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The powerful El Niño that’s already disrupting global weather patterns has a 75% chance of becoming “a historic event,” surpassing all records dating back to 1950, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said. El Niño will likely keep getting stronger through … Source: Claims Journal

The Washington Commanders football team has failed to block a workers’ compensation claim in Maryland by a former defensive tackle injured at the team’s training facility in Virginia just three days after he was signed by the team. In 2024, … Source: Claims Journal

Despite the proliferation of dystopian news harbingers about artificial intelligence and disruptive technology, those aren’t always the biggest worries among those in the claims industry. Claims Journal recently polled people on LinkedIn asking adjusters, claims managers, TPAs, vendors, to ring … Source: Claims Journal

Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group named Sharon Duez Shaw vice president and head of claims. Shaw joined the Pharmacists Mutual as part of a planned leadership transition from Peter Lambert, senior vice president, who will retire effective March 31, 2027. Shaw … Source: Claims Journal

When the cargo plane came to rest 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport, its nose sat flush with the ground, the tail — and the billboard-sized Amazon.com Inc. smile painted on it — jutting … Source: Claims Journal

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released more than 170,000 pages of records about the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, including documents showing officials were weighing potential liability from toxic exposure while trying to reassure the public about … Source: Claims Journal

Chrysler parent Stellantis is recalling 201,976 Jeep vehicles in the U.S. due to a software error that may cause the tire pressure monitoring system to fail to detect low tire pressure or illuminate the warning light, the U.S. National Highway … Source: Claims Journal

DBS Bank is being sued for an estimated S$1.298 billion ($1.03 billion) in damages linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Southeast Asia’s largest lender DBS Group said on Wednesday. The claimants include the liquidators of four companies: BlackRock Commodities (Global), … Source: Claims Journal

Deutsche Bank said it has settled a lawsuit with a second former employee who sought damages in a case involving business with Italy’s Monte dei Paschi, days ahead of a trial that threatened to embroil the bank’s CEO. The banker, … Source: Claims Journal

A federal judge has ruled that J.M. Smucker can proceed with a lawsuit against Trader Joe’s over frozen sandwiches that Smucker claims are too similar to its Uncrustables. Smucker sued Trader Joe’s in federal court in Ohio last fall, claiming … Source: Claims Journal