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The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, citing a new U.S. Government Accountability Office report, “Federal Supply Chains: Opportunities to Improve the Management of Climate-Related Risks,” urged the federal government and private sector to better understand and protect against … Source: Claims Journal

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced that it has expanded its construction-focused capabilities with the introduction of the Homebuilders Liability Insurance Policy, which extends flexible protection for tract homebuilders nationwide. The new policy offering provides coverage for bodily injury and property … Source: Claims Journal

A new study of Colorado’s devastating 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire demonstrates that prompt and effective action can significantly change the outcome of fires that occur in areas where residential communities and undeveloped wildlands meet. The study by the U.S. Department … Source: Claims Journal

Which do the conservative justices hate more: personal injury lawyers or interpreting a law loosely to expand the power of lower courts? That question was on the table Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices heard oral argument in … Source: Claims Journal

The Takata Corp. airbag recall already affecting a dozen automakers in the U.S. may widen as the nation’s regulator heightens its scrutiny of the devices. Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG, Jaguar Land Rover and Tesla Motors Inc. are among carmakers still … Source: Claims Journal

Worley Claims Services, a national insurance claims services provider, announced the acquisition of RJMW Claims Services, Inc., a provider of daily and catastrophe residential and commercial property claims services based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Financial terms of the transaction were … Source: Claims Journal

For a few minutes last Wednesday, there weren’t any hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons or tropical storms anywhere in the world. The respite didn’t last long. Thursday morning, the U.S. Navy and Air Force’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center, along with the Indian … Source: Claims Journal

Eric Dolden, founding partner with the Canadian law firm of Dolden Wallace Folick, provided details of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) that went into effect last year, during an interview with Claims Journal. One CASL exposure includes mass distribution of electronic … Source: Claims Journal

A new federal database that was developed to more precisely count the number of deaths in the oil and gas industry shows eight workers died in Colorado in 2014. The count by the Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction, or … Source: Claims Journal

Results from recent child car seat inspections in New York indicate that parents need to do a better job of buckling up their little ones. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office says 931 car seats were inspected at a series of state-run … Source: Claims Journal