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Joaquin Jumps to Category 3 Hurricane, Could Hit East Coast
Joaquin became a major hurricane as it tears toward the Bahamas and government forecasters said they can’t rule out a strike on the U.S. East Coast as early as Sunday. The 10th storm of the Atlantic season had top wind … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNICB: Heavy Equipment Thefts Rise by Modest 1% from 2013
In 2014, a total of 11,625 heavy equipment thefts were reported to law enforcement—an increase of 1.2 percent from the 11,486 reported in 2013, according to a new report published by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The report on heavy … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEPA Finalizes $14M Plan to Remove Pollutants from Former Sherwin-Williams Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up contaminated soil from residential properties at the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro and Voorhees, N.J. The site includes a former paint manufacturing plant and the waters of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreI Sue Dead People: When a Tortfeasor Dies, Your Subrogation Claim Doesn’t Need to Die too
The author, Franz Kafka, known for his dark situations which many people relate to, once wrote a very short story about omnipotent power floating just beyond our reach. You go to the city to see the law. Upon arrival outside … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRemote Updates Could Save Auto Manufacturers $35B by 2022
As cars increasingly resemble digital devices, a group of technology firms that can send wireless software updates to cars are in hot demand by carmakers scrambling to catch up to Tesla Motors in the arena of over-the-air updates, or OTAs. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFiat Chrysler Fails to Report Some Death and Injury Claims Despite Record $105M Fine
Two months after receiving a record $105 million fine for lapses in U.S. auto safety recalls, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV faces new problems over lax safety reports that could lead to additional financial penalties for the Italian-U.S. automaker. Federal regulators … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmerican Well Partners With Corvel to Offer On-Demand Doctor Visits for Workers’ Comp Patients
American Well, a telehealth services provider, announced it is entering the workers’ compensation sector through a strategic partnership with CorVel Corporation, a national provider of risk management solutions. Together the companies will deliver on-demand doctor evaluations for employees with a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLessons From a ‘Rebel Without a Cause’: Remembering James Dean 60 Years After Fatal Car Crash
Sixty years ago this week, teen idol James Dean died at the age of 24, after crashing his sports car at the intersection of California Routes 46 and 41. He was reportedly driving 85 mph; his death remains a grim … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Transform’ This! Tips on Understanding Electrical Transformer Failures
Transformers are everywhere, from compact ones used to charge our cell phones or laptops up to large industrial transformers used in manufacturing plants and power grids. Transformers have been around since the late 1880s. Transformer failures caused by insulation breakdown … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAuto Safety Technology Could Save Nearly 10,000 U.S. Lives a Year
New auto safety technologies such as automatic braking and sensors that keep a car in its lane could prevent almost 10,000 U.S. road deaths a year and save $251 billion if they were more widely available, according to a Boston … Source: Claims Journal
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