Loss Control News

Claims People: Crawford & Co, ICW Group and Great American

Crawford & Co. Appoints Senior VP for Technical Services Crawford & Co has promoted Jeff Van Fleet to the position of senior vice president, claims operations in its Global Technical Services unit. Van Fleet rejoined Crawford this year, the Atlanta-based …

Fire a Growing Risk to Shipping Because of Lithium-ion Batteries, Allianz Says

Fire has always been a peril for shipping, but the advent of lithium-ion batteries has elevated the risk to the point that it now is the most expensive cause of loss for the industry, according to a new bulletin issued …

Texas-Based Supermarket Faces $1 Million in Fines over Unsafe Working Conditions

Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket operator – continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent after federal inspections in February and …

Celent: Structured Data a Key Benefit of Loss-Control and Premium Audit Products

Off-the-shelf loss control and premium audit systems are allowing insurers to better serve customers and more meaningfully use the data they collect, according to a new report by Celent, a Boston-based research and advisory firm. The report by Karlyn Carnahan, …

Business News: Hi Marley, Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Triple-I and The Institutes

Hi Marley Raises $8M in Funding Round Hi Marley, a messaging platform designed for the insurance industry, announced that it raised $8 million from investors, bringing total financing for the company to $18.6 million. The Boston based insurtech said the …

Nuclear Verdicts Continue to Push Commercial Auto Rates

In the last five or six years, trucking companies have watched their insurance rates climb, and many have found the insurance process daunting. Since 2018, trucking insurers have lost around $1.8 billion due to continued pressure from plaintiffs’ attorneys targeting …

Travelers Bulks Up Wildfire Protection After Deadly 2018 Blazes

Travelers Cos. is strengthening its wildfire-defense efforts after deadly blazes swept through California last year. The insurer is adding a service to all of its California home and landlord policies, helping customers prepare their property for a fire by different …

Videofied Rebuilds Alarm/Police/Insurance Partnership With 70% Arrest Rates

Minneapolis, MN, 02/21/12 – The NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau) and the National Sheriffs Assn. describe how Priority Response delivers value to insurers in a 6 minute webcast in Insurance Journal complete with actual video clips of intrusions and arrests: …

Health Industry Lacks Patient Data Safeguards

New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data breaches, according to a report published Thursday. A vast majority of hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and insurers are eager to adapt …

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Names Venier Mich. Risk Control Manager

Daniel J. Venier, P.E. is the newly appointed risk control manager at Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc.’s Michigan locations. Venier will lead brokerage team efforts for risk control and claims within the division’s Grand Rapids and Southfield offices. Based …