Archive for January 2018

The Ohio Department of Transportation is planning to require fencing at some overpass construction sites after a Michigan man was killed when a sandbag was tossed onto an interstate and smashed through a car windshield. The department is drafting a … Source: Claims Journal

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Monday it will investigate the water pipe break that added to the weather-related delays at Kennedy Airport and will “hold all responsible parties accountable.” The agency said there were still … Source: Claims Journal

Minnesota could see a repeat of smoky skies next summer as huge fires continue in the western United States. Daniel Dix, an air quality meteorologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, told Minnesota Public Radio that wildfires, such as the … Source: Claims Journal

Marsh & McLennan Companies Names Mills Vice President and Controller Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm offering clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy and people, announced the appointment of Stacy Mills as vice president and … Source: Claims Journal

An estimated 50 residents in central Washington state need to evacuate due to a slow-moving landslide that’s expected to break loose by the end of February, authorities said. About 80 percent of those living near Thorp Road below Rattlesnake Ridge … Source: Claims Journal

A state advisory board has agreed to form a new committee to review the amusement ride inspection process in an effort to improve the public’s perceptions about ride safety after a deadly accident last summer at the Ohio State Fair. … Source: Claims Journal

Extreme weather took an extreme toll on the U.S. last year. Losses from weather and climate disasters including hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and wildfires in northern California reached a record $306 billion in 2017, the federal government’s National Centers … Source: Claims Journal

A federal government watchdog agency will investigate the threats from flooding and other natural disasters to the nation’s most polluted places. The Government Accountability Office told members of Congress it was assigning investigators to study the risks to human health … Source: Claims Journal

It is typical for business income insurance, the modern version of business interruption coverage, to provide for two components of actual loss of business, namely (1) net profit or loss before income taxes that would have been earned or incurred … Source: Claims Journal

Japanese airbag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty airbag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, … Source: Claims Journal