The attacks at the 117th Boston Marathon point to disturbing uptick in the use of small explosives.

Allstate has expanded its Drivewise telematics program into six additional states and introduces a usage-based app for smartphones.

Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, was no more than 100 feet away from where one of two reported explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon occurred April 15.

Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while runners were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.