Archive for September 2016
New Mexico Insurance Regulator Wants More Time to Pursue Back Taxes
New Mexico’s superintendent of insurance pleaded Wednesday for more time to recover unpaid taxes on insurance premiums and investigate at least one company, after an outside audit uncovered $193 million in uncollected state revenue. Insurance Superintendent John Franchini told a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreParalyzed Former Race Car Driver Gets First Driverless Car License
Former Indy Racing League driver Sam Schmidt has done a lot in the 16 years since an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He runs a racing team and a foundation. He’s raced a sailboat using his chin. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFriends Concerned About Miami Marlins’ Fernandez Boating
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was a patron at a Miami River bar and restaurant the same night he and two friends were killed in a boat crash, a spokeswoman for the establishment confirmed Tuesday. A friend of one of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Signs Bill Targeting ‘Doctor-Shopping’ for Opioids
California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing scripts for addictive drugs under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed Tuesday that aims to address the scourge of opioid abuse. The measure attempts to crack down … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas DWC Claim Files go Digitial
Every month, TDI’s Division of Workers’ Compensation receives hundreds of requests for records of workers’ compensation claims that can date back to the 1960s. DWC first checks to make sure the person requesting the confidential records has a right to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOlder Drivers No Slower at Taking Control of Semi-Autonomous Cars
New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults have comparable response times to young adults when tasked with taking control of a semi-autonomous vehicle. “Before we see fully autonomous cars enter the marketplace, we are likely to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFBI Says Database Tracking Police Use of Deadly Force Coming
The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Wednesday at a congressional hearing that reflected the sustained political interest in the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNatural Disasters Prompt Attention to Climate Change in Assessing Risk
According to the National Climate Assessment, a report released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, climate change increases the probability of heat waves, drought, heavy downpours, floods, hurricanes and creates more extreme winter storms. With experts suggesting the most … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDelaware Judge Rules Insurer Must Defend Korn’s Ex-Wife in Porn Defamation Suit
A federal judge has ruled that an insurance company is obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard Korn in a defamation lawsuit he filed against her. Liberty Mutual argued that a homeowner’s policy it issued to Magda … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusiness News: CoverHound, Tokio Marine America, GEICO
CoverHound Expands into Commercial Insurance for Small Businesses CoverHound, an insuretech company that allows customers to compare and purchase insurance online, is applying that unique selling proposition to commercial insurance by adding a full suite of business insurance offerings to … Source: Claims Journal
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