Monthly Archives: <span>June 2015</span>

2015 Wildfire Report Identifies More Than 2M California Homes at Risk

A new report indicates there are 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire, with more than two million of them in California, according to the 2015 FireLine State Risk Reports issued by Verisk Insurance Solutions. The …

May was Wettest Month on Record

Feeling soggy? Last month was the wettest on record for the contiguous United States, according to federal meteorologists. On average 4.36 inches of rain and snow – mostly rain – fell over the Lower 48 in May, sloshing past October …

New Survey Highlights Opportunities for Improving Property Claims Vendor Usage

A new survey highlights opportunities for North American property/casualty insurers to better utilize property claims third party services. Commissioned by BrightClaim, a national claims services provider, and conducted by Ward Group, a provider of benchmarking and best practices studies to …

FAA Says No Way to Thwart Pilot Sabotage

More than a year after the Malaysia Air disappearance raised questions about pilot sabotage, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confided to investigators it has found no legal or technologically feasible way to make cockpit electronics impervious to tampering. The finding …

Lawmakers Push for Retaliation Against Hackers who Stole Worker Data

The Obama administration should retaliate for a cyberattack on federal employee records that was the worst breach the U.S. government has ever suffered, members of Congress said on Sunday. “There has to be a price to pay for this,” Representative …

Zeitman Named President of Admiral Insurance

W. R. Berkley Corporation announced that Steven S. Zeitman has been named president of Admiral Insurance, a W. R. Berkley Company and excess/surplus lines carrier, succeeding James S. Carey. The appointment is effective immediately. Zeitman has nearly 45 years of …

Newly Licensed Drivers at Higher Risk for Car Crashes

Passing the state driver’s licensing test does not always mean new drivers have the critical skills they need to drive safely. In fact, for all new drivers, regardless of their age, crash risk is highest immediately following licensure, and driver …

Errant Bats Have Baseball Fans Thinking About Safety

Erik Barnard sat with his 3-year-old son along Fenway Park’s third-base line, a few sections from where a woman was seriously injured when a broken bat flew into the stands two days earlier. He never considered surrendering those front-row seats …

Federal Agency Challenges Chinese Tourist’s Injury Claim

The United States government is defending itself against a Chinese tourist’s $10 million injury claim with the testimony of a surprising witness – a border agent the government initially fired and charged criminally in the case. Customs and Border Protection …

Class Actions Still Top Concerns of Businesses Globally

Class action lawsuits were listed as the top litigation issue by respondents in the U.S., Canada and Australia, according to the latest 2015 Litigation Trends Annual Survey. The UK ranked an overall increase in litigation – including frivolous lawsuits – …