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New Appointments: Syndicate Claim, HomeCare Connect, UK P&I Club
Syndicate Claim Services Names New CFO Syndicate Claim Services, a private claims adjustment company headquartered in Indianapolis, has appointed Sarah Nelms as the chief financial and strategic operations officer. Nelms has a Masters’ in Business Administration degree from Colorado Technical … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J to Pay $37.2 Million to Group Blaming Powder for Cancers
Johnson & Johnson must pay at least $37.2 million to four consumers who blamed asbestos-tainted talc for their cancers in the company’s latest loss in nationwide litigation over its iconic baby powder. A jury in J&J’s hometown of New Brunswick, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Effective Accident Management Can Reduce Claim Severity
Over the past several years high auto collision claims severity has challenged claims organizations and driven a trend of higher premiums, to the detriment of customer retention in an increasingly competitive market. To reign in the escalation, savvy claims organizations … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFBI Seeks Video, Pictures as it Investigates California Dive Boat Fire
The FBI on Tuesday asked the public for video or photos of the Labor Day fire aboard a California dive boat that killed 34 people, saying it was seeking the images as part of its investigation into one of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGM Recalls 3.8 million Vehicles in North America Due to Braking Issue
WASHINGTON — General Motors Co said Wednesday it was recalling 3.46 million U.S. pickup trucks and SUVs to address a vacuum pump issue that could make braking more difficult and that has been linked to 113 accidents and 13 injuries. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHurricane Survivors Struggle to Start New Life in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the prospect of starting their lives over but with little idea of how or where to even begin. A week … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFourth and Final Crewman Pulled Alive from Capsized Ship
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFEMA Officials Charged With Puerto Rico Hurricane Aid Fraud
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials who oversaw the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and the former president of Cobra Acquisitions were arrested on fraud and conspiracy charges linked to recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria, according to federal prosecutors. FEMA’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCommission Says Humanity to Pay Massive Cost for Not Adapting to Climate Change
Slowing the planetary march toward climate catastrophe—and the multitrillion-dollar investment required to do it—has become a central issue of global and national debate. But there’s the equally expensive matter of dealing with the here and now: From historic wildfires to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: It’s Time to Regulate Outer Space
Last week, the European Space Agency reached out to to warn Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. that one of its satellites might collide with a SpaceX communications satellite. When ESA first raised such concerns in late August, the chances … Source: Claims Journal
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