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It may come as no surprise that heat-related worker injury claims rise on hot days, but the magnitude of the increase is an eye-opener. As temperatures skyrocketed during early summer heat waves across the United States, the Workers Compensation Research … Source: Claims Journal

What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then attempt to have the claim reinstated—going so far as to pay weekly wage amounts to the dead worker’s husband? In … Source: Claims Journal

Four people under 21 have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of U.K. retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain’s National Crime Agency said on Thursday. April’s ransomware attack on … Source: Claims Journal

Traffic fatalities fell roughly 6.3% in the first quarter of the year, reaching the lowest quarterly fatality rate in six years, an estimate from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows. The NHTSA released new data estimating 8,055 people were … Source: Claims Journal

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reiterated her call to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, even as the organization helps in search and recovery efforts following the catastrophic flooding in Texas that’s left more than 100 people dead. “This entire … Source: Claims Journal

A code of practice designed to help thousands of companies comply with the European Union’s landmark artificial intelligence rules will focus on transparency, copyright, safety and security, the European Commission said on Thursday. The comments came as the E.U. executive … Source: Claims Journal

The five U.S. cities with the riskiest drivers are all located in the Northeast, according to Allstate’s 2025 America’s Best Drivers Report. The insurer listed Boston as the city where drivers were most likely to experience a collision, followed by … Source: Claims Journal

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech asked London’s Court of Appeal on Thursday to overturn a ruling that their COVID-19 vaccine infringed one of Moderna’s patents, in the latest round of a long-running legal dispute between the two sides. A … Source: Claims Journal

Global growth is slowing as U.S. tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re. Global GDP growth (adjusted for inflation) is expected to slow to 2.3% … Source: Claims Journal

Copyright protections don’t just help individuals, they hold up a good part of the U.S. economy, according to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 report highlights industries like architecture, software, music, publishing, … Source: Claims Journal