The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that found State Farm defrauded the U.S. government when the insurance company assessed damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf of Mexico coast in 2005.
We’ve all heard it: texting and driving is dangerous. In the United States, more than eight people are killed every day in motor vehicle accidents that involve distracted driving, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
What makes a claims organization successful? They tend to measure their performance using outcomes-based metrics, employ claim decision support tools such as workflow automation and predictive modeling, and use an “advocacy-based” claims model that puts employees’ needs first.
Federal safety regulators are hoping the fourth time is the charm for millions of recalled dehumidifiers that have now been linked to 450 fires and more than $19 million in property damage: Gree Electric Appliances — the manufacturer fined a record $15.45 million over the fiery dehumidifiers earlier this year — has re-announced the recall.
Blaze, inferno, and conflagration are all words that can be use interchangeably with “fire.” But, as referenced in Kia’s latest recall, the carmaker has its own term to describe the incident you never want to happen to your vehicle — “thermal event.”
Unless you have little regard for your personal safety or the safety of those in your vehicle, you generally want the doors on your minivan to remain closed while it’s in operation.
As everyone knows, the day after Thanksgiving Day is called “Black Friday.” It is the busiest retail shopping day of the year. But fewer people realize the day before Thanksgiving Day is dubbed “Blackout Wednesday” or “Drinksgiving” in some circles.
When you’re making the rounds at the stores this holiday season, make sure your car isn’t on someone’s gift list. Unattended vehicles, especially those loaded with valuables, make attractive targets for thieves.
Fire crews in South Florida are urging those planning to deep fry their turkey this Thanksgiving to be cautious. With Thanksgiving this Thursday, many have deep fried turkey on their holiday menu, and fire rescue officials warned if the turkey is not properly prepared, dipping it into the deep fryer can cause an explosion.
Risk Toolbox (Parsippany, N.J.) announced at ACORD 2016 in Boca Raton, Fla., that it has published more than 200 pages of certificate-of-insurance (COI) related information on its website in order to provide a compliance resource for carriers, agents and brokers.
The events of Oct. 21, 2016 have sobering implications for the future of insurance IoT, but that shouldn’t dissuade insurers from preparing to exploit the opportunity.
A northwest suburban high school district has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit by five former student athletes who said they were physically assaulted in hazing rituals.
A telecommunications company worker was electrocuted while working on a utility pole Tuesday on 23rd and Locust streets.<br />Another worker, Jordan R.M. Zulauf, 23, of West Chicago, was injured and airlifted to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, where he was in critical condition.
Authorities in St. Clair County are investigating a fatal accident that happened on Illinois Route 50 just before 9:30 pm. Fox 2 has learned that a domestic dispute in a semi-tractor trailer cab between a man and a woman caused the accident.
Authorities say a natural gas explosion and fire at a townhouse complex in suburban Chicago has injured two utility workers.<br />The explosion in Romeoville was reported Tuesday evening.
