Archive for August 2015

In late October 2013, Panera Bread Co., the national chain of restaurants that specializes in healthy soups and baked goods, prepared a news release to announce it was adjusting its earnings expectations downward for the recently begun fourth quarter. The … The post Cyber Ring Made $100M on Stolen News Releases by Phishing appeared first…

Pilot encounters with drones are on pace to at least quadruple to more than 1,000 this year, highlighting a growing threat to U.S. aviation by unmanned aircraft. There were 650 cases reported to the Federal Aviation Administration through Aug. 9 … The post FAA Says Drone-Plane Safety Incidents Likely to Quadruple This Year appeared first…

Montana regulators were expected to decide Wednesday whether they should follow neighboring energy-producing states in creating buffer zones that set a minimum distance between homes and oil and gas drilling sites. The state Board of Oil and Gas Conservation planned … The post Montana May Require Drilling Buffer Zones Near Homes appeared first on Claims…

Richard Emmons, 83, likes to spend his weekends cruising around in a 1995 Jaguar convertible with a big 12-cylinder engine. His weekday drive is either a 2009 Volkswagen Eos or the $82,000 Audi A8 sedan he bought in November. After … The post Graying Roads of America Helping U.S. Auto Industry appeared first on Claims…

Bumble Bee Foods agreed to pay $6 million to settle criminal charges Wednesday in the death of a worker who was cooked in an oven with tons of tuna. District Attorney Jackie Lacey said the settlement is the largest payout … The post California Tuna Company to Pay $6M Settlement in Worker Oven Death appeared…

Law enforcement officials and theft investigators are concerned that criminals may be getting their hands on high-tech electronic devices that can be used to break into vehicles. Also, they warn, these devices could be used to start and steal vehicles, … The post High Tech Scanner Boxes Latest Tool Used by Auto Thieves appeared first…

Verisk Insurance Solutions, a source of information about property/casualty insurance risk, announced that the Relative Hazard Percentile is now provided on all field surveys performed by the company. By comparing a commercial property with millions of peer properties, the proprietary … The post Verisk Adds Hazard Scoring to Commercial Property Surveys appeared first on Claims…

More than 84 percent of fraud mitigation professionals interviewed see fraud that crosses multiple industries in their investigations, according to a newly released LexisNexis Fraud Mitigation Study. The study revealed that multi-industry fraud has a moderate to high financial impact … The post Better Data Sharing Key to Fighting Growing Problem of Cross Over Fraud…

According to CoreLogic hazard risk analysis, a total of 927 homes, or 23 percent, with a total reconstruction cost of more than $221 million are at “Maximum Risk” or “Moderately High Risk” from the Rocky Wildfire occurring in the following … The post CoreLogic: More Than 900 Homes at Risk From California Rocky Wildfire appeared…

Physical and privacy risks relating to wearable devices has prompted a familiar face in the safety arena to research the technology. With so many questions relating to wearable device safety, Underwriters Laboratories has delved into the wearable technology space, said … The post UL Testing Safety, Privacy Issues Related to Wearable Devices appeared first on…