Motorcycle thefts are on the rise, and California, for the second year in a row, is the top state for stolen bikes. The annual theft report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows bike thefts rose 2% nationally in 2016.
Cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine use continues to climb among workers in the United States, though opioid use is down, according to a study released Tuesday by Madison, New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics Inc.
A Chatham man was killed, and Illinois State Police shut down eastbound Interstate 72 at the Morgan-Sangamon county line and eastbound Illinois 104 at Auburn Wednesday afternoon following numerous multi-vehicle accidents due to dirt from fields blowing across the roadway.
Police say more than a dozen people were injured after a hit-and-run driver caused a four-vehicle crash involving a Lancaster Mennonite school bus Wednesday morning in East Lampeter Township.
A home in Woodbury is being called unlivable after being gutted by a fire triggered by a suspected lightning strike. Residents said a lightning strike that shook the entire neighborhood was to blame.
Allstate has told collision repairers it will cease using its drive-in inspection stations in favor of its QuickFoto Claim photo estimating system within the Allstate app.
The federal government sued UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday alleging the Minnetonka-based health care company wrongly received from Medicare at least $1 billion in “risk adjustment” payments based on inaccurate data submissions.
Texas insurance companies could soon find themselves facing fewer lawsuits relating to claims involving weather damage. The Texas House passed a bill discouraging homeowners insurance policyholders from filing lawsuits against their insurers in regard to claims involving flood, hurricane or hail damage, for example.
Five people, including two children, were killed and four others were injured in a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 95 Tuesday afternoon. Pictures from Chopper 11 HD showed there were at least 3 tractor-trailer trucks and 3 smaller vehicles involved.
A federal judge has ordered 15 people to pay more than $130 million in restitution for their roles in a massive insurance fraud that was based in South Florida.
At least two people were killed and dozens of others injured Tuesday after suspected tornadoes tore through a mobile home park in Wisconsin and a subdivision in Oklahoma. None of the tornado reports have yet been confirmed by the National Weather Service.
A Houston jury awarded Prime Natural Resources Inc. $41.6 million in an insurance breach of contract dispute with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, over offshore oil facilities damaged by Hurricane Rita 12 years ago.
Rescue crews took six people to the hospital after, officials said, a fishing boat crashed into a dock near Normandy Shores, injuring most of the passengers on board, Saturday evening.
Hardware chain Lowe’s is outfitting employees with a simple exoskeleton to help them on the job. The company has partnered with Virginia Tech to develop the technology, which makes lifting and moving heavy objects easier.
