Monthly Archives: <span>September 2021</span>

Progress Made on California Fire That Displaced Thousands

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters were gaining the upper hand Sunday on a forest fire that displaced thousands of people and destroyed more than 100 buildings near Shasta Lake in Northern California. Lighter winds and cooler temperatures slowed the Fawn …

Investigators Probe Deadly Amtrak Derailment in Montana

JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized Sunday, officials said. The westbound Empire Builder …

Claims Business: Sedgwick, True Flood Risk, Xceedance

Sedgwick Buys Managed Care Advisors Sedgwick has acquired Managed Care Advisors, a Bethesda, Maryland-based firm that provides workers’ compensation and speciality health plan products to the federal government. MCA has provided claims management, disability and absence management, analytics and speciality …

Is Climate Litigation Covered by Insurance?

Federal or state court? How will attribution science impact climate litigation? The questions aren’t the only ones of interest to insurers and reinsurers wanting to understand the potential for mass climate liability claims in the years ahead. Another key question: …

New Jersey Weighs Expanding Flood Buyback Program After Ida

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Liz Sawyer called Manville, New Jersey, home for more than two decades when Ida became the latest storm to send flood waters crashing into her house. For her and her family it will — she hopes …

States at Disadvantage in Race to Recruit Cybersecurity Pros

CHICAGO (AP) — Austin Moody wanted to apply his cybersecurity skills in his home state of Michigan, teaming up with investigators for the State Police to analyze evidence and track down criminals. But the recent graduate set the idea aside …

PG&E Charged in California Wildfire Last Year That Killed Four

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes last year, prosecutors said. It is …

Teams Check Destruction From Northern California Forest Fire

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Damage assessment teams went out Saturday to determine how many buildings have burned in a forest fire that has displaced thousands of residents in Northern California. Firefighters working in steep, drought-stricken terrain hope calmer weather over …

NTSB: Broadcasting Only Boat Size Led to Fatal Towboat Crash

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fatal head-on crash between barges pushed by two towboats in Louisiana was caused by inadequate communication and failure to broadcast their total sizes, the National Transportation Safety Board says. The RC Creppel overturned and sank …

Multiple Injuries After Amtrak Train Derails in Montana

JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — Multiple people were injured Saturday when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, the train agency said. The Empire Builder train derailed at 4 p.m. near Joplin, a …