Prior to leading a panel discussion on the Canterbury earthquake at the International Association of Claim Professionals’ annual conference, the experts sat down with Claims Journal to discuss the earthquake and shared personal stories and lessons resulting from the event. …
Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung Electronics Co. Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines under an emergency U.S. order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of …
Previous academic research has found that having greater control over your job can help you manage work-related stress. But it’s never suggested that it was a matter of life and death – until now. New research from the Indiana University …
Lawmakers from the New York and New Jersey region and beyond want the federal government to step in to help address safety concerns at New Jersey Transit in the wake of last month’s deadly train crash in Hoboken. New Jersey’s …
Trees and power lines snapped as a powerful storm bearing the remnants of a Pacific typhoon hit the Northwest. Tens of thousands of people were without power in Oregon and Washington on Saturday as the storm made landfall after gathering …
Waist-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew coursed down the street in Pooler and seeped under Lori Galemore’s doors, swamping the carpets and furniture as she and her three sons retreated upstairs, where they stayed until firefighters arrived by boat. Galemore and …
Arkansas’ Supreme Court said Thursday that voters won’t be able to consider award limits in medical liability cases because the language outlining the plan on the November ballot doesn’t fully describe what the proposal would do. Ballots have already been …
In a ruling issued earlier this month, a Pennsylvania court found that State Farm owed no duty to defend or provide coverage for a contractor’s negligent installation of a roof. The case, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Kim’s …
The federal government has accused a small airbag parts maker of stonewalling an investigation into a fatal car crash, and threatened a large fine over the lack of cooperation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ARC Automotive Inc. of …
How much could it cost a home owner in eastern North Carolina to clean up the mess left behind by Hurricane Matthew? A high-tech computer program that links topography, stream flow and property tax appraisal information in flood-prone areas gives …