The West Maui wildfires left behind a trail of destruction larger than initially thought. On Saturday afternoon, Maui fire officials said the number of structures damaged in the fast-moving Lahaina wildfire grew to 22. Some 30 vehicles were also burned along with a base yard that housed heavy equipment.
Hurricane Lane weakened as it marched toward Hawaii, but it’s list of life-threatening calamities is still going strong. The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Thursday, even as it unleashed torrential rainfall, flooding and landslides over parts of Hawaii’s Big Island, along with dangerous surf and high winds.
For enterprise security teams, mobile has quickly become a top trouble spot. Employees use mobile apps every day to do their work and interact with enterprise data. But many of those apps also provide access for hackers.
Claims adjusters could soon have part of their work replaced by software that looks at photos and decides whether property is damaged, but there is still a need for humans in the process, one researcher predicts.
There has been a clear push in recent years to change the culture of workers’ comp across the nation with better communication, clearer language and an emphasis on ultimate recovery. This is a difficult task, as the legislative complexities of comp and entrenched interests within the system make this industry a very difficult ship to turn.
Maine has just joined the list of states that preclude worker’s compensation coverage for the cost of medical marijuana used to treat a workplace injury.
Most of Ontario is under a severe weather warning Tuesday, once again threatening flood damage in a province where insurers have already paid approximately $800 million for natural catastrophe damages.
As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour down and cellphone alerts went out, the approaching Hurricane Lane started to feel real for Hawaii residents. Lane was forecast to continue its northwest turn into the islands Thursday and be the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
There’s no argument from either side of the political spectrum on at least one point: President Donald Trump has championed some polarizing legislation so far in his term.
A Missouri trial court judge has affirmed the massive $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) in a case involving 22 women and their families who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance, the first blockchain consortium for the risk management and insurance industry, announced today that EY will serve as a primary service provider for blockchain-specific cybersecurity and risk management guidance. These services are part of the 30-member consortium’s efforts to implement and test multiple insurance use cases by the end of 2018.
Authorities said Tuesday that a woman and a 9-year-old child staying at a Nash County motel were killed Monday when they were shocked by an air conditioner in the room, authorities and family members said.
For millions of Americans, this summer has been marked by climate-related risks. USA Today reported in July that 40 million people from Washington to Arizona were facing an excessive heat warning while in the Eastern US, around 32 million people were under a flood watch during the same period.
An explosion at a Delaware foundry is believed to have injured as many as five people Tuesday night, with at least two victims reported to have serious burns.
As massive wildfires wreak havoc again in California, Nationwide is trying to limit the damage — both to homeowners and to its bottom line.The Columbus-based insurer does business in California and so far has received more than 300 claims from the latest round of wildfires.
