The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is turning to a patient-networking website to get a better handle on the side effects of medications. The FDA is tapping into a broad flow of data sent to PatientsLikeMe, an online site with … The post FDA to Work With Online Patient Forum to Mine Drug Side Effect…

The average married couple pays 80 percent more for car insurance after adding a teen driver to their policy, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. The highest spike in premiums are seen with 16-year-olds (96 percent); the average impact decreases … The post Teen Drivers Nearly Double Parents’ Car Insurance Premiums appeared first on Claims…

The federal government is giving nearly $435,000 to the Maine Fire Service Institute to purchase a live-fire training trailer. The institute is based out of Southern Maine Community College and will receive $434,783 through the federal Assistant to Firefighters Grant … The post Maine Fire Service Institute to Get Almost $435,000 Federal Grant appeared first…

The flooding Red River in rural northwest Louisiana is reaching levels not seen since the 1940s, sending people scrambling to protect their homes, property and livestock. Along the river on Friday, family, friends, neighbors and volunteers pitched in to build … The post Louisiana Red River Flooding too Much for Some appeared first on Claims…

The number of accidental shootings by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies has more than doubled in two years as the department switches to a new handgun. There were 12 accidental discharges of weapons in 2012 and 30 last year – … The post Rise in LA County Deputy Accidental Shootings Blamed on New Guns appeared…

New data derived from technology innovation is just one of the many reasons insurers are considering the daunting task of implementing new claims systems. A number of recent industry reports indicate that insurance IT spending is expected to increase. Late … The post Influx of Data Creates Legacy System Conundrum appeared first on Claims Journal.…

Last month, administrators at the Boston Public Library discovered that a $600,000 engraving by Dürer and a $30,000 etching by Rembrandt had gone missing. It set off a media firestorm, the director of the museum resigned, and then … a … The post What Happens to Stolen Art After a Heist? appeared first on Claims…

Acura has recalled two models because the automatic emergency braking systems can malfunction and put the vehicles at risk of a collision. The recall involves just under 48,000 MDX SUVs and RLX sedans worldwide from the 2014 and 2015 model … The post Acura Recalls MDX, RLX for Glitch in Automatic Braking System appeared first…

Crews mobilizing to fight a new fire in southwestern Oregon face a danger left over from a major fire 13 years ago: dead, standing trees that could fall on them. Those dead trees are called snags, always a danger for … The post Oregon Fire Crews at Risk From Forest of Dead Trees appeared first…

Jim Sterling didn’t know what had hit his 156-year-old antebellum home when an earthquake struck Alabama’s old plantation region early one morning last November. Startled, he grabbed a gun and ran outdoors. In the pre-dawn chill, Sterling said, he found … The post Questions Surround Swarm of Earthquakes Rattling Rural Alabama appeared first on Claims…