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A bill to reduce auto insurance premiums was defeated late Thursday by the Michigan House, another blow for longstanding efforts to rein in medical costs contributing to the highest average rates in the country. After hours of behind-the-scenes arm twisting … Source: Claims Journal

The results released in a Slip and Fall Study Report by CNA, an insurance and risk management services provider for businesses and professionals worldwide, reveal that tested floors in 50 percent of the surveyed sites failed to produce a dynamic … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet that led to two deadly ship collisions earlier this year that killed 17 sailors, … Source: Claims Journal

More than 40 million fire extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled because they might not work in an emergency. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says on its website that it’s aware of one death because of … Source: Claims Journal

California will order an overall safety review of the nation’s tallest dam to pinpoint any needed upgrades in the half-century-old structure, water officials said Wednesday, launching the kind of overarching review called for by an independent national panel of experts … Source: Claims Journal

It doesn’t take a firearm or a bomb to wreak havoc. All it takes is a driver’s license, a valid credit card, some proof of insurance – and as little as $19. The attack on a riverfront bike path in … Source: Claims Journal

Here are a few additional word choice issues I see as I give my webinars and seminars on claims writing across the U.S. Watch for these as you phrase your letters: “Our offer is firm and non-negotiable.” Isn’t this redundant? … Source: Claims Journal

House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for logging and other actions in national forests in response to deadly wildfires in the West. Lawmakers are set to approve a bill to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects … Source: Claims Journal

The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths. The Obama administration proposed … Source: Claims Journal

Drought conditions across much of Maine may have contributed to the large numbers of trees that toppled during a storm that walloped the Northeast this week, officials said. The storm cut power to nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses in … Source: Claims Journal