New analysis of the average California workers’ comp medical loss, indemnity benefit and medical cost containment (MCC) payments on accident year (AY) 2005 through 2014 lost-time claims valued through June 2015 reveal mixed results, with more developed data on older … Source: Claims Journal

This railroad town promotes its ties to Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and the poet Carl Sandburg. But Galesburg’s long history also shows in a hidden way: Aging pipes have been leaking lead into the drinking water for decades. Blood tests … Source: Claims Journal

It has been a busy week. Again, not surprisingly, my article last week entitled “The Emerging Hail Risk: What The Hail Is Still Going On and Getting Worse” generated a lot of discussion. Mostly positive (even Chip Merlin has nice … Source: Claims Journal

An unusual strain of virus-like hacker software that exploits computer server vulnerabilities – without requiring human interaction – is a leading example of a new generation of “ransomware,” according to a new report by Cisco Systems Inc. Hackers use such … Source: Claims Journal

The city of Bend, Ore., plans to start enforcing false alarm fees after responding to more than 2,000 such calls in each of the past two years. The City Council in 2012 approved fees of $250 for a second false … Source: Claims Journal

Despite visions of India being a developed country with high-tech smart cities, modern roads and high-speed trains, this past weekend’s deadly fire at a Hindu temple shows that the country still suffers from poor safety standards and a pervasive failure … Source: Claims Journal

Ford Motor Co’s F-150 Super Cab pickup truck was the only 2016 model large pickup truck to receive a “top safety pick” after new tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the agency said on Tuesday. Two pickups … Source: Claims Journal

A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy (CGL) may cover a data breach. In a case involving the publication of private medical records on the internet, the … Source: Claims Journal

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has taken its dispute with an insurance company to trial, seeking reimbursement of more than $1 million in payments made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and minors. Testimony began Friday in a … Source: Claims Journal

Engineers, safety advocates and even automakers have a safety message for federal regulators eager to get self-driving cars on the road: slow down. Fully self-driving cars may be the future of the automotive industry, but they aren’t yet up to … Source: Claims Journal