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10, 2015
Using Hands-Free Technology While Driving Is ‘Surprisingly’ Risky: AAA Research
Mental distractions can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to new research on distracted driving. Drivers using phones and vehicle information systems while driving may miss stop …
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10, 2015
Guy Carpenter Says Wildfire Losses May Exceed $1.75B
A briefing from Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC on Monday shows more than 9 million acres were burned by wildfires so far this year, most of that occurring in the Western U.S, and that insured losses from wildfires could approach …
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10, 2015
FEMA Urges Californians to Buy Flood Insurance Ahead of El Nin᷈o
Federal emergency officials are urging Californians to buy flood insurance – even those who don’t live near creeks or rivers – as El Nin᷈o conditions get underway in the Pacific Ocean, increasing chances for heavy storms this winter. Roy Wright, …
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10, 2015
New Hampshire’s Bipartisan Summit Examines Coastal Flooding
Elected officials from 18 states — representing some 95,000 miles of coastline — gathered in New Hampshire on Saturday, Oct. 24, for a bipartisan summit on coastal flooding. Some of those who attended the Rising Tides summit in Hampton, New …
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10, 2015
Airbnb Under Siege From Hostile Ballot Measure in San Francisco
Travelers worldwide may love using Airbnb to book vacation stays, but the company that revolutionized home-sharing faces a hostile ballot measure in the city where it was founded. Proposition F on the Nov. 3 San Francisco ballot would limit short-term …
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10, 2015
Alaska City Considering $500 Ticket for Texting While Driving
Texting while driving in Anchorage, Alaska may land drivers a $500 traffic ticket under a proposal that shifts the violation from criminal to traffic court. The Alaska Dispatch News reported assembly members will discuss the texting and driving proposal Tuesday …
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10, 2015
Distracted Driving Ban Takes Effect in Arizona City
A new ordinance banning the use of any mobile device while driving a vehicle in Tempe went into effect over the weekend. A distracted driving ordinance approved by Tempe City Council members last month began Saturday. The law prohibits texting, talking or …
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10, 2015
Trial Ordered for Penn. Homeowner Accused of Arson, Brother’s Death
A Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he paid his brother to set fire to his northeastern Pennsylvania home as part of an insurance scam, a blaze that claimed his brother’s life. A Lackawanna County …
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10, 2015
PivotPoint Analytics Launches Cyber Risk Assessment Product
PivotPoint Risk Analytics has launched a new company and its flagship product CyVaR, which quantifies cyber value-at-risk and gives chief information security officers (CISOs) and business leaders a common language in making cyber investment decisions and reducing cyber risk. Spun …
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10, 2015
Hiscox USA Names Wong as National Broker Manager, Bailey as Southwest Executive
Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Rick Wong as National Broker Relations manager and David Bailey as Southwest regional executive for Hiscox USA. Wong previously served as regional manager for Hiscox USA. In his new role, Wong will be responsible for …