New Jersey Transit’s board of directors will convene publicly Thursday for the first time in four months amid a federal safety investigation and calls by state lawmakers for subpoena power over the nation’s third-biggest mass-transportation provider. The agency’s eight-person board … Source: Claims Journal

In an exclusive interview with Claims Journal, Brian Gainer, a presenter at this year’s annual International Association of Claim Professionals’ conference held recently in California, discussed the issues that surround a high profile event like the 2014 deadly police shooting … Source: Claims Journal

There will be plenty of large-scale reconstruction to do in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which has been blamed for dozens of deaths since it made its first U.S. landfall Friday and is still causing catastrophic flooding throughout eastern North … Source: Claims Journal

A new study of Western forest fires confirms what is already apparent – wildfire seasons are getting longer and more destructive. But researchers with the University of Idaho and Columbia University also say humans are to blame. The study made … Source: Claims Journal

For a storm that inflicted less damage than many had feared, Hurricane Matthew nevertheless impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from Florida to North Carolina to close and put thousands temporarily out of work. In many … Source: Claims Journal

A total of $170 million is the estimate of losses to date related to Hurricane Matthew in the state of Florida, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. So far, residential property claims make up the majority of claims … Source: Claims Journal

New or replaced gas service lines for apartments and small businesses across the United States must be equipped with inexpensive safety valves starting next year following deadly fires and explosions over decades that could have been avoided, the Obama administration … Source: Claims Journal

As a claims pro, are you ready to step into Mar-a-Lago? It is rumored F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “The rich are different than you and me.” To which his contemporary Ernest Hemingway rejoined, “Yes, they have more money.” Whether … Source: Claims Journal

Seatbelt usage has climbed to an all-time high in Massachusetts, yet according to new research from the state highway safety division more than one in five motorists still do not buckle up. An observational study conducted for the agency by … Source: Claims Journal

With helicopters overseeing the rescue operation from above, volunteer firefighters turned their military-surplus truck with 4-foot tires into the dark flood waters to cruise past a mortuary, grocery and homes in part of this North Carolina city inundated by the … Source: Claims Journal