Global disasters lead to at least $7 billion in claims as insurers aid the recovery process following May wildfires, floods and storms, according to the latest Impact Forecasting report. Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team released the latest edition of … Source: Claims Journal

Clients can text their lawyers to double-check hearing times. Potential customers may message a dog breeder to find out the due date of the next litter. More and more, people who want to get in touch with small businesses are … Source: Claims Journal

Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers – the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests. Among more than 45,000 patients in the study, those using opioid painkillers had … Source: Claims Journal

A San Jose, Calif., home near a highway off-ramp is such a magnet for cars – with at least 19 vehicles landing on the property since 1960 – that its owner calls it a “landing strip.” Homeowner Ray Minter said … Source: Claims Journal

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill, saying it is government overreach to require reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21. People over 18 “should decide for themselves what they should wear … Source: Claims Journal

The American Law Institute (ALI) is the preeminent independent legal organization in the United States producing scholarly work in the legal field, including its “Restatement of the Law” treatises which are meant to inform practitioners on general principles of common … Source: Claims Journal

Even the most organized drivers need a little help remembering everything. General Motors introduced the Rear Seat Reminder for U.S. customers. The feature, believed to be the first in the industry, is designed to remind drivers to check the back … Source: Claims Journal

A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homowners insurance policy that would require mandatory arbitration in claims disputes in exchange for a premium discount, and the head of the Office of the Texas Public … Source: Claims Journal

Self-driving cars must increase safety at least twofold to make a real dent in the 38,000 lives lost on American roads last year, the U.S. auto safety chief said as the federal government prepares to release rules for autonomous vehicles … Source: Claims Journal

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab says it has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals from all over the world sell access to more than 70,000 hacked corporate and government servers for as little as $6 each. Kaspersky discovered the forum after … Source: Claims Journal