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New Massachusetts Hospital Building Meant to Survive Strongest Hurricanes

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The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital scheduled to open by year’s end is prepared for a blow – a really big blow. The 106,000-square-foot, 14-bed hospital is being built to hurricane design specifications established by Miami-Dade County – some of the … Source: Claims Journal

Reports Offer Look at the Impact of Climate Change on New York State’s Buildings

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Much of the talk about buildings and climate change has focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What often gets overlooked is ensuring that buildings are prepared for future climate impacts. That’s imperative because with climate change will come more frequent, … Source: Claims Journal

California Governor Seeks Aid as Twin Wildfires Grow, 9,000 Buildings at Risk

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Twin wildfires fueled by dry vegetation and hot, windy weather have continued to grow in Northern California. California fire officials said Monday that the two fires about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of San Francisco were 30 percent contained and … Source: Claims Journal

IIHS: Volvo Tech May Have Prevented Uber Death

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The Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving test vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Arizona earlier this year may have been able to avoid the crash had the ride-hailing company not disabled Volvo Cars’s safety system, according to a safety group. In … Source: Claims Journal

Nebraska Scientists Want 10 Seismometers Installed

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists want to install 10 seismometers to study what geologists call an earthquake swarm in central Nebraska. Three university professors, Cara Burberry, Irina Filina and Mindi Searles, are preparing a grant application to the National Science Foundation … Source: Claims Journal

Las Vegas Shooter Spent $1.5M, Became Distant Before Rampage

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In the months before unleashing a hail of bullets into a Las Vegas concert crowd, Stephen Paddock burned through more than $1.5 million, became obsessed with guns and increasingly unstable, and distanced himself from his girlfriend and family, according to … Source: Claims Journal

New Kansas Law Requires Safe Driving Around Garbage Trucks

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Kansas has joined 18 other states in adopting a law requiring motorists to use caution around garbage trucks by making driver carelessness a fineable offense. A ticket for what is now known as “unlawful passing of a waste collection vehicle” … Source: Claims Journal

Latest Hawaii Volcano Peril is Road Damage From Earthquakes

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Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing for the possibility that frequent earthquakes will cut off a major highway. Emergency officials dealing with the eruption are turning … Source: Claims Journal

New PCI Poll Finds Hurricane Season Prep Lags

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Residents in hurricane-prone states are not taking necessary steps to protect their property this hurricane season despite the severity of last year’s storms, according to a new poll conducted online by SurveyMonkey on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association … Source: Claims Journal

Workers’ Comp Study Reveals Top Ways to Close Claims Performance Gap

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A five-year analysis of more than 1,700 claims executives benchmarking data by Rising Medical Solutions identifies the top three practices claims organizations should adopt to join their more successful peers, or risk falling further behind. Just 24 percent of claims … Source: Claims Journal