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The Power of User Experience: How to Simplify the Claims Decision-Making Process
Humans make thousands of decisions every day, from small choices like what to eat, what to watch on TV, or what to wear, to larger decisions like purchasing a home or changing careers. Some of us even suffer from decision … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJet Stream Detour Leaves Midwest Farmers Drenched, Canadians Dried Out
North American farmers are stuck between a flood and a dry spot, and there is little immediate help ahead. Two high-pressure ridges have trapped the jet stream between them, forcing it into an unusually stagnant S-path in which it gathers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Appoints Ken Feinberg Mediator for Bayer Roundup Settlement Talks
A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the federal litigation over allegations that Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused cancer. Feinberg has been instructed to meet with lawyers for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury to Decide if Carrier Risked Trial Because it had Nothing Left to Lose
A federal judge in Rhode Island has cleared the way for a trial to decide whether Columbia Casualty Insurance, in bad faith, put its own interest over its policyholder’s by gambling on a trial instead of settling a claim that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGovernment Isn’t Rushing Boeing 737 Max Back to Flight, FAA Chief Says
U.S. aviation regulators won’t be rushed and have no timeline on when to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jet to flight, an official said as the government prepares to hold discussions with dozens of other nations on the plane’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRisks, Rewards Accompany Faster Cleanup of Closed Nuclear Reactors
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Companies specializing in nuclear demolition and radioactive waste storage are buying up aging U.S. reactors and promising to decommission them in dramatically less time than their utility owners had planned _ eight years instead of 60 in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnother Storm Takes Aim at Southern Great Plains
More than 30 tornadoes struck on Monday and Tuesday from Texas, Oklahoma and across the southern plains into Missouri, said meteorologists with the National Weather Service. While this weakening storm system is expected to roll into the Great Lakes region … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMcDonald’s Workers Want OSHA to Investigate Pattern of Violence
Every 36 hours on average, American local news outlets deliver a new report on violence at a McDonald’s. A group of employees in Chicago say workers bear the brunt of such incidents — enough to constitute a pattern of regular … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePilots Ratchet Up Pressure on EU Regulator to Be Tough on Boeing
European pilots stepped up pressure on the region’s air safety agency to take a strong stance in vetting U.S. plans to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max to service after two fatal crashes. The European Aviation Safety Agency needs to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMcDonald’s Revamps Its Harassment Policy
McDonald’s Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, says it’s training workers to deal with the issue and is starting a hotline for victims. In a letter responding to an inquiry from U.S. Senator Tammy … Source: Claims Journal
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