Hackers Threaten To Dump Insurance Files Related To 9/11 Attacks
On Monday, New Years Eve, a hacker group announced it had breached a law firm handling cases related to the September 11 attacks, and threatened to publicly release a large cache of related internal files unless their ransom demands were met.
January 2, 2019
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Liability
AIR Projects As Much As $600 Million In Losses For Marriott Breach
AIR Worldwide has estimated that the data breach Marriott recently reported resulted in direct cyber incident losses somewhere between $200 million and $600 million.
December 21, 2018
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Liability
Drone Users May Lack Coverage In CGL Policies
A recent California court decision highlights the fact that many policyholders who use drones may be unaware they do not have liability coverage for their use under their commercial general liability policies.
December 19, 2018
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Liability
Risk Management
Flying Cars May Appear In Urban Skies By 2023
The flying cars depicted in science fiction classics such as “Blade Runner” and “The Fifth Element” have long been seen as flights of fancy, but their arrival is closer than you think.
December 19, 2018
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Legislation & Regulation
Technology
$5.7M In Smoke And Fire Extinguisher Residue Damage After Blaze In Italian Luxury Goods Store
A fire at an Italian luxury goods store at Ala Moana Center caused nearly $6 million in damage Friday night, a Honolulu Fire Department spokesman said.
December 10, 2018
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Hawaii
Explosion Causes Fire At Bakersfield IKEA, Two People Injured
Two people injured during a fire at IKEA in Tejon on Sunday afternoon, according to the Kern County Fire Department. KCFD said an explosion caused a fire at the IKEA on Industrial Parkway.
December 5, 2018
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Liability
Workers' Compensation
California
Marriott Breach Puts Spotlight On Hotel Cyber Risk
Marriott International Inc.s disclosure last week of a massive data breach illustrates the potential vulnerability of the hospitality sector, which plays host to mountains of personal information via hotel bookings and loyalty programs, experts say.
December 4, 2018
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The Dominoes Are Falling As States Move To Legalize Recreational Cannabis
From Florida to New Jersey, a green wave is sweeping the nation as more states seriously consider the prospect of legalizing marijuana.
December 4, 2018
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Legislation & Regulation
1 Child Dead, 45 People Injured In Arkansas Charter Bus Rollover
A charter bus carrying a youth football team from Tennessee crashed early Monday in central Arkansas, killing one child and injuring at least 45 other people, authorities said.
December 3, 2018
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Arkansas
Tennessee
Class-Action Lawsuit Proposed Against Ford Motor Company For 6.7L CP4 Fuel Pump Failures
A Ford CP4 fuel pump lawsuit alleges the pumps cannot handle U.S. diesel fuel specifications, something Ford allegedly knew when the trucks were first sold.
November 28, 2018
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Liability
Litigation
California
Worker At Disney Worlds Morimoto Asia Restaurant Diagnosed With Contagious Infection
OK, so not exactly the news you want to hear about after you ate that massive Thanksgiving dinner, but here goes... On Wednesday evening, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County tweeted that a food service worker at the Morimoto Asia restaurant at Walt Disney World had been infected with hepatitis A, a highly contagious liver infection.
November 27, 2018
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Life & Health
Florida
The Flood Risk That Might Be Unaccounted For
Insurers might be unintentionally covering flood and fire risks arising from computer problems, a cyber expert with a risk modelling firm suggests.
November 20, 2018
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Fatal Chain Reaction Crash Involved 5 Big Rigs On Berks County, Pennsylvania Interstate
Two people died in a chain reaction crash involving several big rigs on Interstate 78 westbound in Windsor Township, Berks County, Wednesday afternoon.
November 16, 2018
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Subrogation
Pennsylvania
21-Vehicle Pileup In Santa Cruz Due To Tractor-Trailers Brake Failure
Northbound Highway 1 opened 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in Santa Cruz County after authorities cleared 21 crushed vehicles after a tractor-trailers brakes failed and the truck slammed into stopped vehicles near River Street, according to California Highway Patrol.
November 15, 2018
Auto
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Subrogation
California
Two Killed, Dozens Injured In Mississippi Bus Crash
Two people were killed and more than 40 others injured on Wednesday when a tour bus overturned on an icy roadway in northern Mississippi just across the state line from Memphis, Tennessee, officials said.
November 15, 2018
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Mississippi



