Are you a one-handed glancer? A two-thumb-typing knee steerer? Or maybe you're like Ashley Serrate, 26, who is an only-at-red-light responder. Text messaging while driving has become a daily distraction for a generation of drivers hooked on instant communication -- ... [full story]

In the quest to more accurately predict and prepare for hurricanes, some Florida universities are stepping up their game. Florida State University has developed a computer model that promises unprecedented accuracy in projecting how many storms will arise ... [full story]

Welcome signs at the Naperville city limits advertise the population (144,560), an overnight street parking ban and something far less typical: the town's status as "A Red Light Photo Enforced Community." Naperville is one of the rare cities that ... [full story]

Insurers are re-examining their global operating models, specifically how to make design choices along the dimensions of product, customer and geography, according to a report—“Financial Foresight: Global Operating Models”—from Deloitte. The company recently conducted an online poll of ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., has re-introduced a bill that limits tax deductions for property and casualty insurers that use foreign affiliates to re-insure U.S. business. Backed by a coalition of U.S.-headquartered insurers, Neal has long claimed that foreign ... [full story]