Allstate And Uber Reveal Partnership
Allstate is partnering with Uber Technologies to provide the ridesharing firms drivers with commercial auto coverage. Ubers drivers in Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin will receive the coverage beginning March 01, a release said.
March 2, 2018
Auto
Liability
Illinois
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Lying Through Their Teeth: How PIP Repeal Died In The Florida Senate
A room full of industry lobbyists and Floridas insurance commissioner converged to defend the states no-fault car insurance system against a repeal effort in the state Senate, leaving the state among a few keeping a no-fault plan and its drivers paying among the top six average U.S. premiums.
March 2, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Florida
Helicopters Life Raft Falls Through Roof Of Miami-Dade Home
A helicopter flying over a Northeast Miami-Dade house accidentally dropped a life raft, leaving a hole in the homes roof.
March 1, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Florida
Tacoma Resident Falsified $14K Bodily Injury Claim
Darnell Shobey, 31, of Tacoma, pleaded guilty in Pierce County Superior Court on Feb. 23 to first-degree attempted theft, a felony. He was sentenced to serve two months in the Pierce County jail and to pay $1,200 in court fees.
March 1, 2018
Fraud
Liability
Washington
Distracted Drivers, Distracted Pedestrians: A Deadly Combination
U.S. pedestrian deaths totaled nearly 6,000 in 2017 for the second straight year amid mounting signs that walkers and drivers are dangerously distracted, according to a new study.
March 1, 2018
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Microsoft Is Enabling Alaska To Reduce Car Deaths On Icy Roads
Around eight years ago, when he was still a station foreman at Alaskas department of transportation, Dan Schacher noticed that winter temperatures began fluctuating between very cold and the kind of cold that causes a mixture of rain and snow to hit freezing concrete and turn into ice.
March 1, 2018
Auto
Liability
Alaska
Delta Sued By Port Authority Over Skid At LaGuardia Airport
Delta Air Lines Inc was sued on Tuesday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for damage caused when a jet skidded off a runway at New Yorks LaGuardia Airport during a March 5, 2015, snowstorm.
February 28, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
New York
Senator Schumer Calls For Higher Truck Safety Standards Following Fatal Pileup
Tractor trailer safety standards are under the microscope after a massive pileup on the Thruway left an Elba man dead in January. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling for trucks to be equipped with "underride guards" to help protect drivers and passengers on roads.
February 27, 2018
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Gun Owners Insurance Policies Thin Out Following Florida Shootings
The Florida shootings may make it more challenging to purchase gun owners insurance. Both Metlife and Chubb have made decisions to sever their relationships with the National Rifle Association.
February 27, 2018
Liability
Nebraska Emergency Rooms Busy With Ice-Related Injuries
With all the freezing rain, sleet and snow in the Metro, Its been a busy week for area emergency rooms treating patients for injuries related to ice and falls.
February 26, 2018
Auto
Liability
Life & Health
Nebraska
Driver Injured After Ramming Into Brooklyn Storefront
One person was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon after an SUV slammed into a store in Brooklyn. Authorities say it happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Bargainland Discount Center near the corner of Fulton Street and Throop Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
February 26, 2018
Auto
Liability
New York
The Ride-Hailing Reality
Unlike traditional taxi companies, almost anyone can drive for a ride-hailing service. A driver simply needs a car and a smartphone. Uber, the largest ride-hailing provider, is available in 84 countries worldwide, averaging 40 million rides per month.
February 23, 2018
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Litigation
Man Drives Into Connecticut Hospital ER Entryway, Lights Himself Up
After a man drove a car into the emergency department of Middlesex Hospital on Thursday, other hospitals across the state are taking safety precautions. Police said Steven Ellam intentionally drove a car into Middlesex Hospital, and then lit himself on fire.
February 23, 2018
Liability
Property
Connecticut
Swingers Club Sued In Aftermath Of Fatal Drunken-Driving Crash
Browards most famous swingers club has been sued in connection with a crash in which a 54-year-old woman who allegedly spent the night at the partner-swapping sex club plowed into another car. Her two passengers were killed.
February 22, 2018
Liability
Litigation
Florida
Texas Auto Fatalities Increased In 2017
According to information from the Texas Department of Transportation, more than 3,700 people were killed on Texas roadways last year marking a 10% increase in traffic deaths from the previous year. Traffic fatalities have continued to rise every year since 2010 marking a 34% increase in traffic deaths in the past seven years.
February 21, 2018
Auto
Liability
Texas



