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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
In response to rising chronic pain claims, Travelers announced the development of a new patent-pending predictive model designed to identify claims and workers most at risk. The company, which developed the Early Severity Predictor (ESP) program, manages more than 250,000 …
New federal maps say New Orleans is much less vulnerable to flooding than it was before Hurricane Katrina struck more than 10 years ago. As a result, Mayor Mitch Landrieu says, half of the city’s properties will see a big …
The amount of opioids prescribed to injured Ohio workers has fallen significantly since the state’s insurance fund for injured workers created a pharmacy management program amid concerns about painkiller usage. Fewer than 4,800 workers have been deemed opiate-dependent after exceeding …
Weather incidents were the most common cause of damages, resulting in more than half of all claims according to newly released data by The Travelers Companies, Inc., identifying the most common and costliest homeowners claims. Based on a review of …
Enservio Announces Paysurance Payments Platform Mass.-based Enservio, Inc., a provider of payments/contents claim management software and inventory and valuation services for property insurers, announced the launch of the Paysurance payments platform, a solution designed to reduce carrier costs, speed claim …