and board director roles. Prior to …
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The number of vehicles on U.S. roads with potentially defective Takata air bags appears to be less than half the 34 million initially estimated by federal regulators, according to a Reuters analysis of recall records submitted to the watchdog and …
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The Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) announced Dianne Salter will assume the role of chair of ISOP’s Board of Directors. Salter will begin her two-year term on July 1. She succeeds John Sherlock, the outgoing ISOP board chair and current …
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The odds that a weather-changing El Nino will last until the Northern Hemisphere’s next winter are increasing, though it’s too early to say if it will provide drought relief across California, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said. There is an …
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A dust-up over pepper has landed in federal court in Minneapolis. A small Minnesota producer, Watkins Inc., filed a lawsuit against giant spice maker McCormick & Co., claiming it has misled consumers by secretly cutting the amount of pepper in …
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up Tyson Foods Inc.’s challenge to an almost $5.8 million judgment awarded against the company over worker pay at an Iowa meat-processing facility in a case that gives the nine justices …
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A federal judge ordered a Texas company to pay $663 million in damages for failing to tell the government about design changes to highway guardrails that critics say made the systems more dangerous. Trinity Industries Inc. said it would appeal. …
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Gen Re announced that Paul Ceurvorst will retire as CEO of Faraday in March 2016. Pietro Toffanello will become CEO of Faraday upon Ceurvorst’s retirement, subject to UK regulatory approval. Mark Rayner will continue to serve as chief underwriting officer …
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