13 Arrested In Merced County, California Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Joanna Tucker, 29, from Livingston, was described by Merced County District Attorneys (DA) office investigator Sheri Carpenter as the "ringleader" of the scam and directly involved in 19 of the 20 claims.
May 15, 2018
Auto
Fraud
Liability
California
Tesla Rear-Ends Truck At 60 MPH
A woman is in the hospital after her Tesla Model S collided with the back of a Unified Fire Authority mechanic truck Friday night on Bangerter Highway.
May 14, 2018
Auto
Liability
Utah
Dozens Arrested In Statewide Insurance Scam Involving U-Hauls
More than three dozen people across the state have been arrested for fraud over the past two years for their involvement in an insurance scam officials say has become increasingly popular.
May 11, 2018
Fraud
Liability
Georgia
Semi Rollover On Nevada Interstate Spills $8ooK In Dimes
Theres no use in crying over spilled milk, but its probably reasonable to cry over $800,000 in spilled dimes.
May 10, 2018
Auto
Liability
Nevada
Deconstructing Construction Claims: Issues To Consider When Handling Construction Defect Subrogation
Construction defect claims often are complicated by a variety of issues, including those related to the statute of repose and contractual bars to recovery.
May 10, 2018
Liability
Subrogation
Bike Rally At Florida Beach Ends With Nearly 50 Accidents
An influx of visitors last week brought more traffic than usual to the spring Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally and more than twice as many motorcycle accidents as last year, according to Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman.
May 9, 2018
Auto
Liability
Florida
Avoiding Construction Contract Claim Disputes
Any risk manager knows that the wording of a contract is important. Yet construction contracts are often completed without a thorough analysis of the underlying insurance requirements, or a review of the terms of the insurance coverage expected to cover losses arising from the project.
May 8, 2018
Liability
N.Y. Regulator Fines Chubb $1.3M For NRA Insurance Program
Insurer Chubb Ltd and a unit have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million to New York States insurance regulator over their role in a National Rifle Association (NRA) insurance program, the regulator said on Monday.
May 8, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
New York
Insured Catastrophe Losses From Canadian Ice Storm Estimated At $164M
The historic ice storm in Ontario and Quebec in mid-April could cost the insurance industry more than $150 million in damage claims, Verisk Analytics Inc.s Property Claim Services unit reported Thursday.
May 7, 2018
Auto
Catastrophe
Liability
Property
Brick Wall Collapse Crushes 7 Cars In North Columbus, Ohio
The wind might be to blame for a brick wall collapse that smashed seven parked cars in north Columbus. It happened Friday afternoon at the Harvard Square apartment complex off of West Henderson Road. Some people spent the day digging out their cars from under the brick.
May 7, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Ohio
Horse Sues Former Guardian For Neglect, Seeks $100,000 In Damages
An Oregon horse named Justice is - at least, on paper - suing his former owner for $100,000 in damages.
May 4, 2018
Liability
Litigation
Property
Weird
Oregon
40% Of Automobile Accidents Are Work-Related, Costing Employers Billions
Even with an abundance of awareness campaigns, distracted and dangerous driving remains a problem on the roads.
May 3, 2018
Auto
Liability
Risk Management
Technology
Railroad Negligent In Flood, Class-Action Suit Alleges; Case Could Involve Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars
Local residents who suffered property loss during the 2016 flood say they continue to incur damages. And theyre blaming what they call the railroads faulty culverts.
May 3, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Fiery LA Freeway Big Rig Crash Injures 3
A fiery crash involving a big rig has injured three people, two critically, and backed up traffic on a Southern California freeway for miles.
May 2, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Using IoT To Monitor Risk In Real Time
To monitor means to supervise and continually check and critically observe. It means to determine the current status and to assess whether the required or expected performance levels are actually being achieved.
May 2, 2018
Liability
Technology



