Last month's tragedy in Lac-Mgantic, Quebec raises questions about transportation risk, liability and engineering. So why do rails fail?

Car fires present added considerations for adjusters tasked not only with processing claims but also with identifying subrogation opportunities.

Three classic examples of window sash losses illustrate the issues faced by the claims analyst.

To process water damage claims accurately, adjusters must know the basics of why fittings can fail.

What caused the second-floor collapse at Cincinnati's $400 million Horseshoe Casino project? An engineer renders an initial analysis of what might have happened.

What caused the second-floor collapse at Cincinnati's $400 million Horseshoe Casino project? An engineer renders an initial analysis of what might have happened.

Heat-related damage patterns at a fire scene yield clues as to where a fire originated. This article is a third in a series that discusses burn patterns and interpretations when attempting to determine the origin of a fire.

Insurers constantly hear policyholders bemoaning that their brakes failed, the accelerator stuck, a tire detached, and similar allegations of malfunction, but what really happened?