Southeast News Floods Put Mississippi Capital in ‘Precarious Situation’ February 18, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi’s capital city and... Read More
Texas / South Central News Trial to Begin Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey February 18, 2020 HOUSTON — Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually... Read More
Southeast News What’s Up With All the Pipe Breaks in Fort Lauderdale? February 18, 2020 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale, a city with water and sewer lines old enough to crack and crumble, has... Read More
Thought Leadership The Inherited Claim File: Getting Up to Speed on a 1,000-Page File Presented by SiftMed You inherit a claim. The adjuster who first opened the claim has since changed roles. What’s left is a 1,200+...
International News U.K. Storm Prompts Rare Rainfall Red Alert as 3rd Man Dies February 18, 2020 U.K. weather forecasters issued the country’s first red warning for rainfall in almost two years as downpours from Storm Dennis... Read More
Sex Abuse Claims Drive Boy Scouts of America to Bankruptcy February 18, 2020 The Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection to cope with a rising tide of claims tied to sexual abuse... Read More
Litigation Funding Bills Crop Up in State Houses Across the Country February 18, 2020 Lawmakers in three states and in Congress have introduced bills to impose more controls on litigation funding companies, which insurers... Read More
The Case of the Fancy Diamond: Viewpoint February 18, 2020 A brief history of Fancy diamonds Diamonds are considered the most desirable gemstone available in the jewelry market today –... Read More
Costs of Obesity in Workplace Highest for Government Workers February 14, 2020 Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some... Read More
64 US Vehicles Get Insurance Group’s Top Safety Rating February 14, 2020 DETROIT — Sixty-four cars and SUVs sold in the U.S. earned Top Safety Pick awards from the Insurance Institute for... Read More
West News Arrest Made After Fire Guts California Apartment Building February 14, 2020 TUSTIN, Calif. — Authorities Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of setting a fire that tore through a Southern California... Read More