Archive for January 2019
New York’s 9 Worst Insurance Fraudsters of 2018
A medical ring steals $279 million in false whiplash claims. A man burns down his house for insurance because the place had code violations. A woman hires a hitman to murder her own mother for $30,000 of life-insurance money. They’re … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusiness News: Windshield Centers, W.R. Berkley, Travelers
Windshield Centers Opens New Location in Wisconsin Windshield Centers, a provider of in-shop and mobile auto glass repair, replacement and recalibration services, has opened a new location in Madison, Wisconsin. The Madison service center represents its third location and is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMicrosoft, Google Use AI to Thwart Hackers
Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying to gain entry from Romania. And no, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMicrosoft, Google Use AI to Thwart Hackers
Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying to gain entry from Romania. And no, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOklahoma Earthquakes Decline for 3rd Straight Year
The number of Oklahoma earthquakes registering a magnitude 3.0 or greater has declined for the third consecutive year after state regulators began directing oil and natural gas producers to close some wells and reduce injection volumes in others. The number … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOklahoma Earthquakes Decline for 3rd Straight Year
The number of Oklahoma earthquakes registering a magnitude 3.0 or greater has declined for the third consecutive year after state regulators began directing oil and natural gas producers to close some wells and reduce injection volumes in others. The number … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Highway Arrests on the First Day of New Utah DUI Law
Utah Highway Patrol officials said Monday they didn’t make any arrests under a lowered DUI threshold in the first 24 hours after the law took effect. Eight DUI arrests were made, but all were over the old threshold of 0.08 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Highway Arrests on the First Day of New Utah DUI Law
Utah Highway Patrol officials said Monday they didn’t make any arrests under a lowered DUI threshold in the first 24 hours after the law took effect. Eight DUI arrests were made, but all were over the old threshold of 0.08 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWho Let the Dogs Out? Subrogating Dog Bite Cases
One insurance company – State Farm – has referred to dog bites as a “serious public health problem.” Last year alone, one carrier paid $90 million in claims on roughly 3,500 dog bite incidents. According to the Insurance Information Institute, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWho Let the Dogs Out? Subrogating Dog Bite Cases
One insurance company – State Farm – has referred to dog bites as a “serious public health problem.” Last year alone, one carrier paid $90 million in claims on roughly 3,500 dog bite incidents. According to the Insurance Information Institute, … Source: Claims Journal
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