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Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are touring Wisconsin to assess damage in communities that were hit by flooding and tornadoes in August. Five FEMA teams are assessing damage to public infrastructure and homes in order to determine whether Wisconsin qualifies … Source: Claims Journal

Fraud steals $80 billion a year across all lines of insurance, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The number of fraud cases has been rising over the last few years, primarily because of the increase of “soft” insurance fraud, … Source: Claims Journal

More and more, drivers are recognizing the value in having vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) like blind spot monitoring systems, forward collision warning and lane keeping assist. However, while many of these technologies are rapidly being offered as … Source: Claims Journal

A new research brief released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) examines Monday claims –claims of worker injuries thought to be unrelated to their jobs and likely happening on the weekend – and whether the Affordable Care Act … Source: Claims Journal

Decades of additional weather data have led federal officials to reconsider rainfall totals in Texas that define 100-year weather events and caution that extreme rainstorms will strike the state more frequently. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday released … Source: Claims Journal

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would provide $1.7 billion to help residents of the Carolinas and elsewhere recover from recent natural disasters. The aid was added to legislation to keep Federal Aviation Administration programs running beyond month’s … Source: Claims Journal

A new survey from The Hartford found that 25 percent of Americans, which equates to approximately 57 million people, own a side business (a business that is not their primary source of income). The majority of side business owners surveyed … Source: Claims Journal

Colorado Woman Gets 2 Years in $5 Million Medical Billing Scheme A Colorado woman has been sentenced to about two years in federal prison for fraudulently billing insurance companies for $5 million by using unsuspecting chiropractors in the Louisville area. … Source: Claims Journal

Starr Insurance Companies Introduces New Product to Fill Construction Liability Gap Starr CIP Enterprise, a mono-line general liability construction wrap-up insurance policy, was introduced by Starr Insurance Companies. The new product is designed for property owners and contractors who need … Source: Claims Journal

Creating a physician peer review panel is like solving a puzzle – it comes together only after reviewing the landscape, discerning what is important, and identifying what resources are available. As in most industries, a problem or opportunity in the … Source: Claims Journal