Pasadena Chiropractor, 14 Others Charged In $6 Million Auto Insurance Fraud, Kickback Scheme
A Pasadena-based chiropractor has been charged along with 14 others in an alleged $6 million insurance fraud and illegal kickback scheme involving automobile collision medical claims, the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office announced Friday.
May 6, 2019
Fraud
Liability
California
Insurers Cough Up Tens Of Millions Over Church Sex Abuse
The Diocese of Duluth has reached a settlement with the 125 people who claimed they have been abused by the organizations priests the dioceses insurers will have to shoulder the brunt of the payment as a result.
May 6, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Nationwide Joins Construction Leaders In Bid To Cut Costly Causes Claims
Business owners in construction-related companies know that falls in the workplace have a ripple effect of difficult impacts.
May 3, 2019
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Human Error Likely Cause Of Seattle Crane Crash, 5 Companies Being Investigated
Human error may be to blame for the Seattle crane collapse on Saturday that killed four people and injured four others, experts said Monday.
April 30, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Washington
Crane Collapse Onto Busy Seattle Street Kills Four People
Dramatic dashcam video shows the moment a crane came crashing down at Googles new campus in Seattle on Saturday. Four people were killed, including college student Sarah Wong and iron worker Travis Corbet, and four others were hurt.
April 29, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Washington
2018 Oregon Dog Bite Insurance Claims Topped $5 Million
In U.S. households, almost 90 million dogs are owned as pets and, in most cases, considered to be "part of the family." But dogs in your care can also be a source of liability if they injure people or other pets, which is why insurers encourage dog owners to train and care for their pets properly to avoid tragic injuries and costly dog bite claims.
April 26, 2019
Liability
Property
Oregon
15 Vehicles Involved In Fiery Chain-Reaction Crash On Colorado Interstate
Multiple people were killed and many others injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash west of Denver during the evening commute on Thursday when a tractor-trailer careened out of the control into several other vehicles, police said.
April 26, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Colorado
No-Fault Insurance Fraud: Allstate Files Racketeering Suit Against Detroit Medical Clinics
Auto insurance giant Allstate claims in a new federal lawsuit that it fell victim to a racketeering conspiracy involving six metro Detroit patient treatment clinics, an MRI center and a medical transportation company that Allstate says acted together and made millions by abusing Michigans no-fault insurance system.
April 24, 2019
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Litigation
Michigan
Six Dead In Crash Of Twin-Engine Plane In Texas
All six people on board a twin-engine plane died when it crashed on a private ranch near an airport in Kerrville, Texas on Monday, officials said.
April 23, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
Pledge To Put Your #phonedown
In 2016, California teen Amanda Clark was on the phone when her Chevrolet Trailblazer rolled three times, landing on its roof. According to the Sacramento Bee, Clark wrote: "I hate the thought of dying without my family knowing how I felt about them."
April 22, 2019
Auto
Liability
Revealed: Insurance Company Linked To Two Notre-Dame de Paris Contractors
Unless youve been living under a rock the size of the Eiffel Tower, youll know that the 856-year-old Notre-Dame de Paris has been hit by a blaze while undergoing restoration work.
April 17, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Court Says Insurer Not Responsible For Refinerys Fire Damage
Valero energy corporation purchased an oil refinery from Murphy Oil Corporation. One year later, that refinery had a large fire, causing extensive structural damage.
April 16, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Bill Cosby Defamation Lawsuit Settled By Insurance Company, Actor Livid
A Bill Cosby defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against the actor was settled in federal court on Friday. According to the actors lawyers, this case was settled without Cosbys knowledge.
April 12, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Contractors Strike Gas Line, Trigger Fatal Explosion In Durham, North Carolina
A gas explosion that partially collapsed a North Carolina building and set it ablaze Wednesday morning killed one person and injured more than a dozen others, police said.
April 10, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
North Carolina
Explosion Occurred In Fort Worth Home With Renovation Crew Inside
One person was hurt after an explosion leveled a home near Fort Worth Saturday. Fire officials say a renovation crew was inside the 6,000 square foot house when the explosion happened.
April 9, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation



