What is Disability, Really?
It is an issue we struggle with, and a difficult one to solve. Much of the activity in workers comp is centered around the concept of disability; what it is and how much it is worth for the individual who has been assigned with that designation.
March 13, 2019
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
1.1 Million Honda Vehicles To Be Recalled Over Takata Airbags
Honda on Tuesday announced it would be recalling 1.1 million vehicles in the United States to replace defective airbags.
March 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Uber Not Criminally Liable In Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Crash: Prosecutors
Uber Technologies Inc is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, in which one of the companys self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
March 6, 2019
Auto
Liability
Technology
Arizona
“Matching Regulations” Affecting Homeowners’ Insurance Claims
It remains one of the most difficult issues to deal within the world of property insurance. Homeowners’ insurance policies usually contain a provision obligating the carrier to repair or replace an insured’s damaged property with “material of like kind and quality” or with “similar material.”
February 28, 2019
Education & Training
Property
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Body Shop Owner Charged After Defrauding Elderly Woman Of $2M
An auto repair company owner is charged after reportedly defrauding an elderly Mesa woman of $2,000,000. The Arizona Attorney General has charged Donaldo Parra, age 44, with fraudulent schemes and theft.
February 21, 2019
Auto
Fraud
Arizona
Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.5M Vehicles Includes F-150s, Mustang And Lincoln Models
Ford has issued three recalls covering more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America.
February 13, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Recalls Issued For Nearly 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Autocar Trucks
Nearly 15,000 trucks manufactured by Paccar, Daimler and Autocar are being recalled for various defects, according to recent documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Multi-Million Dollar Chandler, Arizona Home Lost In Overnight Blaze
Firefighters say no one was injured when a first-alarm fire broke out at a Chandler mansion early Thursday morning. Crews from Arizona Fire and Medical were first on scene and was assisted by firefighters from Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert. It took the firefighters hours to put the massive blaze out.
November 30, 2018
Property
Arizona
Flash Flooding Possible In The Southwest From Tropical Storm Rosa
Hurricane Rosa weakened into a tropical storm Sunday as it headed toward northwest Mexico and parts of the Southwest, prompting storm warnings for the Baja California coast and flash-flood watches for parts of four American states.
October 1, 2018
Auto
Property
Arizona
California
Nevada
Utah
Insurtech Launches Usage-Based Drone Coverage
Insurtech company REIN has launched DroneInsurance.com, with underwriting by Liberty Specialty Markets, providing usage-based insurance for commercial drone operators and simplifying the process of obtaining both base and liability coverage.
August 2, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Freight Train Derails On Flooded Tucson Tracks
A Union Pacific train derailed north of Tucson near Interstate 10 on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Flooding caused by heavy rains contributed to the derailment, which occurred on the east side of the I-10 frontage road between Twin Peaks and Marana roads, according to posts on Twitter by the Marana Police Department and Northwest Fire District.
July 13, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Arizona
Raging Fire Engulfs Safeway Supermarket In Phoenix
Fire destroyed a Safeway grocery store in Phoenix Wednesday evening, engulfing the building in flames for more than an hour and producing a tower of smoke that could be seen for miles.
July 12, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Arizona
Metromile Leverages AI And Sensor Data From Low-Impact Car Crashes To Tackle Insurance Fraud
In 2015, there were more than 6.3 million car accidents reported that involved property damage with insurance fraud accounting for 10 percent of property/casualty claims processed. While not every accident resulted in an insurance claim, those that did required extensive effort to be verified manually.
June 28, 2018
Auto
Technology
Arizona
California
Illinois
New Jersey
Oregon
Category 3 Hurricane Bud Threatens Mexico, Southwest U.S.
Hurricane Bud, now swirling off the west coast of Mexico as a Category 3 storm, is forecast to bring heavy rain to Mexico and possibly the Southwest U.S. over the next few days.
June 11, 2018
Property
Arizona
New Mexico
U.S. Motorcycle Thefts Decreased In 2017
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released its annual report on motorcycle thefts in the United States for 2017.
June 6, 2018
Auto
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana



