When Your Employee Is Arrested For Assault With A Dead Chicken

First, we should unequivocally state that the incident discussed here did not occur at a Waffle House. That little bit of information alone should be enough to make the risk management team at that august 24-hour a day institution jump for joy.
January 16, 2019 Liability Risk Management Florida

An Adjuster’s Take On The Hazards Of Cannabis Edibles

Edibles containing cannabis are expected to become legal in Canada later this year, so insurance professionals are encouraging social hosts and commercial establishments to ensure their guests are consuming these products responsibly.
January 15, 2019 Liability

Possible PG&E Bankruptcy Would Halt Liability Suits For North Bay Fire Victims

Thousands of Sonoma County families would see their claims against PG&E delayed — and possibly reduced — if the San Francisco utility carries through with its plan announced Monday to file for bankruptcy protection as a result of $30 billion in liability for wildfire damages in recent years.
January 15, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Property Subrogation California

Court Rules On Overlapping Coverage Dispute And Boating Accident Liability

A court decision released this past Wednesday clarifies what should happen if your client is sued and covered by more than one insurance company.
January 14, 2019 Liability Litigation

Tech Helps Transportation Firms Fight Nuclear Court Verdicts

The commercial transportation industry in North America is “barely keeping up with the loss trends,” according to a casualty underwriter at Swiss Re. The market is under “significant pressure” following a 5-10-year period where the frequency and severity of losses shot up and insurance rates lagged behind.
January 14, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Technology

Four Deaths and Nearly 900 Crashes in Missouri Attributed to Snowstorm

The Missouri Department of Transportation has over 200 trucks plowing highways and roads across the state as of Saturday afternoon.
January 14, 2019 Auto Liability Missouri

Rupture Leads To Millions In Water Damage Inside La Jolla Home

A La Jolla homeowner is facing millions of dollars in damage to his property after massive amounts of water flooded into his house Tuesday.
January 10, 2019 Liability Property Subrogation California

Sharp Increase In Air Crash Deaths In 2018

The Aviation Safety Network (ASN) released its 2018 accident statistics, marking a notable uptick in fatalities from 2017. ASN recorded a total of 15 fatal commercial airliner accidents (12 passenger and three cargo flights), resulting in 556 fatalities.
January 8, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability

Lawsuit Filed Against New Jersey Facility That May Have Exposed Patients To HIV

More potential victims are joining a class-action lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
January 4, 2019 Liability Litigation New Jersey

Insurers Sue California Utility Over Wildfire Damages

Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims.
January 4, 2019 Liability California

Seven Killed In Fiery Crash On I-75 Near Gainesville, Florida

Seven people were killed and at least seven injured in a fiery crash on an interstate highway in northern Florida on Thursday, fire officials said.
January 4, 2019 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation Florida

Looking Ahead: The 2019 Risk Landscape

As we enter the final year of this decade, the list of concerns that will keep risk managers up at night continues to grow.
January 3, 2019 Liability Risk Management

Winter Storm Fisher Wreaks Havoc On Roadways Across Southwest And Southern Plains

Freezing rain and snow from Winter Storm Fisher has caused hundreds of accidents in the Southwest and Southern Plains, including a 21-vehicle pileup in Oklahoma and crashes that killed two in New Mexico.
January 3, 2019 Auto Liability New Mexico Oklahoma Texas

50 Killed In DUI Crashes Over New Year’s Weekend In California

Fifty people died in crashes involving drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol over the extended New Year’s weekend, a jump from 40 deaths reported the same time the previous year, authorities said Wednesday.
January 3, 2019 Auto Liability California

Big Claims Strain Senior Living Market For U.S. Insurers

Last March, a 103-year-old resident of a Sunrise Senior Living facility in Willowbrook, Illinois, went on a field trip to the movies. Ruth Smith, who used a walker, fell down two concrete steps in the theater and died about six weeks later. Now Smith’s estate is suing Sunrise, saying that aides did not properly watch her.
January 3, 2019 Liability Litigation
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