Fiat Chrysler To Recall Nearly 900K Vehicles Over Emissions Standards
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will recall about 965,000 gasoline-powered vehicles in the United States and Canada that do not meet emissions standards and will replace their catalytic converters, officials said on Wednesday.
March 14, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
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Arkansas
California
What is Disability, Really?
It is an issue we struggle with, and a difficult one to solve. Much of the activity in workers comp is centered around the concept of disability; what it is and how much it is worth for the individual who has been assigned with that designation.
March 13, 2019
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
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Arkansas
California
1.1 Million Honda Vehicles To Be Recalled Over Takata Airbags
Honda on Tuesday announced it would be recalling 1.1 million vehicles in the United States to replace defective airbags.
March 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
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Arkansas
California
“Matching Regulations” Affecting Homeowners’ Insurance Claims
It remains one of the most difficult issues to deal within the world of property insurance. Homeowners’ insurance policies usually contain a provision obligating the carrier to repair or replace an insured’s damaged property with “material of like kind and quality” or with “similar material.”
February 28, 2019
Education & Training
Property
Subrogation
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California
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
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Arkansas
California
Cargo Theft: Watch For The Pilferers
The image of tough guys hijacking truckloads of goods is a familiar one to fans of gangster movies. While trucks are the victims of most cargo thefts globally75% of them, according to one reportthese incidents increasingly do not involve the theft of the entire tractor-trailer.
February 12, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Texas
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
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Chicago Area Deals With Pipes Bursting, Ruptured Water Mains
As the Chicago area recovers from a frigid cold snap, pipes and water mains throughout the area are being tested in a big way.
February 1, 2019
Property
Illinois
Three Suburban Chicago Homes Affected By Fire Following Explosion
A possible explosion, then raging flames destroyed a home and damaged two others in north suburban Northbrook.
January 17, 2019
Property
Subrogation
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court Opens Door To Employee Intervention After Statute Of Limitations Runs
The Illinois Supreme Court has somewhat clarified an injured employees rights to pursue a third-party case by intervening into a third-party subrogation suit filed by the workers compensation carrier, even after the personal injury Statute of Limitations (“SOL”) runs.
December 18, 2018
Litigation
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Illinois
Illinois Tornado Victims Advised To Beware Storm Chasers, Consult Claims Professionals For Recommended Contractors
Victims of recent tornadoes that ravaged central Illinois will soon start rebuilding damaged property. The Illinois Insurance Association urges residents to be on the alert for scam artists posing as legitimate building contractors.
December 11, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Illinois
Storm Roars Through Central Illinois, Damaging A Hundred Buildings
At least 100 Taylorville buildings were damaged by a roaring storm system that lashed Central Illinois on Saturday, briefly trapping some in structures, before barreling northeast. The recovery effort will focus on a wide debris field that will become more clear in coming days.
December 3, 2018
Property
Illinois
Rowdy Teens Vandalised Cars In Hyde Park, Chicago On Halloween
Roving groups of teenage vandals wreaked havoc across the Hyde Park neighborhood on Halloween night, getting into fistfights, throwing eggs and golf balls and even setting at least two cars on fire, according to Chicago police.
November 2, 2018
Auto
Illinois
Twisters And Flash Flooding Likely As Tropical Storm Gordon Moves Inland
Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home as it made landfall. The storm later weakened into a depression on Wednesday, dumping heavy rains across southern states.
September 5, 2018
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Property
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