Archive for December 2015

This holiday season, Lockton’s elves have been busy building the right type of coverage stemming from lessons learned in the timeliness holiday classic, “Home Alone.” Due to a counting error, Kevin McCallister made his family disappear. However, even if you … Source: Claims Journal

The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that’s supposed to lead to a world without accidents, is achieving the exact opposite right now: The vehicles have racked up a crash rate double that of those with human drivers. The glitch? They … Source: Claims Journal

Edible medical marijuana made its Illinois debut Saturday, ending a wait for patients who prefer eating to inhaling. To some, cannabis-infused foods seem milder than smoke or vapor, but the products carry their own risks. It takes longer to feel … Source: Claims Journal

The number of serious crashes involving drivers who were under the influence of drugs is growing in Nebraska, and officials are concerned about the trend. The Omaha World-Herald reports 28 Nebraska residents have died this year in crashes where one … Source: Claims Journal

California Department of Insurance detectives arrested nine individuals involved in a complex scheme allegedly targeting more than 230 workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers. Siblings Francisco Javier Gomez, Jr. and Angela Rehmann,  owners of G&G Interpreting Services, allegedly fraudulently billed … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. safety regulators have slapped German automaker BMW AG with a $40 million penalty for moving too slowly to fix Mini brand cars that failed federal crash tests. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also said Monday BMW failed to … Source: Claims Journal

As winter approaches, stores, cities and homeowners are stocking up on salt, gravel and sand in anticipation of slippery roads. But this annual ritual in colder climates could soon become unnecessary. Researchers report in ACS’ journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry … Source: Claims Journal

New Jersey-based Restaurant Programs of America (RPA) and Innovative Coverage Concepts (ICC) announced that Susan LaBar joined the sister restaurant insurance company in order to develop and implement customized risk solutions. In her new role as director of Claims Management, … Source: Claims Journal

More than a third of the $3 billion in federal disaster recovery funds available for Texas after 2008 hurricanes Ike and Dolly remains unspent, as legislators prepare for hearings on how to speed up the process. Several state reports and … Source: Claims Journal

Alex Theil lost his innocence the day an envelope landed on his desk. It was filled with money from a counterfeiter of Toyota auto parts he’d busted, mistakenly delivered to him by a lawyer hired to help with the raid. … Source: Claims Journal