Ward, Tennyson Tapped to Manage Navigator’s Seattle Branch U.S. Marine Segment Senior Marine Underwriters Rebecca Ward and Kristine Tennyson were recently promoted to manage the Seattle branch of Navigators’ U.S. Marine segment. Ward and Tennyson, who each have more than … Source: Claims Journal

When the U.S. government finally got around to regulating auto safety in 1967, it insisted that every car have seatbelts and that the steering column be engineered to absorb impact so it wouldn’t spear the driver. The safety rulebook has … Source: Claims Journal

The security robot stopped in front of its boss, who had blocked its path in the parking garage of the swanky River Oaks District in Houston, Texas. The Houston Chronicle reports the egg-shaped patroller spun slowly on its wheels, scanning … Source: Claims Journal

Grange Insurance Introduces 36-Month Policy Option for Businesses Ohio-based Grange Insurance launched a new 36-month commercial insurance package policy. The 36-month package policy gives commercial policyholders that qualify the opportunity to have consistent, stable rates, terms and conditions for 36 … Source: Claims Journal

Law enforcement officials don’t have to show what specifically distracted a driver before a fatal chain-reaction crash, the state supreme court ruled, providing important guidance to law enforcement at a time when distracted drivers are a major concern. The Maine … Source: Claims Journal

Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots are beginning to live up to their potential to significantly reduce crashes, according to two studies released Wednesday. At the … Source: Claims Journal

It’s been 25 years since Hurricane Andrew struck the coast of Florida on August 24, 1992. The state was no match for the 17-foot storm surge and high winds the category 5 storm produced. Andrew became the costliest disaster in … Source: Claims Journal

When Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, made landfall on August 24, 1992, it was a wakeup call for the insurance industry. The devastation that resulted became the impetus for the widespread adoption of catastrophe models, according to Karen Clark, co-founder … Source: Claims Journal

Researchers are turning to the sky to help stop earthquakes from rumbling deep beneath the Oklahoma soil. The U.S. Geological Survey in coordination with the Oklahoma Geological Survey and other groups last week began using a modified small airplane to … Source: Claims Journal

Young teenagers were safety monitors along a Louisiana obstacle course when a wooden climbing framework collapsed under the weight of more than 20 “Warrior Dash” competitors in October, an investigator revealed Friday. Nearly a year after the collapse of the … Source: Claims Journal