As flood waters in Berrien County recede, the estimate on damaged property continues to rise, the Board of Commissioners heard Thursday. Tony Meyaard, director of the county’s damage assessment team, reported that estimated damage costs for public and private property stand at $8.3 million.
Bolstered by IIHS and HLDI research showing that park-assist systems reduce backing crashes, the Institute has launched a program to rate the performance of rear autobrake, which is designed to prevent or mitigate the kinds of everyday low-speed backing crashes that happen in parking lots and garages.
Lansing Mayor Andy Schor says hazard mitigation decisions made before and during our major flooding event last month saved the city more than $2-Million in residential flooding damage.
An intense band of snow that mixed with falling freezing temperatures created slick road conditions across central Indiana overnight Thursday morning into rush hour, causing more than 50 crashes.
Authorities say a fire has destroyed a golf course’s clubhouse, pro shop and restaurant in Maine. The fire was reported late Wednesday night at Province Lake Golf in Parsonfield. Fire departments from both Maine and New Hampshire responded.
The smartphone and related applications have changed society, yet evolving technology often finds the law and insurance playing catch-up. Apps and their behind-the-scenes use of GPS, Bluetooth, and audio beacons make the phones seem "smarter," but they have generated privacy issues regarding their collection of information.
Three semi-trucks that haul mail were destroyed after the trailers they were hauling caught fire outside a U.S. Postal Service location in southern Manatee County on Wednesday.
Risk managers concerned about insurance exclusions should consider asking their brokers to brief senior managers explaining what exactly the insurance covers and what it excludes, a Willis Towers Watson executive advises.
A three-alarm fire raced through an apartment construction site in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday, killing one person and forcing panicked construction workers to jump from the second and third floors to escape the flames.
Manufacturing has changed monumentally with the introduction of new technologies and automated capabilities. Workers are now empowered and assisted by machines and digital automation of commercial organizations is something the insurance industry has had to keep a close eye on.
A former Ventura hospital worker was ordered Thursday to pay more than $26,000 in restitution and sentenced to 60 days in jail for workers’ compensation insurance fraud.
For the second time in three days, an earthquake stronger than magnitude 4.0 has been recorded in northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.1 magnitude quake hit early Tuesday afternoon near the town of Amorita.
