Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding Business Fire: Extra Coverage, Accelerant, First Responders Blocked
A Phoenix businessman was arrested on suspicion of setting a fire to his own warehouse to collect $120,050 in insurance money, state officials said.
June 4, 2018
Fraud
Property
Arizona
Cracked Windshield Forces American Airlines Emergency Landing
A hail storm cracked the windshield of an American Airlines jetliner headed to Phoenix and forced it to divert to El Paso, Texas, Sunday night, officials said.
June 4, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Arizona
Texas
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
Insurances Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers dont 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 20142017. 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 Aprils 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 Sheriffs 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
Ubers Testing Of Autonomous Cars Suspended In Arizona
The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Ubers 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



