While so much rightful attention has been paid to the dangers of distracted driving in recent years, a new study released by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) reveals that teens are still neglecting the most basic … Source: Claims Journal

Toyota Motor Corp. is harboring big ambitions to become a significant player in the growing market for robots that help the elderly and other people get around in everyday life. The company believes it can use its manufacturing expertise to … Source: Claims Journal

A pair of train derailments in 2012 that killed two people in Maryland and triggered a fiery explosion in Ohio exposed a little-known and unsettling truth about railroads in the U.S. and Canada: No rules govern when rail becomes too … Source: Claims Journal

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has published its annual Top 10 Most Frequently Stolen Vehicles list. Once again, Ford trucks and expensive SUVs figure prominently. However, this year, organized criminals have taken a different approach hoping to avoid being … Source: Claims Journal

A family who suffered serious injuries in a fatal traffic collision involving Caitlyn Jenner earlier this year sued the Olympic gold medalist on Friday. The Wolf-Milesi family of Malibu sued Jenner in Los Angeles Superior Court for negligence in the … Source: Claims Journal

Minnesota health officials will allow residents with intractable pain to buy medical marijuana starting in August, they announced Wednesday in a long-awaited decision that could expand enrollment in the state’s struggling program by thousands of patients. After months of weighing … Source: Claims Journal

Building on its established presence in both film and TV productions as well as live events, Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), announced the launch of a dedicated motorsports unit in North America to be … Source: Claims Journal

Mexico weathered a record eastern Pacific hurricane season with almost no deaths and relatively little damage, given the intensity of this year’s storms. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2015 hurricane season report Tuesday, saying that “this … Source: Claims Journal

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says two of the state’s largest homeowners’ insurance companies won excessive and unwarranted rate increases of about 9 percent by taking advantage of last winter’s record snowfall. The Boston Globe reports that Healey’s office found … Source: Claims Journal

South Carolina taxpayers will need to pay at least $114 million for the state’s share of damage caused by October’s massive flooding, which has a price tag topping $1 billion, the governor said Tuesday. Gov. Nikki Haley said the state … Source: Claims Journal