Multiple Injuries After School Tour Bus Crashes In Maryland

A bus carrying Philadelphia schoolchildren on an eighth-grade class trip was involved in a serious accident on I-95 in Maryland on Monday.
May 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Maryland Pennsylvania

WannaCry Exposes Glitch In Tech Business Model

A customer skimps on software upgrades; a malicious program storms its computers. As far as the blame game goes, this weekend’s global malware attack seems straightforward. In reality, things are more complex.
May 15, 2017 Liability Technology

Nine Out Of 10 Cyber Policies Are In The U.S.

A ransomware worm made its way to more than 200,000 computers in 150,000 countries over the weekend, and while one may dismiss its creators as petty criminals—asking for an average individual ransom cost of $300—its economic implications are significant.
May 15, 2017 Liability Risk Management Technology

Driver Rams Into 7-Eleven After Pedal Mix-Up

A car smashed into a 7-Eleven in Fairhaven Wednesday morning. Police said an elderly woman mistook the brake pedal for the gas pedal.
May 11, 2017 Auto Liability Massachusetts

5 Dead Following Fiery, 2-Vehicle Crash In Michigan

Police say five people are dead in Michigan after a 22-year-old driver blew through a stop sign and smashed into another vehicle. Two people were killed in one car and three in the other.
May 10, 2017 Auto Liability Michigan

Insurers File Racketeering Lawsuits To Counter No-Fault Schemes In Michigan

Fed up with no-fault fraud, auto insurance giants Allstate and State Farm have, in recent years, brought racketeering lawsuits against a handful of metro Detroit medical clinics, MRI centers and doctors.
May 9, 2017 Fraud Liability Litigation Michigan

Truck Driver Survives After Semi Falls Off I-75 Bridge

A semi truck driver sustained only non-life threatening injuries after his truck fell off the Rouge River bridge in Southwest Detroit. It happened after 10 a.m. Thursday on northbound I-75 near Dearborn St., according to Michigan State Police.
May 5, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Michigan

Michigan Firearms Instructor Accidentally Shoots Student

Police say a firearm instructor could face charges after he accidentally discharged his weapon and shot a student during a training class Saturday. The victim was struck in both legs by a single bullet.
May 5, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Michigan

3 Dead, 10 Hospitalized From Apparent Accidental Car Crash At Massachusetts Auto Auction

Three people were killed and 10 others were hospitalized from what is believed to be an accidental car crash at an auto auction in Massachusetts, officials said.
May 3, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Massachusetts

Dashcam Records Plane Crash Onto Street During Rush Hour

A small plane that had just taken off from Paine Field crashed on a busy Mukilteo road Tuesday afternoon, sending a rain of fire down on cars parked in early rush hour traffic below.
May 3, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Washington

Wrong-Way Crash Sparks Tanker Explosion On Ohio Interstate

Dramatic video shows the moment a wrong-way driver sparked a fiery tanker truck explosion on Interstate 75 in Ohio. Traffic cameras caught the moment the truck went up in flames in Dayton on Sunday afternoon.
May 1, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Ohio

Behavioral Risk Management: Combating Potential Terrorism And Workplace Violence

The value of staff monitoring and reporting to identify behaviours that may seem linked to the risk of terrorism and workplace violence should not be underestimated, Harry Rhulen, chief executive officer of Firestorm, suggested Tuesday during an educational session at RIMS 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition.
April 28, 2017 Education & Training Liability Risk Management

Study: Drug Use Tops Booze For First Time In Fatal U.S. Crashes

U.S. data has shown for the first time that drivers killed in crashes were more likely to be on drugs than drunk, with marijuana involved in more than a third of fatal accidents in 2015, a study released on Wednesday showed.
April 27, 2017 Auto Liability

Police Aren’t Collecting Enough Info At Crash Scenes

The scope of deadly hazards such as texting and drug use by drivers may be underestimated and not adequately addressed because police aren’t collecting enough information at crash scenes, according to a new report.
April 26, 2017 Auto Liability Technology

Insurer Files $5.2M Negligence Lawsuit To Recoup Fire Payouts

A $5.2 million civil lawsuit has been filed in Crawford County Court of Common Pleas in connection with a fire that gutted the Titusville Towne Square building more than two years ago.
April 26, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Property Pennsylvania
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