Posts by Y@DminG

With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies of three-quarters of the world’s nations and widen the north-south gap between rich and poor countries, according to a new economic and science study. Compared to what it would be … Source: Claims Journal

If you think it is okay to talk to your car infotainment system or smartphone while driving or even when stopped at a red light, think again. It takes up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after issuing voice … Source: Claims Journal

A decline in accident frequency due to safer vehicles and the adoption of autonomous vehicles could shrink the U.S. personal auto insurance sector by 60 percent within 25 years, according to KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory services firm. … Source: Claims Journal

In the future, the Pacific Ocean’s temperature cycles could disrupt more than just December fishing. A study published in Nature Communications suggests that the weather patterns known as El Nino and La Nina could lead to at least a doubling … Source: Claims Journal

A new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) study quantifies the growing use and cost of drug tests performed on California injured workers in conjunction with the expanded use opioid painkillers, reveals shifts in the types of tests performed after Medicare … Source: Claims Journal

The Delaware Department of Insurance will no longer approve any auto insurance company’s rate submission that includes a “widow’s penalty,” under which a widow or widower is charged a higher rate based solely on the change in his or her … Source: Claims Journal

A cut-rate demolition contractor was found guilty of manslaughter Monday, more than two years after a towering wall fell on a busy Philadelphia, Pa., thrift store, killing six people. A jury convicted Griffin Campbell of six counts of involuntary manslaughter, … Source: Claims Journal

One Call Care Management, a  diagnostic testing provider for the workers’ compensation industry, announced the promotion of Pamela Landefeld to president of One Call Care Diagnostics. In her new role, the industry veteran will lead product management and innovation and … Source: Claims Journal

Despite record auto recalls and rising highway deaths, Congress is ignoring changes sought by safety advocates and proposing giveaways to the auto and trucking industries that the Obama administration and others say could make matters worse. A House Energy and … Source: Claims Journal

The total estimated lifetime medical and work loss costs associated with fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States was $671 billion in 2013, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its Morbidity … Source: Claims Journal