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National Guard Joins Power Repair Efforts as Anger Mounts
EAST HARTFORD, Conn.– The Connecticut National Guard joined over 1,750 utility crews in Connecticut on Friday in efforts to clear trees and restore power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses still in the dark, as frustration continued to grow … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePlants Cropping Up in Lost Michigan Lakes Where Dams Failed
LANSING, Mich. — Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in mid-Michigan. But not always in a good way. “Shortly after the water receded, you could look out … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRestoring Lights Can be a Complicated Job for Line Workers
YORKTOWN, Va. — The line crew from Northern Virginia had been working since 7 a.m., knocking out six repair jobs to restore power to hundreds of Peninsula homes, but the backlog at Dominion Energy’s regional operations center meant they got … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSlew of Outages Lingers in Tri-State Area Four Days After Storm
NEW YORK — More than 695,000 homes and businesses in the New York tri-state area were still without electricity at midday Saturday as utilities continued trying to get the lights on four days after Tropical Storm Isaias. Tuesday’s storm dealt … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWater Crisis Drama Began With ‘Hey, We Broke Something Here’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.– It was supposed to be an easy job — not one that would shut down an entire city. But a series of major goofs and errors turned an underground drilling project into a nightmarish tale where the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusiness News: Mitchell and Coventry, One and Invenger, Sapiens and AssureSign
Mitchell Completes Acquisition of Coventry Mitchell | Genex has completed acquisition of Coventry Workers’ Comp Services from CVS Health, the San Diego-based cost-containment and disability management provider said in a press release. “This combination builds on our cost containment technology … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Davies, Global Risk and Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Davies Appoints Business Development Officer and Senior VP Davies Claims Solutions has hired Glenn Backus as chief business development officer and Tyson Ware as senior vice president, head of adjusting and innovation. Backus has 25 years of experience in insurance, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Using AI to Identify Work Comp Fraud Related to COVID-19
As employees return to work after the COVID-19 crisis has subsided, insurers and employers will likely experience a surge in claims related to the virus. Analysts expect coverages for workers compensation, employer liability, and business interruption to be especially hard … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreD.C. Judge Hands Insurers Another Win in COVID-19 Business Interruption Fight
The insurance industry has notched another victory in its defense of its commercial insurance policies against claims for business interruption due to the coronavirus. In a case brought by the owner of several restaurants against its insurer over business interruption … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSources: Insured Losses From Beirut Blast Seen Around $3 Billion
Insured losses from the Beirut port warehouse explosion are likely to total around $3 billion, similar to those from an explosion at the Chinese port of Tianjin in 2015, industry sources and analysts say. The blast on Tuesday, the biggest … Source: Claims Journal
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