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B.C. Limits Court Experts In Auto Insurance To Spur Early Settlements, Savings

The British Columbia government is clamping down on the use of experts to cut costs and reduce delays in settling claims in motor vehicle accidents.
February 12, 2019 Auto Liability Litigation

Indianapolis Police Respond To 224 Crashes Sunday Due To Snowy Conditions

Snow and rain made for a messy Sunday on Indianapolis roads.
February 11, 2019 Auto Liability Indiana

Seven Injured In 40-Vehicle Pileup On Wisconsin Interstate

The Wisconsin State Patrol has cleared the scene of a multi vehicle crash at mile marker 85 in Eau Claire County. 40 vehicles were involved including 7 semis and 33 automobiles.
February 11, 2019 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation Wisconsin

PIP Fraud: NY Accident Victims Were Sent To NJ Providers For Higher Payments

The owner of a Saddle Brook surgery center where poor sterilization and other deficiencies may have exposed patients to HIV and hepatitis owns another North Jersey surgery center that has been alleged in a lawsuit to have defrauded an auto-insurance company of millions of dollars.
February 8, 2019 Fraud Liability Litigation New Jersey New York

Seattle Duck Boat Crash Victims Awarded $123M

A King County jury on Thursday awarded about $123 million to the victims and their families in the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash that killed five people and injured more than 60 others.
February 8, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Washington

Fort Worth Man Killed After Vape Pen Explodes

An e-cigarette is being blamed for the death of a Fort Worth man. His family said a vape pen exploded while he was trying to use it.
February 6, 2019 Liability Litigation Texas

Dozens Of Collisions Reported Involving Minnesota DOT Snowplows

MnDOT is asking drivers to be more cautious around snowplows after reporting 25 crashes between vehicles and state plows already this winter.
February 5, 2019 Auto Liability Minnesota

Plane Crashes Into Southern California Home, Killing 5

A small plane crashed into a Southern California home on Sunday, killing five people, injuring two others and spraying debris across several residential blocks that temporarily became a site of chaos.
February 4, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Subrogation California

Dozens Of Vehicles Involved In Pileups Under Whiteout Conditions

As if the polar vortex isn’t enough, sudden whiteouts called snow squalls are causing problems for the Northeast. A snow squall is an intense, short-lived burst of heavy snowfall accompanied by gusty wind, according to the National Weather Service. Squalls can happen when there is no winter storm.
January 31, 2019 Auto Liability Subrogation New York Pennsylvania

Judge Sees A ‘Clear-Cut Pattern’ Of California Utility Starting Wildfires

A federal judge who has emerged as a vocal critic of PG&E Corp.’s safety record, said the California utility giant has a “clear-cut pattern” of starting wildfires and needs “strong medicine” put in place before this year’s season begins.
January 31, 2019 Catastrophe Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

The Changing Risk And Liability Landscape For IT Security And Data Risks

Cyberrisks are fast-evolving, posing an ever-changing threat to businesses. According to the annual Allianz Risk Barometer, which surveys more than 1,900 risk experts, cyberrisks have gone from 15th five years ago to now ranking as the second most important peril globally.
January 28, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Risk Management Technology

Six Firms Sued By Wisconsin City Over Gas Explosion Damage

The city of Sun Prairie filed a lawsuit Friday against two communications contractors, an underground utility locating service and a gas utility over the July 10 explosion that killed a firefighter and leveled several buildings in the city’s downtown.
January 28, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Wisconsin

Googly-Eyed Robot Risk Manager To Look For Spills In Grocery Store

First, they came to replace the supermarket checkout person. Now they’ve come for the risk managers. Technology and automation, that is.
January 23, 2019 Liability Technology Pennsylvania

The NFL Faces A New Threat: An Evaporating Insurance Market

As the National Football League gets ready for championship weekend with a thrilling pair of games to decide who advances to the Super Bowl, a threat lurks.
January 23, 2019 Liability Workers' Compensation

Former Kia Employee Suggests Cause Of Car Fires Is Faulty Recall Fix

A former employee of Kia is claiming that he warned the automaker back in 2017 that defective engine recall repair work could be responsible for a series of car fires.
January 22, 2019 Auto Liability Subrogation
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