Archive for May 2015

America’s oldest city is slowly drowning. St. Augustine’s centuries-old Spanish fortress sits feet from the encroaching Atlantic, whose waters already flood the city’s narrow streets about 10 times a year – a problem worsening as sea levels rise. The Florida … The post No Plan in Place Yet as Rising Sea Levels Threaten Florida Coast…

As body cameras become more prevalent in police forces and sheriff’s offices, the extra evidence is disrupting workflow an Oregon court system. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports that Sweet Home and Lebanon Police officers use body cameras and the added footage … The post Excessive Police Body Camera Data Disrupts Workflow in Oregon Courts appeared first…

Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads. Two accidents happened while the cars were in control; … The post Self-Driving Cars Allowed on California Roads Getting Dinged appeared first on Claims…

The families of at least 100 people who died in crashes caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches will be offered compensation by the company. The number revealed Monday by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate … The post Defective GM Ignition Switch Death Toll Rises to 100 appeared first on…

CCC Information Services Inc. announced it has acquired DriveFactor Inc., a provider of a highly robust, flexible technology platform for insurance telematics. CCC, a national SaaS technology provider to the auto insurance industry, will strengthen and extend DriveFactor’s technology to … The post CCC Information Services Acquires DriveFactor appeared first on Claims Journal. Source: Claims…

While peanut butter and cantaloupe made big news in recent years, ice cream is now the latest item to be pulled off grocery store shelves due to foodborne-illness concerns. The impact of such a recall varies by company, situation and … The post Here’s the Scoop on Listeria-Linked Ice Cream Recall Insurance, Business Issues appeared…

A huge spike in hospitalizations last month caused by a class of drugs often called “synthetic marijuana” illustrates the potency and dangers of the chemicals used to make them and the shifty tactics authorities believe manufacturers are using to evade … The post Spike in Hospitalizations Linked to Synthetic Pot Seen Across U.S. appeared first…

Getting injured workers back to the job in a timely and efficient manner while controlling workers’ comp claims costs is a daily conundrum for employers and insurers. For this reason, GENEX Services, a national provider of workers’ compensation clinical services, … The post GENEX Survey Reveals Communication at Heart of Most Claims Issues appeared first…

Raising the speed limit to 70 mph on most urban interstates along Utah’s Wasatch Front hasn’t led to a major increase in average speed by motorists as some feared it would, according to new data released by the Utah Department … The post Utah Finds Raising Speed Limit to 70 Hasn’t Changed Driving Speed appeared…

Fresh avalanches forced rescuers in a village buried by a landslide in northern Nepal to stop searching for bodies in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, officials said Sunday. The avalanches on Friday and Saturday made the work dangerous for … The post More Avalanches Force Workers to Stop Search in Nepal appeared first on…