Archive for November 2025

Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab wasn’t hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and … Source: Claims Journal

Overall satisfaction with the auto insurance claims process didn’t improve much in the past year, which may be good news considering more auto insurance customers now have higher deductibles and more say they’ve avoided filing a claim for fear their … Source: Claims Journal

Sharp increases in weather claims—from water to fire to ice—are undeniable. In 2024, 27 confirmed weather disaster events in the U.S. that caused losses exceeding $1 billion each. The types of events included drought, flooding, severe storms, hurricanes, wildfires and … Source: Claims Journal

North Carolina authorities have arrested a public adjuster, accusing him of absconding with a $133,000 payout from the insurance carrier following a contentious roof claim. Tyler Dionysius Englin, 26, of Garner, North Carolina, was charged with embezzlement after the Department … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating whether certain Tesla Inc. door handles are defective received more complaints within days of initiating its probe from consumers who were unable to get into or out of their vehicles after battery failures. The … Source: Claims Journal

A Florida appeals court has struck down the $200 million verdict against John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in the Maya Kowalski negligence lawsuit, a case that had gained worldwide attention and was the subject of a Netflix documentary. “The trial … Source: Claims Journal