Nine Fort Hood soldiers who died when a rain-swollen creek swept their vehicle into rushing waters were in the right place for their intended training, according to the U.S. Army. Yet the tragedy is prompting multiple investigations into the circumstances … Source: Claims Journal

Federal data shows New Mexico has the highest rate of pedestrian deaths in the U.S. According to a report issued in May by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Mexico had 74 pedestrian fatalities in 2014, or a rate … Source: Claims Journal

Reserve accuracy is a key performance indicator for claims departments and is usually the primary focus of claims audits. Regardless of whether companies outsource claims to a third party administrator (TPA) or handle them internally, the establishment of proper case … Source: Claims Journal

With the fire alarm sounding, 8-year-old Chryssa Wahl crouched beneath the smoke spreading from the kitchen stove and crawled into a bedroom and to the window, where she threw a leg over the sill and stepped her way down a … Source: Claims Journal

When a 400-pound gorilla grabbed a 3-year-old boy at the Cincinnati Zoo, the sharpshooter who killed the ape wasn’t from the police. Instead, the shooter was a specially trained zoo staffer on one of the many dangerous-animal emergency squads at … Source: Claims Journal

Tony Kanaan was not injured when struck in the hand by a piece of debris during the Indianapolis 500 and the incident was barely noticed during the historic 100th running of the race. Yet it was a reminder of an … Source: Claims Journal

Both of the U.S. military’s high-drama, high-dollar flying teams suffered crashes on the same day this week, but supporters say the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels are worth the money and the risk because they’re vital to … Source: Claims Journal

Applying New York law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that there was no advertising injury indemnity insurance coverage for nearly $35 million in judgments against an off-price luxury goods vendor, insured Ashley Reed Trading, … Source: Claims Journal

In 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was hanging on to the Missouri River like an experienced horseman reining in a wild stallion. Through the spring and a long wet summer, the corps used every mechanism and feature it … Source: Claims Journal

Stormy weather swept across much of Texas over this past week, and a new weather app is designed to help with flash flooding. University of Texas at Arlington associate professor D.J. Seo has launching the crowdsourcing app, iSeeFlood, that will … Source: Claims Journal