Building on wireless technology that has the potential to interfere with pain, scientists have developed flexible, implantable devices that can activate — and, in theory, block — pain signals in the body and spinal cord before those signals reach the … Source: Claims Journal

A dog that ate a barbecue skewer has won a national competition for most unusual pet insurance claim. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that the 5-year-old Boxer named Curtis beat out 11 other pets in online voting for Nationwide’s Hambone … Source: Claims Journal

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, citing a new U.S. Government Accountability Office report, “Federal Supply Chains: Opportunities to Improve the Management of Climate-Related Risks,” urged the federal government and private sector to better understand and protect against … Source: Claims Journal

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced that it has expanded its construction-focused capabilities with the introduction of the Homebuilders Liability Insurance Policy, which extends flexible protection for tract homebuilders nationwide. The new policy offering provides coverage for bodily injury and property … Source: Claims Journal

A new study of Colorado’s devastating 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire demonstrates that prompt and effective action can significantly change the outcome of fires that occur in areas where residential communities and undeveloped wildlands meet. The study by the U.S. Department … Source: Claims Journal

Which do the conservative justices hate more: personal injury lawyers or interpreting a law loosely to expand the power of lower courts? That question was on the table Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices heard oral argument in … Source: Claims Journal

The Takata Corp. airbag recall already affecting a dozen automakers in the U.S. may widen as the nation’s regulator heightens its scrutiny of the devices. Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG, Jaguar Land Rover and Tesla Motors Inc. are among carmakers still … Source: Claims Journal

Worley Claims Services, a national insurance claims services provider, announced the acquisition of RJMW Claims Services, Inc., a provider of daily and catastrophe residential and commercial property claims services based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Financial terms of the transaction were … Source: Claims Journal

For a few minutes last Wednesday, there weren’t any hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons or tropical storms anywhere in the world. The respite didn’t last long. Thursday morning, the U.S. Navy and Air Force’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center, along with the Indian … Source: Claims Journal

Eric Dolden, founding partner with the Canadian law firm of Dolden Wallace Folick, provided details of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) that went into effect last year, during an interview with Claims Journal. One CASL exposure includes mass distribution of electronic … Source: Claims Journal