Sackler Family Sued by New York Over Opioid `Catastrophe’ March 28, 2019 Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, were sued by New York state for triggering an addiction... Read More
Midwest News Up to Their Waists in Water, U.S. Farmers Face Crucial Decisions March 28, 2019 For American farmers already struggling to navigate the U.S.-China trade war, optimism for the spring planting season is washing away.... Read More
Boeing Was Close to Software Fix Before Second 737 Max Crash March 28, 2019 Boeing Co. was agonizingly close to a software fix for its 737 Max jetliner when an Ethiopian Airlines jet plunged... Read More
Thought Leadership Why Medical Record Review Shouldn’t Restart When New Records Arrive Presented by SiftMed New medical records can come in months or years after a claim opens, so a summary that was written in...
Suit: Weather Channel’s Reckless ‘Storm Wranglers’ Caused Deadly Crash March 28, 2019 Photo courtesy of Robert A. Ball The mother of a Texas man who was killed when his vehicle collided with... Read More
Bayer Loses Second Trial Over Claims Roundup Causes Cancer March 28, 2019 Bayer AG lost a second trial over claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, increasing pressure on the company to... Read More
Survey Finds Carriers Turning to Analytics to Fight Growth in Fraud March 28, 2019 Insurers believe that fraud in on the rise, and they are increasingly turning to advanced analytics to fight it, according... Read More
Sudden Talc-Cancer Settlements Aren’t J&J’s Usual Style March 28, 2019 Johnson & Johnson took the unusual step of settling two women’s claims that its talc-based products caused their asbestos-linked cancers... Read More
Doctors Repeatedly Accused of Malpractice Often Quit or Start Practicing Alone March 28, 2019 The more malpractice claims a physician accrues, the greater the likelihood that doctor will switch to a smaller practice or... Read More
Future of Claims: Customers Still Want Humans In Process—But Not Too Many March 27, 2019 While insurance carriers are warming to the idea of automating the claims process—and even possibly touchless claims handling—auto insurance policyholders... Read More
International News Dutch Art Sleuth Recovers Picasso Stolen 20 Years Ago March 27, 2019 About the photo: This image released on Tuesday shows Dutch art detective Arthur Brand with “Buste de Femme”, a recovered... Read More