Ransomware is evolving from a relatively low-dollar extortion racket, into a more sophisticated, more expensive, and more prevalent major criminal activity. Hardly a day goes by anymore without ransomware or cyber extortion making the news. A seeming turning point in … Source: Claims Journal

The Supreme Court on Thursday placed new limits on state laws that make it a crime for motorists suspected of drunken driving to refuse alcohol tests. The justices ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before requiring drivers to … Source: Claims Journal

Agadi Named Crawford & Company President and CEO Crawford & Company, a global independent provider of claims management services to insurance companies and self-insured entities, named Harsha V. Agadi president and CEO. He has served as interim president and CEO … Source: Claims Journal

Charles Schilling, like so many others, lost everything in the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood. He still has newspaper accounts of the devastating natural disaster that he can read and re-read in case he wants to remember everything about June 23, … Source: Claims Journal

Federal investigators on Thursday blamed Union Pacific Railroad for a fiery oil train derailment along the Oregon-Washington border, saying the company failed to properly maintain its track. Preliminary findings on the June 3 derailment in the Columbia River Gorge raise … Source: Claims Journal

How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver. That idea was put to the test last week in New Jersey as a drone … Source: Claims Journal

With summer finally here, families across the country will be taking off for long-awaited vacations and weekend getaways. Burglars are making summer plans, too. According to the US Department of Justice, the highest percentage of burglaries occurs during the summer … Source: Claims Journal

Problems with vendors amounted to 30 percent of claim payments for all wedding claims, according to Travelers Companies, Inc. which announced the findings of its recent analysis of wedding insurance claims from 2011–2015. Wedding venues going bankrupt, photographers failing to … Source: Claims Journal

U.S., European and Chinese regulators said Wednesday they will jointly enforce product safety in online commerce, and an American official said they are making progress on crafting standards for hoverboards. The statement by American, European Union and Chinese officials reflects … Source: Claims Journal

New York is limiting opioid drug prescriptions to seven days of painkillers following a patient’s initial visit to a doctor. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, signing the new law Wednesday, said it’s among four significant measures that he and state lawmakers are … Source: Claims Journal