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Uber Disabled Emergency Braking In Self-Driving Car: U.S. Agency

Uber had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March after failing to identify the pedestrian, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Thursday.
May 25, 2018 Auto Liability Technology Arizona

NTSB Advocates For Seat Belts On School Buses In Wake Of Fatal Wrecks

For the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending all new school buses be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts, after the agency released findings from a special investigation report prompted by two deadly 2016 crashes.
May 24, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Insurance’s Flawed Business Model

At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers don’t have an industry expert advocating solely on their behalf; the experts have financial incentives coming from the insurance industry.
May 24, 2018 Risk Management Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Uber Shuts Arizona Self-Driving Program Two Months After Fatal Crash

Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.
May 24, 2018 Legislation & Regulation Liability Technology Arizona California Pennsylvania

Animal-Related Insurance Claims Top 1.7M In Four Years

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a study on the number of animal-related insurance losses for the years 2014—2017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
May 23, 2018 Auto Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For April’s Severe Weather

A catastrophe report has found that the US re/insurance sector is on the hook for more than half of the total economic loss in April resulting from severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and tornados.
May 10, 2018 Auto Catastrophe Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Tinder Fire In Arizona Has Destroyed 33 Homes And Is Still Burning

The sprawling Tinder Fire in Arizona has destroyed 33 primary homes and 54 minor structures since it was sparked by an abandoned illegal campfire two weeks ago, officials said.
May 8, 2018 Property Arizona

Arizona Wildfire Has Destroyed 30 Homes, 17 Other Structures

Officials say a week-old wildfire burning in an Arizona forest has destroyed 30 homes and 17 other structures. Fire management officials included the count of destroyed or heavily damaged buildings in a Thursday update. The fire is 12 percent contained.
May 4, 2018 Property Arizona

Arizona Wildfire Spreading Rapidly, Unknown Number Of Structures Burned

The fast-moving Tinder Fire grew to more than 8,600 acres Monday morning, or almost 13.5 square miles, a day after officials evacuated several small communities in central Arizona because the wildfire already had burned an unknown number of structures in its path.
May 1, 2018 Property Arizona

Two Killed In Speedboat Crash On Lake Havasu, Arizona

Two men have died after a boat crash at Lake Havasu. It happened Saturday around 12:30 p.m. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says a large boat that was traveling at high speeds had crashed and then sank.
April 23, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Salvage Arizona

6 Dead After Small Plane Crashes At Arizona Golf Course

A small plane caught fire after takeoff and crashed at a nearby Arizona golf course on Monday, leaving six people dead, officials said.
April 10, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Arizona

Uber’s Testing Of Autonomous Cars Suspended In Arizona

The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Uber’s ability to test self-driving cars on public roads in the state following a fatal crash last week that killed a 49-year-old pedestrian.
March 27, 2018 Liability Technology Arizona

Lawsuit To Follow First Death By Autonomous Vehicle

The daughter of the woman killed by an Uber [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle in Arizona has retained a personal injury lawyer, underlying the potential high stakes of the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.
March 23, 2018 Liability Litigation Technology Arizona

A Self Driving Uber Car Hit and Killed A Woman In The First Known Autonomous Vehicle Death

A woman in Arizona has died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber in what is believed to be the first time a pedestrian has been killed by an autonomous vehicle.
March 20, 2018 Auto Liability Technology Arizona

3 Die In Grand Canyon Touring Chopper Crash, 4 Critically Injured

Four survivors of a deadly tour helicopter crash onto the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon were being treated at a Nevada hospital on Sunday while crews tackled difficult terrain in a remote area to try to recover the bodies of three other people.
February 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Arizona
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