The president of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu appealed to a U.N. disaster conference Saturday for help as a powerful cyclone swept across his archipelago, driving painfully home the rising risks from extreme weather and climate change. “I am … Source: Claims Journal

The former owner of a southern New Jersey bowling alley who orchestrated an arson fire that destroyed a rival alley has been resentenced to the same term he received last year. An appellate court had directed state Superior Court Judge … Source: Claims Journal

Erroneous job descriptions and employer inflexibility are just two ways in which return to work efforts get thwarted, say industry experts. “Effective return to work really starts way before an injury happens,” said Judy Sehnal, lead ergonomic consultant at The … Source: Claims Journal

Generally there are two types of mortgage clauses contained within homeowner policies: (1) a standard mortgage clause; and, (2) an open form mortgage clause. Standard mortgage clauses specify that “the insurance with respect to the mortgagee shall not be invalidated … Source: Claims Journal

Known as the “Math Geek Mardi Gras”, Pi Day is a growing international event that underscores the wonder of numbers, by celebrating everyone’s favorite irrational number: Pi. And it is a time to recognize that the insurance world is a … Source: Claims Journal

General Motors Co. settled a lawsuit over the death of a 29-year-old woman that helped trigger the recall of 2.59 million cars with faulty ignition switches, lawyers for her family said. Brooke Melton, 29, died in a March 2010 crash … Source: Claims Journal

A deadly oil well explosion in Texas’s Permian Basin this week offers a cautionary note of the industry’s challenges as companies cut costs during a market downturn. Even as deaths in the industry have climbed much less than the breakneck … Source: Claims Journal

New Jersey residents still recovering from Superstorm Sandy would get individual estimates of when they can expect to receive rebuilding aid under legislation proposed by the state Senate president. Steve Sweeney says his bill is designed to increase transparency and … Source: Claims Journal

Honda Motor Co., the carmaker at the center of an airbag safety crisis, is spending millions of dollars on its first U.S. advertising campaign linked to a recall. The company will urge owners to immediately replace potentially lethal airbags made … Source: Claims Journal

The age old superstition about falling prey to bad luck on Friday the 13th does in fact ring true for some motorists according to data from Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, released last summer. Analysis of 10 years of Aviva … Source: Claims Journal