Industry News
Attorney involvement in workers’ compensation claims substantially increases total indemnity benefits paid to workers, a new study of nearly 1 million claims shows. A study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute sought to find out how attorney involvement impacts indemnity …
Via: Claims Journal
The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, along with its workers’ compensation carrier, have filed claims against the owner and operator of the …
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President Joe Biden said he directed the Pentagon to send up to 1,000 active duty troops to help with recovery operations in North Carolina ahead of a trip to one of the states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene to survey …
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Insurers are playing “pass the liability parcel” in a desperate fight against multi-billion dollar claims over aircraft stranded in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, lawyers for aviation lessors told a London trial on Wednesday. Mark Howard, …
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of 154,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid electric SUVs should park outside and away from buildings or other vehicles until they get recall repairs completed. Jeep-parent Stellantis on Monday said it was recalling …
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The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board criticized U.S. aviation regulators for “downplaying the urgency” of addressing a possible rudder malfunction on some Boeing Co. 737 aircraft in an unusually public rebuke. Faulty parts that could cause the …
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FanDuel Inc. was sued by a former Jacksonville Jaguars executive who admitted to stealing more than $22 million from the team, but says the website knew he was an addicted gambler and offered him more than $1 million in credits …
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Crawford & Company is launching a Logistics, Transportation, and Freight services division that the company says is aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiency for businesses across the region. It will combine state-of-the-art technology and industry knowledge with this new service …
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State Farm General Insurance Co. and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are bracing for the insurance industry’s largest losses from damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which is quickly becoming one of the costliest storms in U.S. history. State Farm was the …
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A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia children’s hospital, awarding them a total of $300 million in damages. The jury in Richmond Circuit Court last week awarded …
Via: Claims Journal