Cost-Cutting Japanese Factories Struggle to Maintain Safety October 31, 2017 By Sam Nussey A series of safety scandals at Japanese companies have put the country’s lionized factory floor under scrutiny as manufacturers struggle...
Test Program Will Alert Owners of Unrepaired Vehicle Recalls October 31, 2017 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is funding a pilot program that will notify drivers in...
Investors in Litigation Financing Target Commercial Auto October 31, 2017 By Denise Johnson Investor-funded litigation is not new but it is expanding its reach in commercial auto cases, according to experts in the...
QBE Invests in, Links With, Machine Learning InsurTech Startup RiskGenius October 31, 2017 QBE has signed a multi-year commercial use agreement with RiskGenius, a machine learning company that helps carriers, brokers and regulators...
Large Warehouse Fire in West Virginia Finally Extinguished After 8 Days October 31, 2017 West Virginia emergency officials say a large warehouse fire is fully extinguished more than a week after it broke out....
Hay Wagon, Pickup Crash in South Carolina Injures 6 October 31, 2017 Six people are recovering from injuries treated at hospitals and more needed first aid after a pickup truck hit a...
Tennessee Fire Captain Arrested for Setting Own Home on Fire October 31, 2017 Tennessee investigators say a captain with Nashville’s fire department was arrested on arson and insurance fraud charges for setting his...
PointeNorth Insurance Group Acquires Georgia Agencies Benton & Parker, Cord & Wilburn October 31, 2017 PointeNorth Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency in the Southeast with local ownership, has acquired Benton & Parker Insurance Services,...
California Workers’ Comp Report Shows Prevalence of Opioids in Set-Asides October 30, 2017 A new report shows that nearly 70 percent of federally mandated and approved California Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside settlements for...
Ohio County Sues Drugmakers Over Opioid Surge October 30, 2017 County officials in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County are suing several large prescription drug companies saying they intentionally misled the public about...