The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the number of traffic fatalities in 2016 rose nearly 6% compared with the previous year to 37,461.
The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings for several counties near Charlotte, as weather from Hurricane Nate continues to affect the region.
Property Claim Services (PCS) reported on Thursday that it will publish aggregate flood loss information supplied by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), beginning with Hurricane Harvey.
A 55-year-old Clarksburg man has been sentenced to 92 months in federal prison as the organizer of an insurance fraud ring that caused almost $1 million in losses.
A train derailed and knocked a northwest Atlanta home off its foundation early Thursday as a man slept in his bedroom. The man, who was trapped inside the home in the 1300 block of Andrews Street, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with minor injuries to his legs after authorities rescued him, officials said.
The mayor of New Orleans late Thursday declared a state of emergency for the city ahead of Tropical Storm Nate, which has already been blamed for 22 deaths in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
In the days after a catastrophic loss like Hurricane Harvey, challenges abound for insurers. Due to the extensive damage often caused by a disaster, insureds are justifiably distraught.
Tropical Storm Nate formed off the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday and it was expected to drench parts of Central America and Mexico before potentially hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.
General Motors Co’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, told California regulators its vehicles were involved in six crashes in the state in September, but said none of automated vehicles were responsible.
A Texas jury found that John Eagle Collision Repair Center owes $31.5 million for performing an improper repair that led to a couple being trapped in a burning car.
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicks off this week. And in the wake of last month’s Equifax breach announcement—in which nearly 145.5 million Americans learned their personal information may have been compromised, coupled with the government’s recent efforts to combat cyber threats—NCSAM’s timing could not be better.
Risk managers and consultants are advocating a shift away from focusing on claims management metrics such as closure rates toward continuing education, feedback and scenario-based learning for claims professionals to enhance their skills.
In the aftermath of Ferguson and Baltimore, both cities were chastised for the show of force used to address protesters, with particular criticisms of the display of tanks and military gear. Fast forward to August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the city was criticized for allegedly standing by and failing to intervene amid physical altercations between protesters.
