Posts by Y@DminG
Climate Change Won’t Impact Powerful Nor’easters
Even though climate change is expected to reduce the total amount of U.S. snowfall this century, it’s unlikely to significantly rein in the most powerful nor’easters that pummel the East Coast, new research indicates. The study finds that smaller snowstorms … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWisconsin-Based Insurer Takes Over Naming Rights for Brewers Stadium
The home of the Milwaukee Brewers will no longer be known as Miller Park after next year. American Family Insurance will take over the naming rights to the stadium in 2021 under a 15-year agreement announced Tuesday. The agreement includes … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTelevision Host, Family Survive Montana Car Crash
Fox News host Bret Baier and his family survived a motor vehicle crash in Montana after the television anchor’s SUV slid on an icy road, collided with a pickup truck and turned over in a ditch, authorities said Tuesday. Baier, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOakland Warehouse Fire Lawyers Can’t Discuss Case Outside Court
A Northern California judge on Friday barred lawyers from publicly discussing the case of two men charged for their roles in the deaths of three dozen people at a warehouse illegally converted into an entertainment venue where a fire broke … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNTSB Still Hasn’t Inspected Limo 3 Months After Deadly New York Crash
More than three months after 20 people died in a stretch limousine crash in rural upstate New York, federal safety investigators have yet to get their hands on the most crucial piece of evidence: the wrecked vehicle itself. The National … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBuildings Hold Firm, But Residents Shaky After Alaska Aftershocks
Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. They shake the earth far less than the 7.0 magnitude quake that sent a mirror, TV and dishes crashing to the ground … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFraud News: Fake Flash Flood Claim, Fraudulent Chiropractor Exams, Payroll Scam
Almedina Suljic of Johnston, Iowa, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges against Suljic stem from an investigation that began … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurers Need to Identify Issues Before Investing in Insurtech
Creating a roadmap for technology integration is a must for carriers interested in successful insurtech innovation, according to Wesley Todd, a former insurance defense attorney and creator of CaseGlide, a collaboration, workflow, and analytics platform for insurance litigation departments. In … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Finds Boards at Top U.S. Firms Are Diversifying More Quickly
America’s largest companies added women and minorities to their boards of directors at a faster pace over the past two years, a period when sexual harassment scandals thrust workplace equality into the spotlight, a study shows. The rate of change … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVirginia Senate Panel Kills Stricter Seatbelt Law
Virginia will continue to have one of the weakest seatbelt laws in the country after a Senate committee killed a bill to require rear-seat passengers in a motor vehicle to wear safety belts and to make violating the state’s seatbelt … Source: Claims Journal
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