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The Most Dangerous Roads In America

Highway 99 is the most dangerous roadway in America, according a new report released by ValuePenguin. From 2011 to 2015, Hwy. 99 saw 62.3 deadly crashes for every 100 miles, according to the consumer research company’s report.
December 8, 2016 Auto Liability California Florida Texas

Colorado Ranks As Eighth Worst State For Bad Drivers

Colorado auto insurance isn’t cheap and for years, people have said the drivers in the state are simply awful. That said, those types of complaints are commonplace in many states.
December 7, 2016 Auto Liability Colorado

Predictive Analytics: A Powerful Fraud-Fighting Tool

Technology is a valued ally of insurers in combatting insurance fraud. And for good reason — this crime is growing. These are two findings of the Coalition’s newest study of how insurers use tech to combat billions of dollars in fraud each year.
December 7, 2016 Liability Workers' Compensation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

One By One, Vehicles Slide Into Each Other On Icy Montreal Hill

It didn’t take much snow to create a scene amusing for some and unnerving for others in downtown Montreal this morning. One by one, buses, cars, a police cruiser and even snow-clearing vehicles slid down Côte du Beaver Hall toward Viger Street and collided with each other.
December 6, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability

The Distracted Driving Problem: Optional Text-Blocking Technology And iPhone Addiction

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).
December 6, 2016 Auto Liability Technology Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Road Rage Settlement With Geico Was Done In Bad Faith, Florida Court Says

It took six years, but a federal jury in a Florida court has determined car insurance giant Geico acted in bad faith when it didn’t fully settle a claim with the family of a woman who died in a road rage accident.
December 6, 2016 Liability Litigation Risk Management Florida

Two Cars Submerged In Flooded San Antonio Sinkhole

Multiple San Antonio firefighters engaged in a high water rescue operation in the 8400 block of Quintana Road on San Antonio’s Southwest Side after multiple cars got trapped in a sinkhole.
December 5, 2016 Auto Liability Texas

Cheerleader Bus Crash In West Texas Kills One, Injures Seven

Authorities say a woman was killed and seven others were injured when a semitrailer crashed into a bus carrying a group of West Texas high school cheerleaders.
December 5, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Texas

5-Year-Old Boy Killed In DUI Crash Into Apartment

A 24-year-old woman who crashed her car into an apartment complex in South Los Angeles, killing a 5-year-old boy and injuring several others, has been arrested, police announced Thursday.
December 2, 2016 Auto Liability California

Regulation Limiting Injection Wells Has Decreased Earthquakes In Oklahoma

The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped dramatically since late May, when the state limited wastewater injections into energy wells, an Associated Press statistical analysis shows. And a new scientific study says the state is on its way back to calmer times that prevailed before a huge jump in man-made quakes.
December 1, 2016 Legislation & Regulation Liability Property Oklahoma

Car Jumps Off Los Angeles Freeway, Crushes Transient

A car shot off the side of a Los Angeles freeway and landed on a homeless encampment Tuesday, crushing to death a woman and injuring three people inside the car, authorities said.
November 30, 2016 Auto Liability California

Business Is Booming For Reputation Insurance Providers

The social media world has been awash with news stories about fake news going viral on Facebook and Google. The slugfest that was the 2016 US election opened a window for opportunistic writers to invent news that some people wanted to hear but did not necessarily have any basis in truth.
November 29, 2016 Liability Litigation Risk Management

D&O Liability Increasing As Shareholder And Regulator Activism Rises Globally

New risks such as cyber incidents and data privacy, rising regulator and shareholder activism and the influence of third party litigation funders are putting corporate leaders under more pressure of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over alleged wrongdoing, according to a new risk report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a leading provider of Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance globally.
November 29, 2016 Liability Litigation Risk Management

Legislator Makes Another Attempt To Repeal Florida’s PIP System

Sen. Jeff Brandes will once again file legislation to repeal the state’s no-fault auto insurance requirement, saying it’s time for Florida to move away from the troubled system.
November 29, 2016 Legislation & Regulation Liability Florida

Regulators, Fuel Trucking Companies Work To Reduce Spills On Alaskan Roads

Federal and state regulators in Alaska say they’re working to stem what has been a growing number of tanker-truck accidents in recent years -- including three big rollovers since September that dumped thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into woods and wetlands.
November 28, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Liability Alaska
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