Archive for January 2017

The Kennedy Space Center in Fla., recorded the highest estimated wind speed in 2016 at 101 mph on October 6 during Hurricane Matthew, according CoreLogic’s Windy City Index, an annual analysis of top wind-related natural hazard events. The hurricane, the  … Source: Claims Journal

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is struggling with a problem that has become all too common for Louisiana’s governors: How do you pick the winners and losers among disaster victims as you divvy up federal aid? Louisiana’s received $1.6 billion … Source: Claims Journal

Mexico’s inability to fully seal up border tunnels dug by drug smugglers poses a security risk and is an “open invitation” for cartels to carve out new tunnels, according to officials in the United States. On the U.S. side, drug … Source: Claims Journal

The Connecticut Supreme Court is taking up the question of whether Bridgeport officials can be sued in connection with a fire at a public housing complex that killed a mother and her three children in 2009. Tiana Black, her 4-year-old … Source: Claims Journal

The recent deaths of two Washington State University students while driving back from winter break have revived concerns about the safety of roadways leading to the rural college town of Pullman. Some students and parents are criticizing WSU officials for … Source: Claims Journal

Millions of tons of ash stored at a former coal-fired power plant in , Va.,will become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and other coastal risks, according to a report compiled for an environmental group that is seeking to have the ash … Source: Claims Journal

The cost to fix a broken sewer line that caused a football field-sized sinkhole north of Detroit, Mich., is estimated at more than $78 million, Macomb County’s new public works chief says. The project’s cost could rise above $100 million … Source: Claims Journal

A new report is debunking the common belief that those killed on the slopes at ski resorts are new to the sport. According to the annual safety report by the National Ski Areas Association, the average person who died on … Source: Claims Journal

A new study finds huge variation in where patients who receive post-surgical care will end up, depending on where they had their operation. And that variation in turn leads to huge differences in how much their care costs. The study, … Source: Claims Journal

Recently, Lemonade reported a claim handling world record. The insurer reported a claim settlement speed record – 3 seconds and no paperwork. According to the insurer, a policyholder submitted a theft claim for a $979 Canada Goose Langford Parka on … Source: Claims Journal