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Bird Flu Still Taking Toll on Industry as 1.35 Million Chickens Are Being Killed
More than 1.3 million chickens are being slaughtered on an Ohio egg farm as the bird flu continues to take a toll on the industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said all 1.35 million chickens on the farm in Ohio`s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExplosion, Inspections Raise Safety Questions About Union Pacific
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses at the world’s largest railyard in Nebraska, but none of those seem to explain why a shipping container filled with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCleanup, Air Monitoring Underway at Kentucky Train Derailment Site
LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and spilled material at the site of a derailment that sparked a chemical fire earlier in the week and prompted home … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBlaze Leaves Eight Firefighters Injured and a Dozen Residents Displaced
WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey (AP) — Eight firefighters were injured battling a Thanksgiving night fire that displaced more than a dozen residents in West New York, New Jersey, officials said. WABC-TV reports that the fire was in an apartment … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExplosions at Petroleum Refinery Leads to Evacuations Near Detroit
WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Explosions at a petroleum refinery outside Detroit caused a fire and led to the evacuation of some nearby residents, authorities said. The first explosion occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Friday in White Lake Township, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Business: NYSIF, Alacrity and Tenco
NYSIF Launches Mobile Claims App New York State Insurance Fund has launched a new Claim Mobile App to improve communication and provide injured workers with real-time information about their workers’ compensation claims. The app allows claimants to access their claim … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReinsurers Cautious About US Regional Property Cat as Storm Losses Rise
After a costly 2023 severe convective storm season in the US, reinsurers underwriting in the regional property catastrophe market are skeptical about providing frequency cover, but their overall appetite remains healthy, according to Gallagher Re. Carriers are less willing to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGulf of Mexico Oil Spill Impacting Several Producers, Officials Say
U.S. officials said on Tuesday seven energy companies have been impacted by an oil discharge near Main Pass Oil Gathering Co’s pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico that is estimated to have released more than a million gallons of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOil Spill off Nigeria’s Egina Field Under Control, Agency Says
ABUJA –– Nigerian authorities are closely monitoring and working to contain an oil spill that occurred during loading operations at the TotalEnergies operated Egina field on Nov. 15, the maritime agency said on Wednesday. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Finds Evidence that Tesla, Musk Knew About Autopilot Defect
A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker’s vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. Judge Reid Scott, … Source: Claims Journal
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