PG&E Confirms $11B Settlement With California Wildfire Re/Insurers
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has confirmed an $11 billion agreement to resolve all insurance subrogation claims arising from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire.
September 23, 2019
Catastrophe
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
3 Children Dead After Vehicle Rear-Ends Amish Buggy In Michigan
Three siblings were killed and a fourth was critically injured when a vehicle struck a horse-drawn buggy Wednesday afternoon northwest of Charlotte. The children were ages 6 to 13.
September 19, 2019
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Singer Josh Turners Crew Involved In Fatal Tour Bus Crash In California
CHP says a man is dead following a tour bus crash near Shandon Wednesday night. CHP has ruled out drugs or alcohol being a cause of the crash.
September 19, 2019
Auto
Liability
California
Liability And Workers Comp Savings Arrive With Autonomous Trucks In Texas
The world of self-driving trucks continues to expand as new technologies are being tested and more companies are emerging with revolutionary autonomous fleets of semi-truck tractors that increase safety and efficiency.
September 18, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Car Slams Into Lobby Of Trump Plaza In New Rochelle
Police say a car crashed into the lobby of the Trump Plaza in New Rochelle Tuesday night after the driver apparently suffered a medical condition and blacked out.
September 18, 2019
Auto
Liability
Property
Subrogation
New York
Lawsuits Target E-Cigarette Maker Juul
Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses have been tied to e-cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, often flavored, without smoking. Lawsuits have been filed against e-cigarette maker Juul and more are expected amid increasing scrutiny.
September 17, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Insurer Settles With Florida Family Over Dog Attack
The family of a Crestview girl who was brutally attacked by a pit bull two years ago has settled a pair of lawsuits in connection with the attack.
September 16, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Florida
Distracted Semi Driver Causes Fatal Pileup On Indiana Interstate
Semi driver Toddrick Fairley of Lucedale, Mississippi, didnt see stopped traffic on Interstate 65 north of the Frankfort exit because he was looking for a bottle on the floor of his truck about 9:15 a.m. Thursday.
September 13, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Indiana
City, Developer And Contractor Agree To $2.25M Personal Injury Settlement
A 2015 incident in which a car and its driver dropped into a ditch in the roadway and flipped over has led Redlands, a developer and a contractor to recently OK a $2.25 million settlement to be paid by insurance companies.
September 11, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
Insurer Not Liable For Insured v. Insured Case, Says Court
When three board members are accused of misdeeds by a company exec, the court must decide if an insured-vs-insured exclusion applies.
September 10, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
School Bus Driver Dead, 7 Children Injured In Mississippi Rollover
A school bus driver died and at least seven children were injured, two critically, when their bus rolled over on a northern Mississippi road on Tuesday, authorities said.
September 10, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Mississippi
Judge Calls Out Facebook In Privacy Class Action Suit
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc (FB.O) to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users private data, calling the social media companys views on privacy “so wrong.”
September 10, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
PG&E Proposes Reorganization Plan With $17.9 Billion For Wildfire Claims
California power provider PG&E Corp on Monday unveiled the outlines of a reorganization plan that will pay $17.9 billion for claims stemming from the wildfires that pushed it to seek bankruptcy protection.
September 10, 2019
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
Boat Owners Seek To Head Off Lawsuits After 34 Die In Fire
The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful to the families of the dead.
September 6, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
UK Insurance Industry Sees Billions Shift As Brexit Sends Business Out Of London
As much as $71 billion from the UK insurance industry is stepping out of London and is headed into locations throughout the European Union.
September 6, 2019
Legislation & Regulation
Liability



