Archive for December 2017

Improving customer service and easing call volume are two reasons Florida’s state run property insurer plans to upgrade its claims technology in 2018. During Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors Meeting held last week, members of its C-suite provided details … Source: Claims Journal

Scientists at Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN) have made a breakthrough in understanding of the long-range impact of global climate dynamics on Atlantic hurricane activity. They have used this insight to develop a new model to forecast the strength of … Source: Claims Journal

That there’s abuse behind the scenes in restaurant isn’t news. Within the chef community, the news is that people are surprised to hear about it. The true scale of the issue has yet to be revealed, though it’s been hinted … Source: Claims Journal

The deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state marked the railroad’s third fatal accident in as many years, putting the passenger rail operator under fresh scrutiny less than a month after safety regulators issued a scathing report. Bound for Portland, Oregon, … Source: Claims Journal

A plan that will be used to divide donations for victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting was finalized Friday with a significant change that allows injured people who were not hospitalized to seek some of the money. The committee … Source: Claims Journal

Texas has been awarded billions in federal aid to help recover from Hurricane Harvey and the devastating flooding that followed, but it’s unclear how the state is spending its share of the money. State records don’t indicate which contracts are … Source: Claims Journal

Life was going well for Christopher Partee when the woman approached him in tears. The forklift operator had recently been made a permanent employee at a Memphis warehouse newly opened by a supply-chain logistics company. His new supervisor was friendly … Source: Claims Journal

Though employers and workers’ compensation insurers have been utilizing telemedicine for quite some time, there’s been a recent uptick in interest surrounding virtual physical therapy, also known as telerehab. Mitchell, a property & casualty claims technology provider, recently announced its … Source: Claims Journal

A New Hampshire judge on Friday put off a decision on whether to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Vermont man of killing his millionaire grandfather and possibly his mother for the inheritance money. Nathan Carman has been called a suspect … Source: Claims Journal

Long gone are the days when the biggest worry about ripping open a new electronic toy for the holidays is whether batteries would be included. Internet technology has imbued the toy industry like never before. Yet along with those advances … Source: Claims Journal