U.S. Religious Centers Buy More Insurance After Raft Of Shootings
U.S. religious centers are buying special insurance to protect them from the financial consequences of an armed intruder opening fire in their buildings.
May 2, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Risk Management
Human Error Likely Cause Of Seattle Crane Crash, 5 Companies Being Investigated
Human error may be to blame for the Seattle crane collapse on Saturday that killed four people and injured four others, experts said Monday.
April 30, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Washington
Tornado Causes Damage In Rural Kansas
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Miami County early Monday. Peak winds of the storm hit 85 mph.
April 30, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Kansas
Crane Collapse Onto Busy Seattle Street Kills Four People
Dramatic dashcam video shows the moment a crane came crashing down at Google’s new campus in Seattle on Saturday. Four people were killed, including college student Sarah Wong and iron worker Travis Corbet, and four others were hurt.
April 29, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Washington
15 Vehicles Involved In Fiery Chain-Reaction Crash On Colorado Interstate
Multiple people were killed and many others injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash west of Denver during the evening commute on Thursday when a tractor-trailer careened out of the control into several other vehicles, police said.
April 26, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Colorado
Customer, Unable To Pay For Repairs, Sets Fire At Dealership
Police say a fire that erupted at a North County car dealership in March was a part of an insurance scam by the suspect.
April 25, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Subrogation
California
Fiery Train Derailment Prompts Evacuations In Fort Worth
A Union Pacific freight train carrying ethanol careened off its tracks in a Fort Worth neighborhood Wednesday and burst into flames, prompting an evacuation of nearby homes and a hazardous materials response.
April 25, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Texas
Six Dead In Crash Of Twin-Engine Plane In Texas
All six people on board a twin-engine plane died when it crashed on a private ranch near an airport in Kerrville, Texas on Monday, officials said.
April 23, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
$200K Worth Of Jewelry Gone In 30 Seconds
Two men allegedly used a hammer to smash through a glass display inside a Georgia jewelry store and got away with $200,000 worth of diamond rings, according to police reports.
April 22, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Georgia
Revealed: Insurance Company Linked To Two Notre-Dame de Paris Contractors
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the size of the Eiffel Tower, you’ll know that the 856-year-old Notre-Dame de Paris has been hit by a blaze while undergoing restoration work.
April 17, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Estimates Predict ‘Monster’ Spring Storm Will Cost Billions
A new report has estimated that the deadly spring blizzard that affected central US last week will lead to billions of dollars in damage and economic loss.
April 16, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Bill Cosby Defamation Lawsuit Settled By Insurance Company, Actor Livid
A Bill Cosby defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against the actor was settled in federal court on Friday. According to the actor’s lawyers, this case was settled without Cosby’s knowledge.
April 12, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
The “He Said, She Said” Dilemma: Determining Who’s Right In A Passenger-Commercial Vehicle Accident
The task of a claims handler is to investigate and resolve claims. The task of a trucking claims handler is to investigate and resolve claims with the added understanding of those features particular to commercial vehicles and the trucking industry.
April 12, 2019
Education & Training
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
Contractors Strike Gas Line, Trigger Fatal Explosion In Durham, North Carolina
A gas explosion that partially collapsed a North Carolina building and set it ablaze Wednesday morning killed one person and injured more than a dozen others, police said.
April 10, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
North Carolina
Explosion Occurred In Fort Worth Home With Renovation Crew Inside
One person was hurt after an explosion leveled a home near Fort Worth Saturday. Fire officials say a renovation crew was inside the 6,000 square foot house when the explosion happened.
April 9, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
