Posts by Y@DminG
High-Tech Snowplows and AI Help Cities Recover From Storms, Cut Insurance Claims
Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow. Now public trust … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNHTSA Holding Autonomous Safety Forum With Waymo, Zoox, Aurora Chiefs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a national autonomous vehicle safety forum that will include the CEOs of self-driving companies Waymo, Zoox and Aurora on Tuesday. Related: Carmakers Push Toward ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving, Raising Questions of Safety, Liability The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFord Recalling 1.74M Vehicles in US Over Rearview Camera Issue
Ford is recalling 1.74 million vehicles in the U.S. as a rearview camera defect may prevent images from displaying, reducing the driver’s view behind the vehicle, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. Recall: Ford Recalling 4.3 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReinsurers Triple Ship Insurance Costs After US Torpedo Attack
London-based ship reinsurers are canceling coverage and demanding 200% more to reinstate policies, after a U.S. sub sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, say people familiar with the matter. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSevere Storms in Kansas Lead to $879 Million in Insurance Claims in 2025
Severe storms in Kansas caused $879 million in insurance claims in 2025, the state insurance department said. More than 82,000 total storm claims reported in 2025. The claim amounts was a 99% increase from 2023, which totaled 147,710 claims and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTwenty-Four States File Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Latest Global Tariffs
A group of 24 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that invalidated most … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGoogle Gemini Accused of Coaching Florida Man to Suicide
Google is facing a lawsuit from the family of a 36-year-old Florida man who allegedly considered carrying out a “mass casualty attack” and ultimately killed himself under the influence of the company’s Gemini chatbot. According to a suit filed Wednesday … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorexAI Loses Bid to Halt California AI Data Disclosure Law
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI failed to convince a California federal court on Thursday to temporarily block the state’s law requiring companies to disclose information about the data they use to train AI models. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGallagher Announces New APAC Leadership
Gallagher Re named Roshan Perera managing director, head of the Asia Pacifc region and Richard Jones chairman of APACA. Perera has 25 years of experience, including two decades in various roles throughout the Asia Pacific region. He most recently served … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWestchester Close to Settling $230M-Plus Hurricane Condo Claim
Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance has reached a settlement with a Florida condominium association in a hurricane claim, three years after the condo claimed damages that insurers said were so inflated that they were termed “outrageous.” “This matter involves an egregious … Source: Claims Journal
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