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Officials say the removal of temporary flood barriers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will take an extended period of time. Cedar Rapids city engineer Nate Kampman said most of the removal work after water from recent floods receded focused on clearing … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether a recall of Ford F-150 pickup trucks for brake failures should be expanded to more model years. The probe covers about 282,000 pickups with 3.5-liter six-cylinder engines from 2015 and 2016. The National Highway … Source: Claims Journal

If you hurt yourself while pulling stuff from your parked car, should your insurance company be on the hook for the injuries? The Michigan Supreme Court is opening a new term with arguments in that case and many others, including … Source: Claims Journal

A study issued today of 1,438 claims against plastic surgeons insured by The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, highlights that both patients and physicians should work together to reduce the risk of injury. The study, based … Source: Claims Journal

Private U.S. property/casualty insurers reported a $1.5 billion net underwriting loss in the first half of 2016-the first year-to-date net underwriting loss in more than three years-and saw their net income after taxes drop to $21.7 billion in first-half 2016 … Source: Claims Journal

Just in time for the World Series, this ‘Case Of’ shares the claim story of an avid baseball fan and collector whose claim included a Babe Ruth bat, which the insured claimed a value of $30,000. Babe Ruth is regarded … Source: Claims Journal

Early this morning, Hurricane Matthew was nearing the eastern tip of Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Maximum sustained winds were recorded at nearly 125 mph (205 km/h) with gusts reportedly higher. It is considered a category 3 … Source: Claims Journal

An apartment house where six people died in a fire had been neglected during foreclosure and lacked alternative exits, allowing several bedrooms to become “death traps” when the blaze spread upstairs, a prosecutor said Monday to open the homeowner’s manslaughter … Source: Claims Journal

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. jumped the most since its 2003 initial public offering after a report that Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. is planning to bid about $6.5 billion for the Bermuda-based insurer. Endurance surged 33 percent to $86.52 at … Source: Claims Journal

Ever hear about the gargantuan octopus that dragged a New York City ferry and its 400 passengers to the river bottom nearly 53 years ago? A cast bronze monument dedicated to the victims of the steam ferry Cornelius G. Kolff … Source: Claims Journal