Category 4 Hurricane Maria Hits Puerto Rico Hard September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria slammed into southeastern Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm with the potential to inflict $30 billion in... Read More
West News Oregon Supreme Court Decides the Meaning of ‘Recovery’ for Claims Under ORS §742.061 September 20, 2017 Under ORS §742.061, insurance companies are required to pay their insured’s attorney’s fees in Oregon if, in the insured’s lawsuit... Read More
NCCI Examines Employee, Legislator and Regulator Concerns About Marijuana September 20, 2017 Two more articles released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) examine the many questions employees, legislators and regulators... Read More
Fraud News: Fake Property Claim, Staged Crashes and Workers’ Comp Fraud September 20, 2017 Mississippi Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud A woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to defraud an insurance company by... Read More
West News Former Worker Says Tesla’s Firing Denied Him Lucrative Shares September 20, 2017 A former Tesla Inc. factory worker filed a lawsuit alleging the automaker fired him a day before his one-year anniversary,... Read More
Technology Gains Over the Years Improved Catastrophe Claims Response September 19, 2017 Claims handling has come a long way in 30 years. Just ask Randall Beal, manager of the field technical unit... Read More
International News After Irma’s $1B Damage Puerto Rico Braces for Maria September 19, 2017 Two weeks ago, Puerto Rico was spared a devastating hit when Hurricane Irma ripped up the Caribbean. This time, it... Read More
Study Finds Small Drones Unlikely to Cause Major Head Injuries September 19, 2017 The small, popular drones flooding the commercial market are unlikely to cause severe head injuries if they fall out of... Read More
State Budgets Strained by Natural Disaster Costs September 19, 2017 A summer of natural catastrophes, from epic hurricanes to scorching wildfires, has exposed another peril in disaster-prone states: How to... Read More
4 Ways Machine Learning Can Help Workers’ Comp Claims Teams September 19, 2017 You may have heard some buzz about machine learning (ML), but what exactly is it? And, more importantly, how does... Read More