Tornadoes, hailstorms and fires took their toll on the state last year with insured losses well over $3 billion. Texas had over three times as many claims and almost three times the dollar amount in losses as the next highest … Source: Claims Journal

After his factory worker father died a painful death from kidney cancer at age 68 in 2013, Michael Hickey made it his mission to find out why so many people in his hometown along the Hoosic River were getting sick. … Source: Claims Journal

A program to study the recent increase in earthquakes in Texas is getting underway with management hirings and the deployment of new seismographic equipment. The TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program is being overseen by the University of Texas and bankrolled with … Source: Claims Journal

Focus on the election year, federal interest in state workers’ compensation programs and changes to the employee health and claims models are all issues to watch in 2016, according to industry experts. On Tuesday, January 11, Safety National hosted a … Source: Claims Journal

Walker Smith has been skiing in-bounds at resorts since he was young, but lately the Seattle teen has become more interested “in getting tracks where no one else has really gone.” He knows backcountry travel comes with avalanche risks, he … Source: Claims Journal

The founder of Bikram yoga on Tuesday was ordered to pay nearly $6.5 million to his former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed and wrongfully fired her for investigating another woman’s rape allegation. The punitive damages are in addition … Source: Claims Journal

Ford is recalling nearly 391,000 Ranger pickups because the driver’s airbag inflators can explode with too much force and cause injuries. The recall covers trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years in the U.S. and Canada. It comes just … Source: Claims Journal

A rare January hurricane may be evidence of changing ocean temperatures, which can result in stronger storms, says Katharine Hayhoe, director of the Texas Tech University Climate Science Center. Hurricane Alex’s formation earlier this month marked only the second recorded … Source: Claims Journal

Typical legal malpractice policies do not provide coverage for the disgorgement of attorney’s fees that were received by the insured attorney during the representation that gives rise to the malpractice claim. However, recently the United States District Court in Louisiana … Source: Claims Journal

Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline’s changing face. Starting this month, The Nature Conservancy is asking tech junkies to capture the flooding and coastal erosion that come with El Nino, a … Source: Claims Journal