Dan Nuñez pulls up a video feed on his computer. ‘Can you see that?’ he asks, pointing to some rolling, foggy hills in rural Oregon. The footage was captured seven minutes before Nuñez opened up his browser. Barely perceptible on the screen is a rising plume of smoke.
Let’s talk talent. Let’s talk football. My columns for Insurance Thought Leadership share best practices from outside insurance. For example, Amazon in digital customer experience, and AWS in large program management.
Oft forgotten when we think of first responders are the people at the other end of the 9-1-1 call who dispatch services to the emergency callers. Not only responsible for gathering information and sending police, ambulances or otherwise to the correct locations, dispatchers are also the first point of contact a scared individual speaks to for help.<br /><br />Oftentimes, these callers are distraught, requiring a gentle but firm voice on the other end of the line.
Several cars of an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Monday afternoon after it struck a dump truck at a crossing in northern Missouri, Amtrak announced. More than 200 people were on board the train at the time of the crash, which was first reported about 12:43 p.m. near Mendon, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Nebraskans have watched severe weather track across the state in waves since May, devastating some areas multiple times. In Kearney, Realtor Patrick Slack can only shake his head at the damage. A commercial building was so badly pummeled by hail that the loss was larger than the sale price, Slack said.
A New Jersey appeals court overturned a lower court and ruled against an Atlantic City casino and in favor of units of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd., American International Group Inc. and Allianz SE in COVID-19-related business interruption coverage Thursday.
California’s top state court has agreed to decide whether employers can be held liable under state law when their workers contract COVID-19 on the job and spread it to their relatives.
We’re heading back west for CLM’s 2022 Construction Conference, and there is a lot to talk about. This year’s location -- San Diego’s Coronado Island -- promises a one-of-a-kind experience that’s equal parts serenity and excitement.
A former electrician who was claiming benefits for a 2013 injury evidently forgot the internet era’s first rule of disability fraud -- don’t let anyone post anything about you on social media ever.
Auto insurance premiums decreased in states following the legalization of medical marijuana, according to a new study that builds on existing research signaling that cannabis reform is associated with reduced risk of dangerous driving -- contrary to prohibitionist arguments.
At the California Coalition of Workers’ Compensation Conference in Anaheim a couple of weeks back, one of the presenters made a comment that resonated with me. The topic was related to innovative claims management practices and had shifted to discussions of return to work and the role of physicians.
A Black former worker at Tesla’s Fremont, California assembly plant has rejected a $15 million payout from the automaker in a lawsuit alleging racial abuse by co-workers.
Drivers prefer partial automation that comes with appropriate safeguards, a new survey conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. ‘Automakers often assume that drivers want as much technology as they can get in their vehicles,’ says Alexandra Mueller, the survey’s primary designer.
CoreLogic has said that New York and Miami have the most homes at risk of storm surge damage, alongside the highest reconstruction cost value. According to the firm, its 2022 Hurricane Report shows that nearly 7.8m homes with more than $2.3tn in combined reconstruction cost value (RCV) are at risk of hurricane-related damages.
