Posts by Y@DminG

MEMIC’s Leonard Announces Retirement in September 2017 John T. Leonard, the first and only president and CEO in the history of The MEMIC Group, announced his intent to retire, effective September of 2017. Leonard was recruited to help start the … Source: Claims Journal

Icy roadways contribute to nearly 152,000 motor vehicle crashes per year, according to a 10 year analysis of weather-related accidents between 2005 to 2014 conducted by Booz Allen Hamilton and based on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. In a … Source: Claims Journal

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from a woman raped by a pastor when she was 15 to boost the amount of damages paid by the church where the minister worked. Attorneys for the woman and her … Source: Claims Journal

NASA launched eight mini-satellites Thursday morning to measure surface wind deep in the heart of hurricanes. The plane carrying the satellites took off shortly after sunrise Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. An hour later, the co-pilot pushed the … Source: Claims Journal

Federal authorities have announced nearly two dozen safety violations issued to an auto parts manufacturer after a bride-to-be who worked at its Alabama plant was crushed to death by a robotic machine. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on … Source: Claims Journal

In 2016, Texas suffered through another costly year of weather-related losses for homeowners and autos. Looking only at loss information through the end of September, it has been a year of record losses for hailstorms. The months of March and … Source: Claims Journal

A winter storm of snow, freezing rain and bone-chilling temperatures socked the nation’s mid-section and East Coast on Saturday, causing hundreds of accidents on icy roads and putting a crimp on Christmas shopping. At least six deaths were blamed on … Source: Claims Journal

Negotiations over whether Uber must stop its newly launched self-driving car service in San Francisco have concluded without a clear resolution, according to California transportation regulators. The state has threatened legal action if the ride-hailing company continues to pick up … Source: Claims Journal

Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco – a move likely to excite the city’s tech-savvy population and certain to antagonize California regulators. The Wednesday launch in Uber’s hometown expands a … Source: Claims Journal

Warming at the top of the world has gone into overdrive, happening twice as fast as the rest of the globe, and extending unnatural heating into fall and winter, according to a new federal report. In its annual Arctic Report … Source: Claims Journal