Monthly Archives: <span>August 2017</span>

Many Opioid Addicts Hoping for Recovery Relapse, Turn to Insurance Fraud

The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with dozens of other Florida substance abuse treatment facilities, the owner was more interested in defrauding insurance companies by keeping addicts …

Honolulu Postpones Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Requirement

The Honolulu City Council has postponed action on a bill to require the installation of sprinkler systems in older high-rise buildings about a month after a blaze killed three residents of a 36-story structure that did not have the safety …

How Weasel Words Weaken Your Writing

While it is proper to admit not being sure of a fact, some claims people get carried away with the use of “weasel words,” sprinkling them liberally throughout letters to claimants, attorneys, physicians and commissioners. As I review writing samples …

People News: Navigators, CSAA, AXIS Re

Ward, Tennyson Tapped to Manage Navigator’s Seattle Branch U.S. Marine Segment Senior Marine Underwriters Rebecca Ward and Kristine Tennyson were recently promoted to manage the Seattle branch of Navigators’ U.S. Marine segment. Ward and Tennyson, who each have more than …

Driverless Cars Mean Major Federal Safety Standard Update on Horizon

When the U.S. government finally got around to regulating auto safety in 1967, it insisted that every car have seatbelts and that the steering column be engineered to absorb impact so it wouldn’t spear the driver. The safety rulebook has …

Robot Adds to Security in Posh Houston Neighborhood

The security robot stopped in front of its boss, who had blocked its path in the parking garage of the swanky River Oaks District in Houston, Texas. The Houston Chronicle reports the egg-shaped patroller spun slowly on its wheels, scanning …

Business News: Grange Insurance, CNA/Aon Affinity Partnership, Verisk

Grange Insurance Introduces 36-Month Policy Option for Businesses Ohio-based Grange Insurance launched a new 36-month commercial insurance package policy. The 36-month package policy gives commercial policyholders that qualify the opportunity to have consistent, stable rates, terms and conditions for 36 …

Maine High Court Clarifies Distracted Driving Requirements

Law enforcement officials don’t have to show what specifically distracted a driver before a fatal chain-reaction crash, the state supreme court ruled, providing important guidance to law enforcement at a time when distracted drivers are a major concern. The Maine …

IIHS: Automated Safety Systems Work Despite Potential for Distraction

Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots are beginning to live up to their potential to significantly reduce crashes, according to two studies released Wednesday. At the …

4 Lessons From Hurricane Andrew

It’s been 25 years since Hurricane Andrew struck the coast of Florida on August 24, 1992. The state was no match for the 17-foot storm surge and high winds the category 5 storm produced. Andrew became the costliest disaster in …