A massive landslide that engulfed Central California’s Highway 1 has added 13 acres to the coastline. Based on new aerial photographs, the May 20 slide in Big Sur created a bulge of land the size of 10 football fields, the …
In almost every writing skills seminar, there comes a moment in which a participant finds that one of the notions about writing that he or she has held since elementary school is either no longer valid or is dead wrong. …
MEMIC names Bourque as next President/CEO Michael P. Bourque has been named president and CEO of The MEMIC Group to replace John T. Leonard who is retiring later this year. Bourque, who has worked for the company for nearly 22 …
Nest Labs is adding Google’s facial recognition technology to a high-resolution home-security camera, offering a glimpse of a future in which increasingly intelligent, internet-connected computers can see and understand what’s going on in people’s homes. The Nest Cam IQ, unveiled …
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. For the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, forecasters predict a 45 percent chance of an above-normal …
Nearly 6.9 million homes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at potential risk of damage from hurricane storm surge inundation with a total reconstruction cost value (RCV) of more than $1.5 trillion (Table 1), according to the 2017 Storm …
When building codes are adopted and enforced, there is a substantial reduction in loss, according to Christopher Miller, technical director for ISO’s Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS). During an audio interview with Claims Journal, Miller explained that it’s not …
Effective auto property subrogation may seem simple, but it often requires a thorough understanding of some of the more confusing legal concepts known to American civil jurisprudence. When your insured (owner of a vehicle) entrusts his or her vehicle to …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday tightened rules on where injury lawsuits may be filed, handing a victory to corporations by undercutting the ability of plaintiffs to bring claims in friendly courts in a case involving Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. …
RSG Underwriting Managers (RSGUM) announced the formation of Smooth Waters, LLC, an independent marine insurance consultancy and claims adjusting company and part of RSGUM’s growing Marine Practice. Smooth Waters, LLC serves as a consulting and claims adjusting company for the …