Archive for September 2017

Aid rushed in to hurricane-scarred Florida early Tuesday, residents began to dig out, and officials slowly pieced together the scope of Irma’s vicious path of destruction across the peninsula. Even as glimmers of hope emerged from parts of the state … Source: Claims Journal

Tesla Inc.’s design of its Autopilot system contributed to a 2016 fatal crash in Florida, federal accident investigators concluded as they recommended all automakers prevent autonomous driving systems from being used on roads for which they are not designed. The … Source: Claims Journal

Digital devices and mobile applications are breathing new life into traditional workers’ compensation services—this was a key takeaway from the session, “Ridesharing Technology: Transforming Transportation in Workers’ Compensation,” presented at the 2017 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference in Dana … Source: Claims Journal

A Dayton, Ohio, strip club can’t be held liable for injuries resulting from a drunk dancer’s 2010 crash, according to a Supreme Court ruling last week. Nichole Johnson was injured while a passenger in a car that was hit by … Source: Claims Journal

Equifax Inc.’s insurance against cyber breaches is likely inadequate to cover the credit-reporting company’s costs tied to one of the biggest hacks in history, according to people familiar with the coverage. The company holds a policy that would probably cover … Source: Claims Journal

Twenty miles may have made a $150 billion difference. Estimates for the damage Hurricane Irma would inflict on Florida kept mounting as it made its devastating sweep across the Caribbean. It was poised to be the costliest U.S. storm on … Source: Claims Journal

A new Progressive Insurance study shows about one third of drivers feel confident in their own ability to text and drive, yet the majority believe distracted driving is the biggest cause of auto accidents and more than 90 percent say … Source: Claims Journal

If you are a commuter, Southern California freeways are your nightmare. If you happen to be a deer, coyote or raccoon, the highways of Northern California are a lot worse. A study released Thursday by the University of California Davis … Source: Claims Journal

In Maryland, which historically has ducked many of the worst storms of the last 50 years, the question is increasingly not if, but when the next big one will strike. And while some believe the state has often been spared … Source: Claims Journal

Bryan Harvey is frequently reminded that he shares a name with the hurricane that dumped 50 inches of rain on metropolitan Houston, Texas, and unleashed the floods that have him working 14-hour days towing water-logged cars. Even in their despair, … Source: Claims Journal