Personal Lines

Farmers Insurance looks at yearly trends in auto claims data to determine the most common hazards drivers face during the spring months.

A self-driving car from Uber hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving the technology.

A self-driving car from Uber hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving the technology.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety examined building policies in 18 Atlantic and Gulf Coast states and found that despite the increasing severity of natural disasters, many of those states have relaxed their approach to codes — or have yet to impose any whatsoever.

Natural catastrophes appear to be increasing in severity if not frequency, which may partly be due to climate change.

Insurers and agents may need to step in and educate their insureds as manufacturers continue to add more computerized driver assist features to vehicles.