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CHOP and NJM Insurance Group Celebrate Completion of More Than 4,000 Virtual Driving Assessments and Expanded Availability of Assessments Across CHOP's Primary Care Network

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to keep all drivers safe on the roads, the youngest drivers must be adequately prepared for the risks they will face once they get behind the wheel. Thanks to a collaboration between Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and NJM Insurance Group (NJM), thousands of adolescent drivers have completed a virtual driving assessment (VDA) to better prepare them for navigating roads once they obtain their driver's license.

Key Points: 
  • Thanks to a collaboration between Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and NJM Insurance Group (NJM) , thousands of adolescent drivers have completed a virtual driving assessment (VDA) to better prepare them for navigating roads once they obtain their driver's license.
  • Ready-Assess™ is an AI-driven virtual driving assessment that provides the driver with the insights and tools to improve.
  • Additionally, the funding allowed CHOP to conduct studies based on data generated from increased use of the VDA.
  • "NJM's support of CHOP and the virtual driving assessment program furthers our commitment to serving our local communities and providing teens drivers and their parents with critical resources to develop safe driving habits."

CHOP and HTS to Create Innovative Center to Promote Traffic Safety Across the State

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) are proud to announce the creation of a new center that will feature an interactive data dashboard to visualize, monitor, and track progress in traffic safety across communities and over time, with the intention of improving health and safety for all New Jersey residents.

Key Points: 
  • The NJ-SHO Center for Integrated Data will expand the use of these data and provide information about injuries and safety to stakeholders through a publicly accessible website and interactive online dashboard.
  • "We look forward to the next chapter of our decade-long partnership with HTS to improve health and safety by linking data in innovative ways."
  • CIRP has already collaborated with a multitude of state agencies and community partners to accomplish the extraordinary data linkage required.
  • "Establishing the NJ-SHO Center for Integrated Data, and the data dashboard within it, fulfills an important objective of our state's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) to address traffic safety data quality, integration, and accessibility," says Michael J. Rizol, Jr., Director of HTS.

Cities Across the Country Turn Green as Safe States and Other Organizations Unify Their Voices to Prevent Injuries and Violence

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Safe States joins other leading injury and violence prevention (IVP) organizations, such as the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Safe Kids Worldwide, the American Trauma Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Be SMART -- a program of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research, the Trauma Center Association of America, JPMA Cares, and I'm Safe, to empower and equip communities to make a difference. Access the full list of organizations signing an NIPD letter of support here: https://bit.ly/NIPDletter

Key Points: 
  • It will mark the end of the 3rd National Injury Prevention Day (NIPD), a day where Safe States Alliance and the nation's top prevention advocates join forces and push for change.
  • Together we want to end the heartache left by preventable injuries and deaths from suicides, motor vehicle crashes, drownings, fires, drug overdoses, and more than 40 mass shootings.
  • Dr. Jones joins the country's top IVP organizations to sound the alarm about the need for and promise of prevention.
  • For more information about National Injury Prevention Day or to arrange an interview, please contact E. Lenita Johnson at 816-651-7777 or email [email protected].

IF YOU WERE INJURED BY A MALFUNCTIONING TAKATA AIRBAG, YOU MAY STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION THROUGH THE SPECIAL MASTER'S AND TRUSTEE'S CLAIM PROCESS FOR PERSONAL INJURIES OR WRONGFUL DEATH.

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect. Claims related to injuries or wrongful death caused by other airbag components -- such as airbag failure to deploy, spontaneous airbag deployment, crash injuries unrelated to the inflator, or economic losses unrelated to physical injuries or death -- are not covered by the three types of claims described above.

Key Points: 
  • Under that program, claimants may seek compensation from the Department of Justice's $125 million Individual Restitution Fund ("IRF") and/or the approximately $140 million Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund ("TATCTF").
  • The claim process is ongoing and eligible claimants still have time to act.
  • Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect.
  • For more information about eligibility requirements, filing deadlines and how to file a claim, please visit www.takataspecialmaster.com , www.TakataAirbagInjuryTrust.com , email Questions@TakataAirbagInjuryTrust.

