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The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled updated safety guidelines for self-driving cars in an attempt to clear barriers for automakers and tech companies wanting to get test vehicles on the road. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the new voluntary … Source: Claims Journal

Search-and-rescue teams made their way into the Florida Keys’ farthest reaches Tuesday, while crews labored to repair the single washed-out highway connecting the islands and rush aid to Hurricane Irma‘s victims. Federal officials estimated one-quarter of all homes in the … Source: Claims Journal

As Florida residents return home after being evacuated by Hurricane Irma, the pressure is on the insurance industry to keep a bad situation regarding assignment of benefits abuse in the state from getting worse. Florida regulators, carriers, industry trade groups … Source: Claims Journal

Businesses risk employment practices claims if they don’t stay on top of changing state and municipal employment laws, according to Chris Williams, Employment Practices product manager for Travelers. In an interview with Claims Journal, Williams says firms with multiple locations … Source: Claims Journal

QBE Insurance Group today announced that John Neal, Group chief executive officer, will be stepping down after five years in the role. The board of directors has appointed Patrick Regan, chief executive officer Australian and New Zealand operations and previously … Source: Claims Journal

Don’t underestimate Jose. The meteorological gods seem to be working against the hurricane as Irma’s successor lumbers over the Atlantic Ocean. But it’s so far out – more than 960 miles from New York – that it’s too soon to … Source: Claims Journal

Aid rushed in to hurricane-scarred Florida early Tuesday, residents began to dig out, and officials slowly pieced together the scope of Irma’s vicious path of destruction across the peninsula. Even as glimmers of hope emerged from parts of the state … Source: Claims Journal

Tesla Inc.’s design of its Autopilot system contributed to a 2016 fatal crash in Florida, federal accident investigators concluded as they recommended all automakers prevent autonomous driving systems from being used on roads for which they are not designed. The … Source: Claims Journal

Digital devices and mobile applications are breathing new life into traditional workers’ compensation services—this was a key takeaway from the session, “Ridesharing Technology: Transforming Transportation in Workers’ Compensation,” presented at the 2017 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference in Dana … Source: Claims Journal

A Dayton, Ohio, strip club can’t be held liable for injuries resulting from a drunk dancer’s 2010 crash, according to a Supreme Court ruling last week. Nichole Johnson was injured while a passenger in a car that was hit by … Source: Claims Journal