Road Debris Causes 50 Thousand Accidents Annually
Weve all had this experience: youre driving along, minding your own business-- maybe your mind is drifting a little-- then, out of nowhere, theres a mattress in your lane or a piece of lumber is flying toward your windshield.
October 26, 2016
Auto
Liability
School Bus Hits House After Colliding With SUV
A bus driver and four kids were taken to South Shore Hospital Tuesday afternoon after a school bus crashed into a home in Quincy, according to police.
October 26, 2016
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Massachusetts
Texas Hospital Reaches Settlement With Nurse Infected With Ebola
A nurse who contracted the Ebola virus while treating the first person diagnosed with the deadly disease in the United States has reached a settlement with the Dallas hospital where she was in a team caring for the man, a statement on Monday said.
October 25, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Chemical Accident Creates Noxious Cloud In Atchison, Kansas
More than 100 people were treated for respiratory problems after a chemical spill at an MGP Ingredients Inc facility on Friday generated a chemical cloud over the northeastern Kansas city of Atchison before authorities declared the threat over.
October 24, 2016
Liability
Kansas
Unprecedented Global Cyber Attack Involved Millions Of IP Addresses
Hackers unleashed a complex attack on the internet through common devices like webcams and digital recorders and cut access to some of the worlds best known websites on Friday, a stunning breach of global internet stability.
October 24, 2016
Liability
Technology
California Tour Bus Slams Into Semi, 13 Fatalities
A tour bus returning from a casino crashed into the rear of a semi-tractor trailer on Sunday near Palm Springs, California, killing 13 people and injuring 31 others, according to state police.
October 24, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Forget Cars — Would You Ever Trust A Driverless Ambulance?
Not long after this springs controversy when a Florida man died while his Teslas autopilot feature was in use, a man in Missouri claimed that his Tesla Model X helped save his life.
October 21, 2016
Auto
Liability
Technology
Heightened Tensions On Campus Underscore The Need For Risk Management
It may not quite be the cultural revolution of the 1960s, but the atmosphere on Americas college campuses has undergone a decided shift in that direction.
October 21, 2016
Liability
Property
Risk Management
Owner Injured In House Explosion Sues Sears, Appliance Delivery Company
The homeowner who was injured in the house explosion in Fitchburg in August filed a lawsuit Friday against Sears and an appliance installation company, alleging an uncapped gas pipe led to the explosion.
October 20, 2016
Liability
Litigation
Property
Subrogation
Michigan
Grand Rapids Driver Hit In Head By 11-Pound Rock
A 48-year-old man was seriously injured when a large rock crashed through his windshield, causing him to hit a power pole Monday, Oct. 17, according to Walker Police.
October 20, 2016
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Several Hurt By Scaffolding Collapse At Miami Construction Site
One person died and multiple people were hurt after scaffolding fell from a high-rise building under construction in Miamis Brickell neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
October 20, 2016
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Woman Struck By New York Giants Team Picture Claims Permanent, Severe Injuries
Scotch Plains woman has filed a lawsuit against MetLife Stadium and the New York Giants, saying she was injured when a large, framed picture of the sports team fell on her as she browsed a stadium gift shop for souvenirs.
October 19, 2016
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Parked, Flashing Squad Car Rear-Ended On Interstate Bridge
Police in Hudson, Wisconsin, are reminding drivers to slow down after a Hudson squad car was rear-ended while an officer was helping a stranded motorist on the Interstate 94 bridge.
October 19, 2016
Auto
Liability
Wisconsin
Is Terrorism The New Normal For Insurers?
After several mass shootings across the U.S. — in Orlando, San Bernardino, Charleston and elsewhere that, whatever the motivation, created terror — the insurance industry is responding with new “standalone terrorism” coverage.
October 18, 2016
Liability
2 Die In Speedboat Crash On The Potomac
Two men are dead after a speedboat accident on the Potomac River, authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police identified the victims as James Melley, 49 and Garth Tagge, 61.
October 17, 2016
Liability
Marine
Virginia




