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 isnt 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 years 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 citys 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 theyve 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



