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 Alaskas 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
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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
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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 CLMs 2019 CMPL Conference
This July marks the start of a fully reinvented conference that focuses on cyber, management, and professional liability claims issuessomething 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 Largos 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 organizations priests the dioceses 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



