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Hurricane-Proof Homes Slow to Gain Popularity
In a private waterfront resort on the northern tip of Key Largo, nestled between tropical forest and the Caribbean, Eric Soulavy is marketing luxury for the age of climate change: Coastal homes that are all but hurricane proof. The Florida-based … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusiness News: Lloyd’s Lab, SUNZ Holdings, USI Affinity
Lloyd’s Lab Begins Global Search for Tech Talent Lloyd’s Lab has launched a global search for tech talent to partner with the Lloyd’s market and develop solutions for its unique and rapidly changing needs, in a fast-track, fast-fail environment. For … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUpper Midwest Dealing With Death, Flooded Roads After Storms
Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while disaster declarations were issued Monday in northern Michigan after flash-flooding washed out roads, damaged businesses and caused dozens of sinkholes. The body of a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDetroit Train Station Key to Ford’s Autonomous Vehicle Plans
Bill Ford looks past the tons of paint, plaster and steel needed to remake Detroit’s blighted Michigan Central train station and sees more than just an iconic building in desperate need of a makeover. The executive chairman of Ford Motor … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCommentary: Insurer CEO Can’t Simply Rewrite Rules of M&A
The CEO of Europe’s biggest insurer is up for a big deal. He just doesn’t want Allianz SE to pay for it. Oliver Baete is going to find it hard to have his cake and eat it. Three years into … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurers Will Need to Comply With Oklahoma’s New Auto Insurance Verification System
The Oklahoma Department of Insurance (OID) says its new auto insurance verification system targets uninsured drivers. The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) has awarded a contract for the new Oklahoma Compulsory Insurance Verification System (OCIVS). The new … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAttorney Says Florida Coaster Riders Will Have Lifelong Injuries
Some passengers who were riding a Florida roller coaster when it derailed last week could have lifelong injuries, an attorney for three of the nine riders who were hospitalized said Monday. The riders suffered broken bones, concussions and possible nerve … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMore Businesses Open Door to Pot Smokers
FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Those employers and many others are quietly taking what once … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreASU Students Use AI to Detect Wildfires
In 2017, nearly 72,000 wildfires burned more than 10 million acres nationwide, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. It cost $2.4 billion to fight them. In Arizona last year, more than 2,300 wildfires scorched nearly 430,000 acres, and the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePolice Offer Tips for ‘Deadliest 100 Days’ on Colorado Roads
Last June, 25-year-old Austin Sherwood was riding his motorcycle from one job to another after stopping at home for a sandwich when he was struck and killed by an impaired and distracted driver. “There were four people in the car, … Source: Claims Journal
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