COVID In The Courts: Move Over Business Interruption, A Wave Of Liability Claims Is Rolling In

Since lockdowns have lifted across the country and capacity restrictions have begun to loosen, shops, restaurants and other businesses have been eager to get patrons through the doors, hoping to make up for months of lost revenue.
March 8, 2021 Liability

Risk Of Flooding At Superfund Sites Increases With Climate Change

Millions of Americans live near Superfund sites, areas the federal government considers contaminated as a result of hazardous waste that was dumped, mismanaged or otherwise left out in the open.
March 8, 2021 Liability

What’s Smoking Hot In Cannabis Insurance Claims Trends

Nearly two-and-a-half years after recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada, the country’s P&C insurance industry is starting to get a sense of the type of claims arising from the October 2018 legalization.
March 3, 2021 Liability Property

Uri Insurance Claims Will Generate Substantial Coverage Litigation

Coverage litigation arising from Winter Storm Uri’s impact on Texas is likely to be significant, due to the vast number of businesses hit both within the state and beyond, legal experts say.
February 23, 2021 Auto Catastrophe Liability Property Texas

Vehicle Choice, Crash Differences Help Explain Greater Injury Risks For Women

Women are much more likely than men to suffer a serious injury when they are involved in a crash, but much of the heightened risk is related to the types of vehicles women drive and the circumstances of their crashes, rather than physical differences, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.
February 15, 2021 Auto Liability

Michigan Man Killed By Cannon Explosion At Baby Shower

A 26-year-old man from Hartland died Saturday after a small cannon exploded during a baby shower.
February 8, 2021 Liability Property Subrogation Michigan

Massive Pileup On Iowa Interstate During Blizzard

Nearly 40 vehicles, including two Iowa State Patrol cars, were involved in a pileup as snow battered the state Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
February 5, 2021 Auto Liability Subrogation Iowa

Our Best Shot In The Dark Regarding COVID Vaccination Liabilities

It seems that, as a society, there is always something to worry about. Even when good news breaks through the din of negativity we still seem to find elements of concern to worry about.
February 5, 2021 Liability Workers' Compensation

Careless Disclosure Of Expert Opinions

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) requires retained expert witnesses to provide an expert report which gives ‘a complete statement of all opinions the witness will express and the basis and reasons for them.’
February 5, 2021 Liability Litigation

Vape Shop And Cannabis Delivery Firm Sued Over Shooting Death

Online cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps and a Southern California vape shop have been targeted with a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court by a mother who claims both are to blame in the shooting death of her son.
January 29, 2021 Liability Litigation California

Social Inflation; What Can Insurers Do About It?

A recent study by the Geneva Association on the topic of ‘social inflation’ addresses the challenges of defining and quantifying the phenomenon. More important, it takes on the question of what insurers and reinsurers can actually do about it.
January 27, 2021 Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation Underwriting

Residents Suffering After Massive Steel Factory Blaze File Suit

More than 30 people who lived near Bethlehem Park are suing Great Lakes Industrial Development for damages related to the massive 2016 fire at the former Bethlehem Steel site that roared for four days.
January 26, 2021 Liability Litigation New York

Reduce Claim Cycle Time; Don’t Give Adjusters Dirty Data

There’s an old saying that ‘#$%^ runs downhill.’ So, if you want to find the source of the #$%^ , you go to the top of the hill. A similar saying, more to the point, is ‘Garbage in, garbage out’ (GIGO). We hear and use that phrase an awful lot in claims, far too often…
January 22, 2021 Auto Liability Property

2021 Auto Casualty Predictions: Automation, Miles Driven and More

The past year has been unprecedented—and unpredictable—but through all of the uncertainty, a few patterns have emerged in the auto casualty insurance industry.
January 21, 2021 Auto Liability Technology

The Most Common Pandemic Insurance Fraud Schemes

Insurance fraud isn’t the most splashy form of crime and it rarely dominates the news cycle. But it does impact your wallet every day.
January 21, 2021 Auto Fraud Liability Property
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