54 The number of fatalities that occurred out of the 51 million skier/snowboarder days reported for the 2011-12 season. Thirty-nine of the fatalities were skiers and 12 of the fatalities were snowboarders. In 2010, more than 6 million individuals participated …
EagleView, Pictometry EagleView Technologies, a provider of automated 3D measurement technologies and analysis and Pictometry International, a geo-referenced aerial image capture and visual-centric data analytics company, jointly announced a merger agreement. The merger creates one global company offering comprehensive capabilities …
Video Highlights Privacy & Security Coverage and Trends Richard Betterley, president of Betterley Risk Consultants, says cyber liability policies have evolved quite a bit in the 10 or so years they have been around, and carriers are doing a good …
On Oct. 30, 2012, New York and New Jersey experienced the unimaginable when Superstorm Sandy tore through the East coast. Pictured here are before and after aerial images taken by Pictometry. The company deployed aircraft to capture high-resolution oblique imagery …
With a mild winter, relatively warmer weather in general, and drought conditions expected to continue in 2013, wildfire risk is on the minds of many. Wildfire losses have been on the rise during the past couple of years in several …
When it comes to complex employment-related legal disputes, 2012 will be considered a landmark year, according to a new report on employment class action litigation. Many of the key rulings of 2012 in class action cases hinged on the U.S. …
Auto insurance customers continue to be pleased not only with their claims settlements but also with how quickly their claims are being settled. Also, insurance claims adjusters are doing a better job of speeding up the claims process than repair …
Mercury Insurance’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), founded in 1978, is the company’s first line of defense against fraudulent insurance claims, which cost the average U.S. family $400-$700 per year in increased premiums. The culprits behind these scams aren’t run-of-the-mill criminals. …
An estimated 4,609 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2011, down from the 4,690 fatal work injuries in 2010, according to results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the U.S. Bureau …
Swoop and squat, drive-down and panic stop are examples of staged auto accidents, according to Frank Scafidi, director of public affairs for the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Scafidi recently sat down with Claims Journal to describe the most common …