What is Disability, Really?
It is an issue we struggle with, and a difficult one to solve. Much of the activity in workers comp is centered around the concept of disability; what it is and how much it is worth for the individual who has been assigned with that designation.
March 13, 2019
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
1.1 Million Honda Vehicles To Be Recalled Over Takata Airbags
Honda on Tuesday announced it would be recalling 1.1 million vehicles in the United States to replace defective airbags.
March 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
“Matching Regulations” Affecting Homeowners’ Insurance Claims
It remains one of the most difficult issues to deal within the world of property insurance. Homeowners' insurance policies usually contain a provision obligating the carrier to repair or replace an insured's damaged property with "material of like kind and quality" or with "similar material."
February 28, 2019
Education & Training
Property
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.5M Vehicles Includes F-150s, Mustang And Lincoln Models
Ford has issued three recalls covering more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America.
February 13, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Recalls Issued For Nearly 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Autocar Trucks
Nearly 15,000 trucks manufactured by Paccar, Daimler and Autocar are being recalled for various defects, according to recent documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Careless Smoking Leads To Extensive Fire Damage In Maryland Buildings
A fire that tore through several businesses and apartments in Brunswick on Sunday was caused by the careless smoking of one of the apartment tenants, according to the county fire marshal.
February 5, 2019
Property
Maryland
Man In Claims Dispute Threatens To Torch Erie Insurance Office
Studies have found insurance companies to be among the most despised service industries, but few customers resort to making physical threats against a provider.
January 15, 2019
Auto
Risk Management
Weird
Maryland
Maryland Mansion Catches On Fire Twice Over Holiday Weekend
A large home off of Greenspring Avenue in Baltimore County caught fire not once but twice over the Thanksgiving weekend. After the nearly-18,000-square-foot-home suffered a fire Thursday afternoon, crews were called back to the home at about 3:40 a.m. Friday, according to Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company.
November 26, 2018
Property
Maryland
Amazon Warehouse In Baltimore Struck By Tornado, Two Killed
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Baltimore City and County Friday night, resulting in the partial collapse of an Amazon warehouse where two people were killed, and causing heavy damage at a nearby Dundalk apartment complex.
November 5, 2018
Auto
Property
Workers' Compensation
Maryland
Maryland Woman Kills Three, Injures Three In Warehouse Gun Rampage
A woman armed with a handgun opened fire on Thursday at a Maryland distribution center for the Rite Aid drugstore chain, killing three people and wounding three others before taking her own life, the Harford County sheriff said.
September 21, 2018
Workers' Compensation
Maryland
Insurtech Launches Usage-Based Drone Coverage
Insurtech company REIN has launched DroneInsurance.com, with underwriting by Liberty Specialty Markets, providing usage-based insurance for commercial drone operators and simplifying the process of obtaining both base and liability coverage.
August 2, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Baltimore Sues Oil And Gas Companies For Contributing To Climate Change
The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit on Friday against 26 oil and gas companies and entities, including BP Plc (BP.L), Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp, for knowingly contributing to what the city called the catastrophic consequences of climate change.
July 23, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Maryland
Another State Bans Hand-Held Devices While Driving
Georgia has joined fifteen other states which have outlawed the use of hand-held cellphones and mobile devices while driving. A new law signed by Governor Nathan Deal makes watching movies, shooting video, and even the mere "holding" of hand-held devices while in the vehicleeven while stoppedillegal.
July 16, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Subrogation
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Five Dead In Targeted Attack At Capital Gazette Newspaper In Annapolis
A gunman blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun Thursday afternoon, killing five people, authorities said.
June 29, 2018
Workers' Compensation
Maryland
U.S. Insurers Face Roughly $2 Billion In Losses From Severe Weather Events In May
Aon has launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Report for the month of May, which found that the US suffered considerable disaster-related losses despite a "quieter" start to the tornado season.
June 12, 2018
Auto
Property
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Illinois
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