Earlier this month, Crawford & Company, a global independent provider of claims management solutions, named Paul Gilbert managing director, vice president and executive general adjuster for Crawford Global Technical Services. While leading the GTS West region, Gilbert will further develop … Source: Claims Journal

It’s nothing more than a dune buggy on a cordoned-off street but it’s headed for trouble. A jumble of sawhorses and traffic’ cones simulates a road crew working over a manhole and the driverless car has to make a decision … Source: Claims Journal

Based on standard homeowner policy water damage exclusions, the United States District Court in Utah found no coverage for extensive damage from water escaping over several months from a sink located in the lower level of a seasonal cabin in … Source: Claims Journal

The Federal Aviation Administration has signed an agreement to test technology that could locate the operators of small drones that are flying illegally near airports, as the government tries to crack down on near-collisions with manned aircraft. The technology would … Source: Claims Journal

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings that would be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under sweeping retrofitting rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many … Source: Claims Journal

Recent research involving the University of Wyoming could be used to better predict storms that form tornadoes  and help save lives. Huge thunderstorms in the Great Plains are both a blessing and a curse, explained Bart Geerts, atmospheric science professor. … Source: Claims Journal

An Erie Insurance analysis of teen driving data finds the number of teens killed in car crashes has dropped dramatically over the past several years. Review of data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on the number of teens … Source: Claims Journal

Massey Energy executives used an advanced warning system at the company’s Upper Big Branch mine to alert workers as soon as federal inspectors arrived on site, a former miner testified Thursday at the criminal trial for ex-chief executive Donald Blankenship. … Source: Claims Journal

Usage-based insurance telematics have been used in underwriting and in developing new products, but industry experts say claims can benefit from it too. In a July 2015 blog, Strategy Meets Action partner, Monique Hesseling, explained that telematics is useful to … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters. The finding underscores a transatlantic gulf between the price of treatments for a range of … Source: Claims Journal