Southeast News Major Outage Forces Puerto Rico to Shutter Schools, Offices April 8, 2022 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after... Read More
RMS: Secondary Perils Responsible for Growing Share of Disaster Claims April 8, 2022 By L.S. Howard Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled... Read More
Southeast News S.C. State Police Arrest 17 Accused of Staging Crashes; Ringleader Remains at Large April 8, 2022 South Carolina authorities have charged 18 people in what’s being called a major insurance fraud ring that staged vehicle collisions... Read More
Drivers Speeding Less but More Distracted Than Ever, CMT Report Says April 8, 2022 By Claims Journal staff US motorists have eased their feet off their gas pedals a bit since the height of the pandemic, but their... Read More
Like Tesla, Toyota Develops Self-Driving Tech With Low-Cost Cameras April 7, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO –– Toyota Motor Corp unit Woven Planet is following the lead of Tesla Inc. in trying to advance... Read More
International News France Opens Safety Probe of ‘Serious’ NY-Paris Flight Issue April 7, 2022 PARIS (AP) — France’s bureau that investigates air crashes and aviation safety said Wednesday it is looking into a “serious... Read More
West News Court: Hospitals Can be Responsible for Abuse by Employees April 7, 2022 VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A state appeals court said Tuesday that a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for... Read More
Storms Batter Aging Power Grid as Climate Disasters Spread April 7, 2022 Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs... Read More
Southeast News Residents Clear Trees, Assess Damage from Southern Storms April 7, 2022 PEMBROKE, Ga. (AP) — Southerners were clearing trees from roads and buildings as weather forecasters planned to survey damage from... Read More
EPA Rule Would Finally Ban Asbestos, Carcinogen Still in Use April 7, 2022 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is... Read More