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Apartment Balconies Off Limits After Collapse Injures 5

Boards blocked off the inside of glass sliding doors of an apartment unit in southwest Grand Forks on Monday, closing off the spot where a balcony collapsed early Saturday, sending five people plummeting four stories.
June 11, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability North Dakota

Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash Landing On Manhattan High-Rise

A helicopter crashed on top of a building in Midtown Monday afternoon. It happened around 1:45 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
June 10, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines New York

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

Starr Loses Cover Suit With Marine Pollution Insurer

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision and ruled against Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. in coverage litigation with a marine pollution insurer in a case involving two grounded oil barges.
May 31, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Risk Management Subrogation

Automation Enables Instantaneous Disbursal Of Flight Delay Insurance Claims

Insurance companies are using automation and blockchain to disburse flight delay claims even before they are filed by the passengers.
May 23, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Technology

2 Killed In Second Taquan Air Floatplane Crash In A Week

For the second time in a week, a Taquan Air floatplane has been involved in a deadly crash in Alaska.
May 21, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Alaska

F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes Into California Building

An F-16 fighter jet being flown in routine training exercises crashed into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in Southern California on Thursday, the pilot ejected and five people on the ground were reported injured, military officials said.
May 17, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation California

PG&E Lines Blamed For Deadliest Wildfire In California History

State fire investigators have formally determined that Pacific Gas & Electric Co transmission lines caused the deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record in California, a blaze that killed 85 people last year, officials said on Wednesday.
May 16, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

Multiple Fatalities After Sightseeing Planes Collide Off Alaska’s Coast

Federal investigators are due in Alaska on Tuesday to try to find out why two sightseeing planes collided in mid-air over open water during daylight hours, killing at least four tourists.
May 14, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Alaska

Chemical Spill In Houston Ship Channel After Vessels Collide

Much of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed Saturday a day after two vessels collided, causing a large gasoline blend spill and setting off another round of environmentalists concerns for the Gulf Coast.
May 13, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Marine Salvage Texas

New BMWs Destroyed In Semi Truck Fire

Six brand new BMWs were destroyed after a Freightliner commercial semi truck carrying the vehicles caught fire on the Blackwater River Bridge Tuesday night.
May 9, 2019 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Florida

Boston Bound: What To Expect At CLM’s 2019 CMPL Conference

This July marks the start of a fully reinvented conference that focuses on cyber, management, and professional liability claims issues—something Andrew Fastow, a former Enron executive who served six years in prison after pleading guilty in 2004 to two counts of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, knows something about.
May 7, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Risk Management Technology

Main Building At Key Largo’s New Luxury Resort Destroyed After Massive Fire

The main building that houses the restaurant, bar, spa and lobby of the adults-only, all-inclusive Bungalows resort in Key Largo was destroyed after a large fire raged there early Sunday morning.
May 7, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Florida

Insurers Cough Up Tens Of Millions Over Church Sex Abuse

The Diocese of Duluth has reached a settlement with the 125 people who claimed they have been abused by the organization’s priests — the diocese’s insurers will have to shoulder the brunt of the payment as a result.
May 6, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation

Cyber Claims Data Shows Worrying Trend

A recent analysis of 2018 cyber claims data paints a worrying picture for leaders of organizations both large and small.
May 2, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Technology
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