Archive for January 2021
Truck Sought After Blasts Damage Parked Car, Shake Homes
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police are searching for a white pickup truck after explosions in two neighborhoods that shook homes and damaged a parked car. An incendiary device was thrown from a moving vehicle in the Lawrenceville neighborhood just after 9 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRegulators Get Plan for Undoing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The developers of the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline have laid out plans for how they want to go about unwinding the work that was done for the multistate natural gas project and restoring disturbed land. In … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficials: Colorado Cattle Deaths Caused by Chemical in Hay
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — About 30 cattle died in Colorado last month after ingesting high levels of nitrates on a rancher’s property near Schriever Air Force Base, a veterinarian said. Dr. John Heikkila of Choice Veterinary Service examined the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Business: Davies, Charles Taylor and Vehicle Service Group
Davies Buys Northshore Davies, a London-based professional services and technology business, has continued a US expansion with the acquisition of Northshore International Insurance Services, Inc. Northshore, based in Danvers, Mass., provides audit, claims management, subrogation management and consulting services to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: AF Group, Sedgwick and Cohen Ziffer
Accident Fund Appoints Chief Claims Officer AF Group, the Lansing, Michigan-based parent of Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America, has appointed Paul Kearney as chief claims officer. Kearney most recently served as second vice president, workers’ compensation field product line … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurance Fraud Focus for Newly Appointed Deputy Financial Officer
Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections Julie Jones has been appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer within the Office of Chief Financial Officer, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services. As Deputy CFO, Jones will … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawmakers Urged to Use Tunnels as Election Debate Adds D.C. Risk
U.S. lawmakers are receiving urgent security instructions in advance of potential violence in Washington tied to Wednesday’s joint session of Congress to count Electoral College votes, according to a person familiar with the matter. The precautions distributed Monday to members … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Dreamliner’s Defects Spur New Cash Risk as Max Woes Fade
Boeing Co. faces a new cash drain from structural flaws on its marquee 787 Dreamliner jets, potentially slowing the company’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and the grounding of the 737 Max, said a Bernstein analyst. The Dreamliner’s woes will … Source: Claims Journal
Read More3rd Body Found After Landslide in Norway; 7 Still Missing
HELSINKI (AP) — Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village found no signs of life Saturday amid the ruined buildings and debris. Three bodies have been recovered but searchers are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNegligence Claims Filed in Shootings Amid Wisconsin Protest
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Claims filed on behalf of two men shot by an Illinois teen during a night of protests over a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, allege the city and Kenosha County were negligent in their response to … Source: Claims Journal
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