CRASH Network: Insurer Report Card Finds Bigger-Name Carriers Weaker On Auto Claims
CRASH Network on Thursday revealed the results of its 2020 insurance industry “Report Card,” which used polling data from more than 1,000 auto body shops to reveal which carriers treat consumers best during a claim.
February 5, 2020
Auto
Town Of Sumas, Washington Inundated by Overflowing Rivers
Parts of Western Washington are covered in water, forcing families from their homes. The city of Sumas is flooded after the Nooksack River overflowed its banks overnight. Only once before this century has the entire city of Sumas been covered in water.
February 3, 2020
Auto
Property
Washington
Idaho Homes, Vehicles Suffer Tree Damage After Windstorm
Strong winds ripped through much of the Inland Northwest on Saturday morning and Post Falls, Idaho, appears to be one of the areas that has been hit the hardest. Power outages have been reported throughout post falls due to fallen trees. The damage has escalated and trees are now falling on homes and breaking roofs.
February 3, 2020
Auto
Property
Idaho
Fiery Fuel Tanker Crash On Atlanta Interstate Kills 2
Two people have died in a multivehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer that sparked a large fire which spread across all northbound lanes of an Atlanta-area interstate on Saturday morning, authorities said.
February 3, 2020
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Georgia
RVs Inundated, Frozen In Place After Ice Jam Floods Riverside Campground
Flooding along the St. Regis River in Brasher Falls. Trailers inundated at a campground. No ones quite sure whats next. Camping trailers flooded, bound in ice — and with no way out.
January 22, 2020
Auto
New York
Toyota And Honda Recall Millions Of Vehicles
Two of Japans biggest automakers, Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC), are recalling millions of cars over unrelated safety issues. Toyota said Tuesday it would recall 3.4 million cars, 2.9 million of which are in the United States, because of potentially defective equipment meant to protect passengers during a crash.
January 22, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Will State Farm Lose Its US Auto Insurance Dominance To Geico?
If current trends continue, the United States will have a new top vehicle insurer by 2022. For decades, State Farm has held onto the top spot among US auto insurance companies. That said, if recent trends keep up as they have been, it wont be long before it loses its crown to a much younger rival.
January 17, 2020
Auto
Geico, Auto Glass Companies Agree To Settle Claims Fraud Suit
The ongoing legal battle between Government Employees Insurance Co., Geico Indemnity Co., Geico General Insurance Company and Geico Casualty Co. (collectively Geico), and six parties has come to a close in an Arizona courtroom.
January 15, 2020
Auto
Fraud
Litigation
Arizona
Water Main Break Floods New York City Parking Garage, Building Basements
The Upper West Side turned into the Under Water Side after a busted water main Monday flooded streets around Lincoln Center, inundating nearby subway tracks and building basements. The flooding began when a city water main erupted between W. 62nd and 63rd Streets along Broadway just before 5 a.m., officials said.
January 15, 2020
Auto
Property
New York
Nearly 700K Toyota Vehicles Recalled For Faulty Fuel Pump
Toyota said it is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
January 14, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
EF-1 Tornado Crosses South Carolina School Parking Lot, Tosses Cars
Days after a powerful tornado caused extensive damage to a high school in Kershaw County, another South Carolina school is cleaning up from a tornado. Investigators with the National Weather Service determined an EF-1 with winds of 90 mph hit the campus of Loris High School in Horry County, South Carolina Monday.
January 14, 2020
Auto
South Carolina
Police: Black Ice Caused Massive Chain-Reaction Crash In York County, Virginia
Weeks after a massive 75-car pile up on Interstate 64 westbound, Virginia State Police investigators believe the initial cause of the pileup was one car and a patch of black ice.
January 13, 2020
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Virginia
Subaru Recalling Nearly 500K Cars For Faulty Air Bags
Subaru is recalling nearly 500,000 cars for faulty airbags that could explode and shoot metal projectiles throughout the vehicle. The recalls apply to a number of Subaru models released between 2003 and 2014 that have Takata airbags in the front passenger seat.
January 9, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
An Additional 10 Million Takata Air Bag Inflators Being Recalled
An additional 10 million Takata air bag inflators that were used by more than a dozen car companies in the U.S. are being recalled, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
January 8, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Why Phone Evidence Fell Short In This Triple-Collision Fraud Lawsuit
An insurer suspicious about a vehicle accident obtains evidence that the occupants of the different vehicles were talking by phone to one another.
January 8, 2020
Auto
Fraud
Liability



