Fourth-quarter results were hurt by higher-than-expected claims costs on casualty coverage and deteriorating results from hedge funds.

Google Inc.s artificial-intelligence system will be interpreted as a driver by federal regulators, a step toward compliance that would help the tech giants self-driving cars hit U.S. roads.

Many insurers routinely refer business income claims to CPAs and forensic accountants, and the result is that insurers incur substantial adjustment expense.

More than 800 people die each year in the U.S. in vehicle crashes caused by snow, sleet and freezing rain.