IF YOU WERE INJURED BY A MALFUNCTIONING TAKATA AIRBAG, YOU MAY STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION THROUGH THE SPECIAL MASTER'S AND TRUSTEE'S CLAIM PROCESS FOR PERSONAL INJURIES OR WRONGFUL DEATH.

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect. Claims related to injuries or wrongful death caused by other airbag components -- such as airbag failure to deploy, spontaneous airbag deployment, crash injuries unrelated to the inflator, or economic losses unrelated to physical injuries or death -- are not covered by the three types of claims described above.

Key Points: 
  • Under that program, claimants may seek compensation from the Department of Justice's $125 million Individual Restitution Fund ("IRF") and/or the approximately $140 million Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund ("TATCTF").
  • The claim process is ongoing and eligible claimants still have time to act.
  • Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect.
  • For more information about eligibility requirements, filing deadlines and how to file a claim, please visit www.takataspecialmaster.com , www.TakataAirbagInjuryTrust.com , email Questions@TakataAirbagInjuryTrust.

John Hancock Rewards Vitality Members for Safe Driving as Car Accidents Rise in America

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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John Hancock Vitality members are eligible to earn 300 Vitality Points per year for achieving safe driver status through a qualified telematics safe driving program.

Key Points: 
  • John Hancock Vitality members are eligible to earn 300 Vitality Points per year for achieving safe driver status through a qualified telematics safe driving program.
  • The Drivewise safe driving tool monitors a member's driving in real-time, including safe speed, braking, and driving times, to provide discounts.
  • "And with the added benefit of Drivewise, John Hancock Vitality members can now earn even greater savings and rewards."
  • Vitality is the provider of the John Hancock Vitality Program in connection with policies issued by John Hancock.

If You Were Injured By A Malfunctioning Takata Airbag, You May Still Be Eligible For Compensation Through The Special Master's And Trustee's Claim Process For Personal Injuries Or Wrongful Death.

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Monday, August 23, 2021
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Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect. Claims related to injuries or wrongful death caused by other airbag components -- such as airbag failure to deploy, spontaneous airbag deployment, crash injuries unrelated to the inflator, or economic losses unrelated to physical injuries or death -- are not covered by the three types of claims described above.

Key Points: 
  • Under that program, claimants may seek compensation from the Department of Justice's $125 million Individual Restitution Fund ("IRF") and/or the approximately $140 million Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund ("TATCTF").
  • The claim process is ongoing and eligible claimants still have time to act.
  • Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect.
  • For more information about eligibility requirements, filing deadlines and how to file a claim, please visit www.takataspecialmaster.com , www.TakataAirbagInjuryTrust.com , email [email protected] , or call us toll-free at (888) 215-9544.

If You Were Injured By A Malfunctioning Takata Airbag, You May Still Be Eligible For Compensation Through The Special Master's And Trustee's Claim Process For Personal Injuries Or Wrongful Death.

Retrieved on: 
Monday, August 23, 2021
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Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect. Claims related to injuries or wrongful death caused by other airbag components -- such as airbag failure to deploy, spontaneous airbag deployment, crash injuries unrelated to the inflator, or economic losses unrelated to physical injuries or death -- are not covered by the three types of claims described above.

Key Points: 
  • Under that program, claimants may seek compensation from the Department of Justice's $125 million Individual Restitution Fund ("IRF") and/or the approximately $140 million Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund ("TATCTF").
  • The claim process is ongoing and eligible claimants still have time to act.
  • Each of these three types of claims has its own eligibility requirements; however, each claim type covers only physical injuries and wrongful death resulting from a Takata Airbag Inflator Defect.
  • For more information about eligibility requirements, filing deadlines and how to file a claim, please visit www.takataspecialmaster.com , www.TakataAirbagInjuryTrust.com , email [email protected] , or call us toll-free at (888) 215-9544.