Posts by Y@DminG

Thunderstorms and wind had delayed the Hindenburg’s arrival in New Jersey from Germany on May 6, 1937. The father of 8-year-old Werner Doehner headed to his cabin after using his movie camera to shoot some scenes of Lakehurst Naval Air … Source: Claims Journal

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. home and auto insurer, plans to shut 11 U.S. facilities, displacing about 4,200 workers, after a $7 billion annual underwriting loss last year on auto policies. The insurer will exit Parsippany, … Source: Claims Journal

Retire by your mid-60s? How 1960s. More Americans age 65 and over are still punching the clock, and the last time the percentage was this high was when John F. Kennedy was in the White House. Last month, 19 percent … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the brakes can malfunction on some Nissan SUVs. The probe covers about 110,000 Muranos from the 2009 model year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday … Source: Claims Journal

Eighteen members of a now-shuttered fraternity at Penn State University and the frat itself are facing criminal charges in the death of a student who was fatally injured in a fall during an alcohol-fueled pledge night. Eight frat brothers at … Source: Claims Journal

Funding cuts from a wide variety of sources are raising the risk that Alaska may lose constant earthquake monitoring and analysis performed by the Alaska Regional Seismic Network, officials have said. Staffing at the agency is down to 14 employees … Source: Claims Journal

River levels are falling after record and near-record flooding in parts of the Midwest, but the crisis is far from over. Downpours that dumped up to a foot of rain in parts of the nation’s midsection last weekend led to … Source: Claims Journal

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday the state should have comprehensive maps of oil and gas pipelines to help prevent a repeat of a fatal house explosion blamed on an old, severed gas line. Hickenlooper said that may require a … Source: Claims Journal

Not long ago, a judge decided a bad faith lawsuit in favor of a plaintiff because the lack of a timely settlement could be traced back to the carrier’s not having any written claims procedures or guidelines in place. The … Source: Claims Journal

Though several factors affect a firm’s cyber risk, people remain the critical vulnerability, according to Scott Stransky, assistant vice president and principal scientist with AIR Worldwide. In an audio interview with Claims Journal, he explained the evolving risk and what … Source: Claims Journal