Insurance fraud is rising and more insurers are responding forcefully by automating investigations with skilled technology, according to a study of insurer technology usage by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. More than 60 percent of insurers say fraud has climbed … Source: Claims Journal

The latest Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Safe Driving Study reveals that collisions continue to rise in a number of provinces across Canada. Despite improvements in Alberta and New Brunswick, the national collision frequency rate has risen from 5.60 per … Source: Claims Journal

The mother of a girl injured in a 2014 sledding accident at a Nebraska school will get a $500,000 lump-sum payment as part of a settlement with the school district’s insurance company. Valarie Potter was 14 when she was injured … Source: Claims Journal

Doctors, pilots, air traffic controllers and bus drivers have at least one thing in common — if they’re exhausted at work, they could be putting lives at risk. But the development of a new urine test, reported in the ACS … Source: Claims Journal

A new Ohio streetcar service has been involved in 10 traffic accidents and four safety “incidents” since on-street testing began earlier this year, records show. The streetcar known as the “Cincinnati Bell Connector” clipped both a cement truck and a … Source: Claims Journal

The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads – which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day – continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing sophisticated train-control technology that’s seen as … Source: Claims Journal

Drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will undergo what state officials call the most comprehensive background checks in the U.S. under agreements announced Monday by Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration. The screenings will begin on Jan. 6, with both companies … Source: Claims Journal

A valid Blue Ridge reservation of rights requires more than the initial reservation of rights that warns the insureds that a later settlement payment may become subject to a reimbursement claim. In addition to that initial reservation of rights letter, … Source: Claims Journal

Coastal storms can cause surges, sea-level rise, and cyclone winds that devastate communities. But emergency management experts in a new study detail a method for involving local stakeholders in planning for such extreme events and thereby helping such vulnerable areas … Source: Claims Journal

The Northeastern coast of the USA could be struck by more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future due to shifting weather patterns, according to new research. Hurricanes have gradually moved northwards from the western Caribbean towards northern North … Source: Claims Journal