Monthly Archives: <span>October 2023</span>

New ADEPT Driver Program Boosts Telematics Policyholder Retention

ELK GROVE, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2023) — ADEPT Driver®, a research and product development company that provides driver safety training to the insurance industry, today announced the details of a new program designed to increase telematics policyholder retention and enhance …

Tesla Autopilot Fatality Case to Soon Reach California Jury

Closing arguments are set to begin on Tuesday in the first U.S. trial over allegations that Tesla’s TSLA.O Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, and its results could help shape similar cases across the country. The jury trial, …

Finland Says Gas Pipeline Likely Broken by Ship Dragging Anchor

HELSINKI –– Damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline earlier this month is believed to have been caused by a ship dragging a large anchor along the seabed, but it was too early to tell if this was an accident …

Pilots on Jet Say a 3rd Pilot in the Cockpit Tried to Shut Down Engines

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the two pilots. Authorities in Oregon …

Heavy Rains Drench Northeast Caribbean as Hurricane Tammy Spins into Open Waters

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Tammy unleashed heavy rain in the northeast Caribbean on Monday as it spun over open waters after making landfall in Barbuda. The storm was located about 260 miles (420 kilometers) north of Anguilla. …

Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception

A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that makes workers’ compensation the exclusive remedy for most workplace deaths and injuries. Harold Dusto’s estate blames his death on mesothelioma …

American Family Shuts Down Systems After Detecting ‘Unusual Activity’

American Family Insurance shut down “several business systems” after the insurer said it “detected unusual activity in a portion of its network.” In an email to Insurance Journal, the Madison, Wisconsin-based insurer said its technology teams discovered the activity last …

Claims Adjuster Forfeits Beach House, Will Serve Prison Time for Fraud Scheme

A former Allstate claims adjuster will spend one year and a day in prison and forfeit his beach house and pickup truck to the federal government after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Paul …

Claims People: The Hartford, Tokio Marine, ABL and WTW

Deane to Replace Nasenberry at the Hartford The Hartford has appointed Stephen Deane as head of claims and operations to replace Mary Nasenberry, who will retire at the end of the year. Deane is returning to The Hartford after three …

Swedish Government Says Estonia has Linked Baltic Cable, Pipeline Damages

STOCKHOLM — Estonia believes that damage to a telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Estonia is related to damage to a pipeline and cable between Estonia and Finland, Sweden’s government said on Monday. On Oct. 8 a …