Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.5M Vehicles Includes F-150s, Mustang And Lincoln Models

Ford has issued three recalls covering more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America.
February 13, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Recalls Issued For Nearly 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Autocar Trucks

Nearly 15,000 trucks manufactured by Paccar, Daimler and Autocar are being recalled for various defects, according to recent documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 12, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Insurer Not Responsible For Coal Executive’s Black Lung Liabilities

Liberty Mutual is not liable for claims potentially facing an executive for a coal company that did not have a black-lung endorsement on its workers compensation policy, a federal appeals court ruled.
January 24, 2019 Litigation Workers' Compensation Colorado

Family Warns Against ‘Puffing’ After Truck Stolen With Dogs Inside

A Colorado family is warning others of the dangers of "puffing" after their truck was stolen with their two dogs inside. While illegal in most cities, puffing is common across Colorado in winter months, as people leave cars running unattended to get them warm on cold mornings.
January 18, 2019 Auto Colorado

Data Coming Out Of Legal Cannabis States Is “Really Frightening”

Collision claims in states that have legalized recreational marijuana have increased by as much as 6% from January 2012 through October 2017, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).
January 9, 2019 Auto Legislation & Regulation Colorado Nevada Oregon Washington

California Mudslides Shut Down Pacific Coast Highway, Ensnare Motorists

A potent winter storm that hammered the West Coast over the weekend triggered mudslides in Southern California in areas scorched by wildfires, trapping drivers and shutting down a major thoroughfare.
January 7, 2019 Auto Colorado

DOI Recoups $38.4M For Colorado Consumers

The Colorado Division of Insurance recovered about $38.4 million for Colorado consumers during the last fiscal year.
November 15, 2018 Auto Legislation & Regulation Life & Health Property Colorado

Increasing Number Of Car Crashes Complicate Boulder’s March Toward Vision Zero

When it comes to preventing serious car crashes — either with another vehicle or, more often, pedestrians and cyclists — the key is left-hand turns. So said Boulder’s traffic engineers at a Tuesday study session on the city’s goal to do just that, and completely eliminate traffic-related fatalities and severe injuries by 2040.
October 26, 2018 Auto Liability Colorado

Collisions Rise In First States To Begin Legalized Retail Sales Of Recreational Marijuana

Crashes are up by as much as 6 percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, compared with neighboring states that haven’t legalized marijuana for recreational use, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows. The findings come as campaigns to decriminalize marijuana gain traction with voters and legislators in the U.S., and Canada begins allowing recreational use of marijuana this month.
October 26, 2018 Auto Legislation & Regulation Alaska California Colorado Maine Massachusetts

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Sued Over 416 Wildfire

More than a half dozen residents and businesses have filed a lawsuit against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad accusing it of starting the 416 Fire that scorched 54,129 acres of mostly U.S. Forest Service land.
September 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Colorado

Natural Disasters, Population Growth Push Insurance Rates Up In Colorado

Colorado insurance rates had been rising for years — by more than 67 percent for homeowners and 52 percent for vehicle owners — even before three hailstorms hit Colorado’s Front Range over the past two months, generating more than $500 million in insurance claims.
August 27, 2018 Auto Property Colorado

Colorado Springs Broker Reflects On Hail Challenges After Deadly Storm

When it comes to extreme weather events, hurricanes and wildfires tend to grab the most attention, but there’s another natural beast causing billions of dollars in damages every year in North America alone — hailstorms.
August 20, 2018 Property Colorado

Latest Hailstorm In Colorado Caused Nearly $173 Million In Damage

An Aug. 6 storm that battered southwest Colorado Springs and Fountain with up to softball-size hail caused $172.8 million in damage to vehicles, roofs, siding, windows, skylights and other parts of homes, an insurance trade group said Wednesday.
August 16, 2018 Auto Catastrophe Property Colorado

Apparent Natural Gas Explosion Blasts Through Denver Fouplex

Nine people were injured, one critically, on Tuesday afternoon when a large explosion rocked a Denver neighborhood. The blast, which is believed to have been caused by natural gas, heavily damaged a four-plex residential building located on Santa Fe Drive between 3rd and 4th Avenue.
August 15, 2018 Auto Property Subrogation Colorado

Colorado Springs Area Hammered By Large Hailstones

Chunks of hail the size of golf balls rained havoc on a Colorado zoo on Monday, shattering windows, damaging cars and sending animals and humans running for cover.
August 7, 2018 Auto Property Colorado

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