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California’s Wine Country Residents Facing Fire Fatigue
NAPA, Calif. — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a tent and quickly left their rental home in California’s wine country after seeing flames on a hill about a quarter-mile away … Source: Claims Journal
Read More$215M in BP Oil Spill Money to Restore Louisiana Marshes
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnthem to Pay Nearly $40M Settlement Over 2015 Cyberattack
INDIANAPOLIS — Health insurer Anthem has agreed to another multimillion-dollar settlement over a cyberattack on its technology that exposed the personal information of nearly 79 million people. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer said Wednesday that it will pay $39.5 million … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJapan Court Orders Gov’t, TEPCO to Pay in Fukushima Disaster
TOKYO (AP) _ A Japanese court on Wednesday found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant negligent for failing to take measures to prevent the 2011 nuclear disaster, ordering them to pay some 1 billion yen … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSchool Officials Charged Over Lead, Asbestos Contamination
The former superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district and two other officials were charged Wednesday with felony child endangerment over allegations they knew about lead and asbestos contamination in the schools but failed to do anything about it. A grand … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘I Like What I Saw,’ FAA Chief on Boeing 737 Max Test Flight
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson conducted a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday, a milestone for the jet to win approval to resume flying after two fatal crashes. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurers Chalking More Early Wins in COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suits
Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing number of judges finding that some tangible alteration of a property is required to trigger coverage under commercial property policies. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Business: CogniSure, Spruce and Agero
CogniSure Launches Loss Run Analytics Tool CogniSure announced the launch of a product that uses artificial intelligence to extract loss run data from insurance carrier reports that come in a variety of formats. The company, with a U.S. headquarters in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Plans a Quiet Comeback for 737 Max as Grounding Nears End
Boeing Co. is plotting a low-key comeback for the 737 Max, the grounded jetliner that has spent almost two years engulfed in controversy and tragedy after two fatal crashes, said people familiar with the matter. There won’t be an advertising … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePurging Water System of Brain-Eating Microbe to Take 60 Days
LAKE JACKSON, Texas — A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for … Source: Claims Journal
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