Crane Collapses In High Winds, Smashing Through Dallas Apartment Building
A woman died and at least five more people were injured Sunday afternoon when a crane fell into an Old East Dallas apartment building as storms pummeled the Dallas area.
June 10, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Texas
Louisiana Storms Flip Cars, Damage Buildings And Flood Dozens Of Streets
Storms in Louisiana on Thursday have left homes and other buildings damaged, cars overturned and streets flooded. Cars were flipped on their roofs in the parking lot at Baton Rouge General Hospitals Bluebonnet campus by what may have been a tornado.
June 6, 2019
Auto
Property
Louisiana
Tracy Morgan Gets In Car Accident After Driving Off Dealership In $2M Bugatti
Tracy Morgans road woes continue. The comedian, who was involved in a near-fatal crash a few years ago, probably was still taking in the new-car smell of his Bugatti on Tuesday when he was involved in yet another collision.
June 5, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
New York
$2.5 Billion In Claims Estimated From Mays Ring Of Fire
On May 11-16 a series of wind, hail and rain storms struck most states east of the Rocky Mountains. Karen Clark & Co. a catastrophe modeling firm, estimates that the storms will cost insurers $2.5 billion.
June 4, 2019
Auto
Property
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Arizona Becomes 48th State To Prohibit Cell Phone Use While Driving
Every year, more than 170 billion cell phone texts are sent and received. Each year, an average of 3,000 people die and 450,000 are injured in motor vehicle accidents involving distracted drivers.
May 30, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Arizona
Weprins Insurance Fraud Bill Passes Assembly Unanimously
Assemblyman David I. Weprins bill, A.3985 also known as Alices law, which imposes criminal penalties on those who engage in staged accidents for the purposes of insurance fraud passed the Assembly unanimously.
May 30, 2019
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Increased Liability Enhances Need For Effective Business Insurer
Liability is a hot topic in the collision repair industry. While following OEM procedures and acquiring shop insurance is a must, all policies are not created equal.
May 29, 2019
Auto
Liability
How Computer Vision Is Changing Insurance
The use of drones combined with AI technologies, like computer vision, are allowing many industries to automate or assist with what would have previously been arduous tasks.
May 22, 2019
Auto
Property
Technology
Chrysler Recalls Nearly 500K Ram Trucks For Tailgate Problem
A Ram tailgate recall has been issued for more than 485,000 trucks because the tailgates may inadvertently open while driving.
May 21, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Explosion Levels Indiana Home, Damages 15 Others
Investigators are working to determine what caused a home to explode in Jeffersonville on Sunday -- killing one.
May 20, 2019
Auto
Property
Subrogation
Indiana
Tornadoes, High Winds Destroy Homes In Louisiana, Texas And Oklahoma
Classes were canceled Monday at school districts across Oklahoma as the southern Plains prepared for another day of severe storms after more than four dozen reports of tornadoes across five states since Friday.
May 20, 2019
Auto
Property
Kansas
Louisiana
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Ford Recalls More Than 270,000 Vehicles After Reports They May Shift Gears And Roll Away
Ford is recalling more than 270,000 of their vehicles after it was discovered that they can shift gears on their own and “roll away” while in park.
May 17, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Hail Storm In Vermilion County, Illinois Causes Major Damage To Cars
After speaking to some people in Tilton, they said theyve never seen anything like this. Theres so much damage to their cars because of the hail.
May 17, 2019
Auto
Illinois
NTSB: Autopilot Engaged At Time Of Fatal Florida Tesla Crash
A fatal March collision between a Tesla and a semi trailer that bore a strong resemblance to a crash in the same state three year earlier was more similar than initially thought.
May 16, 2019
Auto
Liability
Technology
Florida



