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Deaths Due to Painkillers Higher Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined
The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at McGill University. In a ...
Canal Insurance Appoints New Executives to Leadership Team
Canal Insurance Co. has announced the appointment of Tim Horgan, vice president of transportation and chief marketing officer, and Bob Pace, vice president and chief claims officer, to the executive ...
Prescription Drugs Surpass Cannabis in Fatal Crashes
Since 1993, the profile of a drugged driver has changed substantially. A study released Monday in Public Health Reports shows that more drivers are now testing positive for prescription drugs, ...
Auto Industry Struggles to Solve Air Bag Explosions Despite Mass Recalls
A year ago, Japan's Takata Corp., the world's second-largest maker of auto safety parts, believed it had finally contained a crisis more than a decade in the making. It was wrong. Japanese car makers ...
A Smooth Claims Experience Starts With Appropriate Customer Expectations
Want your insurance customers to have a smooth claims experience after a loss? Set appropriate expectations up front and overdeliver on the back end. "I think that's equally true for claims people ...
Fear of Being Fired Among Predictors of Workers Comp Outcomes: WCRI
Workers compensation researchers have identified anxiety over being fired and other new predictors of worker outcomes that they say can help public officials, payers and health care providers improve ...
Allstate Estimates More Than $700M in Cat Losses for 2Q So Far
The Allstate Corporation announced $440 million of estimated pre-tax catastrophe losses for the month of May 2014 last week (or $286 million after taxes). The Northbrook, Ill.-based company said 11 ...
Marsh Enhances Claims Process With Launch of Pre-Approved Panel Counsel
In an effort to make the directors and officers liability claims process more efficient and collaborative, Marsh has announced the launch of a new Marsh D&O Panel, which will give clients facing ...