Energi,  a Peabody, Mass.-based industrial reinsurance company that specialize in providing risk management and insurance products to energy companies in the United States and Canada, has launched a new workers’ compensation triage program called Company Nurse. The new injury-reporting program … Source: Claims Journal

Another important element is falling into place for Illinois residents to begin using medical marijuana: A University of Illinois at Chicago lab has obtained state approval to conduct safety and potency testing. Though a second approved Chicago-area lab has lost … Source: Claims Journal

Colorado immigrant advocates frustrated over long waiting periods for people who want driver’s licenses regardless of their legal status vowed to pressure lawmakers in the coming months to free up money so the program can meet demand. A coalition of … Source: Claims Journal

Two Japanese companies admitted falsifying data on the quality of building materials, raising concerns about the safety of rubber goods and other inputs for ships, trains and buildings. Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. said yesterday an internal probe found the … Source: Claims Journal

Ask truck drivers about the most important aspect of their job and chances are you will get the same answer: safety. Last year, about 78,000 total crashes were reported to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Of those reported, just … Source: Claims Journal

Two massive wildfires that burned up parts of Northern California, killing six people and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people, did nearly $2 billion in damage, according to a global insurance company. A report by London-based Aon Benfield found … Source: Claims Journal

Oregon. Sandy Hook. Virginia Tech. And so on. With each school shooting, conversations about gun control and safety at United States educational institutions are brought back to the forefront of the nation’s dialogue. When asked about their security protocols, local … Source: Claims Journal

The family of a sailor aboard the cargo ship that sunk in roiling seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin filed a $100 million lawsuit Wednesday against the vessel’s owner and captain. Willie Gary, a Jacksonville attorney representing the family of … Source: Claims Journal

Deaths from heroin and opioid use outnumbered highway fatalities in Virginia for the first time last year, officials said. Records show that 728 Virginians died from drug overdoses in 2014, while 700 people died on the state’s roads. The increase … Source: Claims Journal

A Connecticut woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at his birthday party four years ago was forced to go to court over her medical bills, her lawyers said Wednesday … Source: Claims Journal