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Viewpoint: Reinventing Injury Claims Processes
There’s no denying that COVID-19 accelerated the digital transformation already well underway throughout the property/casualty insurance industry. Although many carriers hesitated to digitize various aspects of their claims process prior to COVID-19 – primarily due to challenges with their legacy … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWhere’s the Beef? Mcdonald’s, Wendy’s are Sued Over Burger Sizes
NEW YORK —Justin Chimienti thought the Big Mac he bought at McDonald’s and the Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger he bought at Wendy’s would be as big and juicy as advertised. He says they were not, and now he is suing the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmazon Discriminates Against Pregnant and Disabled Workers, New York Alleges
NEW YORK –– The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc. accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its worksites, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday. Amazon was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLivestreamed Carnage: Tech’s Hard Lessons from Mass Killings
These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning out their brutal attacks. They also create marketing plans while arranging to livestream their massacres on social platforms in hopes … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRain Brings Relief to Massive, Record-Wildfire in New Mexico
Lightning sparked a few new small fires in the drought-stricken Southwest Monday but the thunderstorms brought welcome rain to the monster blaze that’s been churning for a month in New Mexico and is now the state’s largest in recorded history. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHeavy Rains Trigger Floods in Northeast India, killing 11
GAUHATI, India (AP) — At least 11 people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s remote northeast region, officials said Tuesday. Several railway stations were closed because of floods, said Nazreen Ahmed, a senior official … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4 Now Confirmed Dead in Massachusetts Apartment Building
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The number of people who died in a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building last weekend has climbed to four with the discovery of two more bodies on Monday, fire officials said. The search of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer’s Probe of Boat Claim Uncovers Evidence Used in Murder Charges
A boat insurance claim denial and fraud investigation have surfaced as integral pieces of the murder case being brought against a 28-year-old Vermont man charged with killing his grandfather and mother for inheritance money. In addition to facing two murder … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Links Chiropractic Care to Lower Costs, Faster Return to Work
Chiropractors are involved in only a small fraction or workers’ compensation claims for low back pain in states where insurers or employers control the choice of medical provider, but a report released Tuesday suggests that skepticism about runaway costs may … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIraqi Merchants Struggle on Amid Series of Strong Sandstorms
BAGHDAD (AP) — The thick layer of dust blanketing the sky did not deter Muhammed Ghalib from walking to work in Baghdad’s main commercial district on Monday, as the latest in an unrelenting series of intense sandstorms swept Iraq. The … Source: Claims Journal
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