The scope of devastation from one of California’s most destructive wildfires is becoming clearer and so too is the size of the humanitarian need in one of the state’s poorer counties. Gov. Jerry Brown requested a presidential disaster declaration on … Source: Claims Journal

With an ever increasing number of everyday objects from our homes, workplaces and even from our wardrobes, getting connected to the Internet, known as the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), researchers from the University of Southampton have identified easy-to-use techniques to … Source: Claims Journal

A new U.S. Forest Service report shows the continued expansion of housing development near forests, an area referred to as the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), with direct implications for the cost of wildfire fighting. Increasing densities of people and infrastructure in … Source: Claims Journal

Cyber, technology and casualty catastrophe and reserving are three key risks affecting property/casualty insurers that continue to emerge, according to Guy Carpenter & Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies. In a new report published this month, … Source: Claims Journal

New York doctors, some of whom already pay 10 times more for malpractice insurance than physicians in San Francisco, may see their rates soar thanks to a state audit beginning this month. Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, whose shaky finances are central … Source: Claims Journal

Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors a blind spot in modern medicine that sometimes causes devastating consequences. Getting the right diagnosis, at the right time, is … Source: Claims Journal

The crisis enveloping Volkswagen AG, the world’s top-selling carmaker, escalated Tuesday as the company issued a profit warning following a stunning admission that some 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with software at the center of a … Source: Claims Journal

Most people take breaks during their workdays. Coffee breaks. Lunch breaks. Short chats with coworkers. Maybe late afternoon walks around the building. But are they taking the best type of breaks? Breaks that boost energy, concentration and motivation? Two Baylor … Source: Claims Journal

Air pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study that includes this surprise: Farming plays a large role in smog and soot deaths in industrial nations. Scientists in Germany, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Harvard … Source: Claims Journal

A nationwide push allowing schools to buy portable barricade devices they can set up if an active shooter enters their building has school security and fire experts questioning whether they’re really safe. Those opposed to the devices say they’re complicated … Source: Claims Journal