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Researchers Examine Why Sea Level Rise is Faster Along East Coast
Sea levels are rising globally from ocean warming and melting of land ice, but the seas aren’t rising at the same rate everywhere. Sea levels have risen significantly faster in some U.S. East Coast regions compared to others. A new … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreColorado Ski Patrol Dogs Work Hard, Play Hard on Slopes
They are celebrities of the ski runs. Beloved by locals and visitors alike, by both kids and their parents, these stars of the slopes have a very important job to do on the mountains. They even have their own trading … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMale Disney Cruise Employee Alleges Harassment by Female Boss
A middle-aged male former labor analyst at Disney Cruise Line claims his younger female manager created a hostile work environment by bullying him about his age, bragging about sleeping with married men in the office and passing him over for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFEMA Tries to Keep Flood Insurance Program Alive During Shutdown
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is exploring how to continue issuing new flood insurance policies after earlier saying that it would halt the practice during the partial government shutdown, leading to a backlash from lawmakers and realtors. The agency is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Journal’s Top 10 Videos/Podcasts of 2018
Videos and podcasts published this year on IJTV’s Claims Journal channel generated an impressive 50,932 views and listens. Two podcasts on flood coverage highlight the continued focus on a private market. Listed below are the top 10 videos and podcasts … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMaintenance Issues Blamed for Florida Casino Shuttle Boat Fire
A casino shuttle boat fire that killed one woman and injured 14 other people off Florida’s Gulf Coast was caused by poor maintenance and the captain’s failure to shut down the engine sooner, investigators said. The National Transportation Safety Board … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirst Insurers to Retroactively Correct Workers’ Comp Charges Commended
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman commended Zenith Insurance Company and ZNAT Insurance Company, the first insurers to submit informational workers’ compensation filings that describe how the insurance companies are retroactively correcting charges to employers for their workers’ compensation policies written … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNorth Korea Ordered to Pay $500M in U.S. Student’s Death
A federal judge on Monday ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died shortly after being released from that country. U.S. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFBI Hands Full With Money Laundering Schemes
The email caught the executive at a small Connecticut company by surprise one morning in 2016. The company’s owner, or so he thought, was requesting a money transfer to pay for supplies from a new vendor. It wasn’t until that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBenefits of Improved Brakes on Oil Trains Miscalculated by U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels when it scrapped an Obama-era rule over cost concerns, The Associated Press has found. A government analysis used by the administration to … Source: Claims Journal
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