The city of Bend, Ore., plans to start enforcing false alarm fees after responding to more than 2,000 such calls in each of the past two years. The City Council in 2012 approved fees of $250 for a second false … Source: Claims Journal

Despite visions of India being a developed country with high-tech smart cities, modern roads and high-speed trains, this past weekend’s deadly fire at a Hindu temple shows that the country still suffers from poor safety standards and a pervasive failure … Source: Claims Journal

Ford Motor Co’s F-150 Super Cab pickup truck was the only 2016 model large pickup truck to receive a “top safety pick” after new tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the agency said on Tuesday. Two pickups … Source: Claims Journal

A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy (CGL) may cover a data breach. In a case involving the publication of private medical records on the internet, the … Source: Claims Journal

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has taken its dispute with an insurance company to trial, seeking reimbursement of more than $1 million in payments made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and minors. Testimony began Friday in a … Source: Claims Journal

Engineers, safety advocates and even automakers have a safety message for federal regulators eager to get self-driving cars on the road: slow down. Fully self-driving cars may be the future of the automotive industry, but they aren’t yet up to … Source: Claims Journal

Fire is one of the leading causes of all boat losses in the U.S, according to a BoatUS Fire Facts report. GEICO and BoatUS reveal the top six causes of boat fires and tips boat owners can follow to help … Source: Claims Journal

A former peanut company executive serving a 28-year prison sentence won’t have to pay money to victims of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to his Georgia plant, a federal judge ruled. Former Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell and … Source: Claims Journal

A drone combined with analytics offers insurers a way to not only inspect and investigate claims but also process them. US DataWing Aerial Analytics incorporates data and images captured by a drone using a proprietary algorithm – a set of … Source: Claims Journal

It started with a puff of smoke, seeping slowly into the clear and sunny St. Thomas air on a mid-March afternoon. ”I went into a meeting, and when I came out, it was very on fire,” recalled Ryan Nichols, who witnessed Positive … Source: Claims Journal