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 Arent 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 arent 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
American Family Insurance Faces $1B In Legal Liability
American Family Insurance could have to pay legal liability as high as $1 billion depending on a federal judges decision. Last week, a jury decided that thousands of the insurers independent agents are entitled to full employee retirement package benefits.
April 26, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Risk Management
Ohio
Deadly Chain-Reaction Crash On Los Angeles Freeway
Two big trucks and several smaller vehicles collided on Interstate 5 just north of downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 10 others. The wreck just before 11 a.m. local time forced the closure of the freeway in both directions as flames raged through the wreckage strewn across the southbound lanes.
April 26, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Medical Providers Are A Common Source Of Identity Theft
On the surface this discussion may not seem to be about workers compensation. But I assure you, it is. While the topic is identity theft; specifically, the recent theft of my identity, it is an opportunity to look at how our industry may be helping this booming criminal trend.
April 25, 2017
Fraud
Liability
Life & Health
Workers' Compensation
The Insurance Industrys Game Of Drones
Trust a curious incident involving a dropped pizza pie to underline how nebulous and far behind insurance companies are when it comes to drones. The case stems from New Hampshire where a drone delivering pizza fell on a man and his car.
April 25, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
New Hampshire
Waymo Testing Self-Driving Car Ride Service In Arizona
Alphabet Incs Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car program for hundreds of families in Phoenix, Arizona and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so, the companies said on Tuesday.
April 25, 2017
Auto
Liability
Technology
Arizona
Mans Car Hit And Dragged By Train In Bellevue, Tennessee
A man was seriously injured after a train hit his car and dragged it more than 300 yards in Bellevue. Alex Peden was transported to the hospital. He was last listed in critical condition. CSX officials are still investigating the crash.
April 25, 2017
Auto
Liability
Tennessee



