Sedgwick’s Purchase of York Furthers Consolidation of TPA Industry July 9, 2019 By Jim Sams Sedgwick announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation trend among... Read More
West News Searches Find Nobody in Blast-Damaged Nevada Dorm July 8, 2019 By Paul Davenport Thorough searches of a mostly empty University of Nevada, Reno, dormitory that was heavily damaged by an explosion found nobody... Read More
Southeast News ‘Like the World was Ending’: Shopping Plaza Blast Injures 21 July 8, 2019 By Terry Spencer PLANTATION, Fla. — A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring... Read More
Midwest News After Brutal Spring Floods, U.S. Farmers Face Big Losses July 8, 2019 By Stephen Starr The planting season ended more than a month ago, but much of 39-year-old Greg McGlinch’s 450-acre farm in Darke County,... Read More
Ruling Against Amazon May Prove Broader Blow to Its Business Model July 8, 2019 A federal court ruling that Amazon.com Inc. can be held liable for a dog collar sold on its website that... Read More
West News PG&E, Edison May Not Get California Help on Fires by July 12 July 8, 2019 By Romy Varghese California’s biggest utilities — PG&E Corp., Edison International and Sempra Energy — may not get the help they need to... Read More
West News An Earthquake’s Impact Can Be Predicted – But Only After it Hits July 8, 2019 By Joseph Ax Over the next week, Southern California has only a 27% chance of experiencing a third earthquake greater than magnitude 6,... Read More
Southeast News 5th Circuit Rejects Assertion that Drunken Driving Equals Intention to Crash July 8, 2019 By Jim Sams If a drunken motorist collides with another vehicle, can the incident truly be called an accident? A federal judge in... Read More
First Notice of Loss an Opportunity to Build Customer Satisfaction: Viewpoint July 8, 2019 By David Pieffer What’s worse: An incident that caused an insurance claim or the claims process itself? Ask a policyholder who has recently... Read More
West News Recovery a Long Process for Victims of Wyoming Tornado July 3, 2019 By Patrick Filben GILLETTE, Wyo. — Sherri Morris was standing in the front yard of what used to be her and her husband’s... Read More