Homeowner Awarded $1.3M After Insurer Refutes $134K Water Damage Claim
A north Torrance man has won more than $1.3 million from an insurance company that declined to fully cover a claim of about $134,000 in property damage caused when burglars broke into his home, then flooded part of it when they filled the bathtub and left the taps on before fleeing.
April 4, 2017
Litigation
Property
Risk Management
California
Bull Wandering On California Highway Causes Six Cars To Crash
A runaway bull caused a six-car pileup in the East Bay Monday night. At 7:59 p.m., the California Highway Patrol received a call about a bull walking in the fast lane on eastbound state Highway 4 east of McEwen Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County.
March 29, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
California Insurers Wary Of “Significant Risk” From Oroville Dam
The next rainy season is only months away and the California insurance industry faces a “significant risk” from the Oroville Dam and its damaged spillway. Experts are cautioning the industry, residents of the region and pretty much anyone else who will listen about that the next time the waters rise could end far worse than the last time.
March 28, 2017
Property
California
17.5 Tons Of Frozen Taquitos Recalled
When mass-producing packaged foods, one of the goals is to prevent pieces of the processing equipment out of the food. A plant that makes José Olé products came up short of that aspiration, resulting in a recall of 17.5 tons of taquitos that could contain pieces of plastic and rubber.
March 28, 2017
Subrogation
California
Florida
Illinois
Missouri
New York
Massive Residential Structure Fire In Oakland
One person is confirmed dead, seven were rescued and three suffered injuries from smoke inhalation this morning in a four-alarm fire in West Oakland, according to fire officials.
March 28, 2017
Liability
Property
California
California Considers Whether To Continue Participation In FEMA’s NFIP
The state is considering dropping out of the nationwide program in favor of establishing its own. California flood insurance found itself in the spotlight last month when the Oroville Dam threatened to fail.
March 22, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Property
California
Firefighters Battle Strip Mall Blaze Threatening East Hollywood Apartments
A fire roared through the second floor of an East Hollywood strip mall and threatened nearby apartments before it was brought under control early Tuesday morning, officials said.
March 14, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Commercial Building Incinerated After Pickup Hits Power Pole
A traffic collision led to a sheared fire hydrant, downed power lines and a raging structure fire in Santa Fe Springs Monday afternoon.
March 14, 2017
Auto
Liability
Property
California
Mold Remediation, Water Damage Restoration Ongoing In San Jose
First the flood, now the mold — and for many San Jose residents the coughing and sneezing has already begun. It takes only 48 to 72 hours, most experts agree, for fungi to invade a home.
March 13, 2017
Property
California
Driverless Trucks Will Hit The Road Sooner Than Later
For decades, trucking has provided big-rig driver Frank Mora and his family a decent living. He doesn’t expect that will last forever. Most major truck manufacturers and several well-funded startups are busy testing automated or driver-free vehicles.
March 10, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
California
Study Reveals Greater Earthquake Danger In Southern California
The odds of the earth moving beneath the feet of Southern Californians just got a lot higher. According to a newly published study, a fault line that stretches along that coast could produce earthquakes far more severe than previously suspected.
March 9, 2017
Catastrophe
California
Wide-Ranging Impacts If Funding Is Cut To NOAA
On Friday, the meteorology community was riding a major high as stunningly high-definition images came in from the nation’s newest and much-anticipated earth observation satellite. The high came crashing down that evening, though, as the first hints of significant cuts to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began to emerge.
March 6, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Mercedes Recalls 354K Vehicles Over Fire Risk
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: You don’t want your vehicle to catch on fire. For that reason, Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 354,000 vehicles.
March 6, 2017
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Study Looks At Impact Of Claims On Car Insurance Rates
An annual state-by-state analysis of auto insurance reveals rates continue to increase after filing just a single claim.
According to a fourth annual study by insuranceQuotes, drivers now pay an average of 44 percent more for car insurance after making a single claim of $2,000 or more.
March 6, 2017
Auto
Liability
Risk Management
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Hundreds Of Crashes Reported During Heavy Rainfall In San Diego County
San Diego County was deluged with the heaviest rain it has received all winter on Monday when a North Pacific storm merged with moisture from the sub-tropics, creating a meteorological beast few people saw coming.
March 1, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
