Attorneys General Request Hyundai, Kia Recalls Due To Prevalent Thefts
Seventeen state attorneys general have called on the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars due to their susceptibility to theft, which has been amplified by a viral social media challenge.
April 21, 2023
Auto
Subrogation
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Honda Recalls 563K+ CR-Vs In Cold-Weather States Over Salt-Related Corrosion
Honda is recalling 563,711 older-model CR-Vs in 22 cold-weather states and Washington, D.C., because an accumulation of road salt can cause the vehicle’s rear trailing arm to corrode and detach, which could lead to a crash.
April 10, 2023
Auto
Subrogation
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Illinois
Iowa
No Case Is Too Big To Notify A Claims-Made Insurer
A headline-grabbing case regarding race in the college admissions process at an elite university, appealed all the way to the United States Supreme Court, is the type of nightmare scenario that might inspire an educational institution to secure a solid excess insurance policy lest the underlying liability policy’s limits evaporate in the face of snowballing legal fees.
November 30, 2022
Litigation
Massachusetts
Allstate, State Farm Continue to Raise Auto Insurance Rates
Allstate and State Farm have continued to pursue significant auto insurance rate increases as they react to inflationary pressures and increases in auto accident severity.
September 21, 2022
Auto
Arizona
Florida
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Marina Boat Storage Subrogation: Navigating Storage Agreement Exculpatory Clauses
On Friday, August 19, a huge fire ripped through the historic and family-owned Mattapoisett Boatyard in southern Massachusetts, a short distance south of MWL’s Boston office. The fire destroyed five buildings, three dozen cars, and countless expensive boats.
September 1, 2022
Auto
Marine
Subrogation
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Boatyard Fire Torches Buildings, Cars, Boats
A huge fire at a marina in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, on Friday left several boats and vehicles as burned-out shells and produced a plume of black smoke so thick it was picked up by weather radar.
August 22, 2022
Auto
Marine
Property
Massachusetts
Third Supreme Court Rejects Insurance Coverage For COVID Losses
Wisconsin’s highest court on Wednesday became the third state top court in a row to rule that businesses are not entitled to insurance coverage for losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and government-imposed restrictions on gatherings.
June 2, 2022
Litigation
Property
Iowa
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Peabody Construction Company Owner Sentenced For Tax And Workers’ Compensation Fraud
The former owner of a Peabody construction company was sentenced today in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS of payroll taxes and to defraud his workers’ compensation insurance carrier by failing to disclose how many workers he employed.
March 24, 2022
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ High Court Declares Third-Party Inherent Diminution In Value Auto Damages Are Now Recoverable
When an automobile is damaged in an accident and then repaired, the resale value may be less than a comparable automobile that has not been damaged. In other words, the damage results in a reduction or ‘diminution’ in the resale value of the automobile.
January 31, 2022
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Massachusetts
COVID BI Losses Appeal Before The Massachusetts Supreme Court
Justices on Massachusetts’ top court on Friday questioned why it should diverge from courts nationally that have found businesses are not entitled to insurance coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 as it heard an appeal by three restaurants.
January 11, 2022
Litigation
Massachusetts
2022 Flood Risk For U.S. Commercial Structures: Potential $13.5B In Damages
Pittsburgh is more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the nearest coast, yet its office and retail buildings face $420 million in exposure to flood damage, or the third-greatest of any city in the U.S., according to a report published Monday.
December 15, 2021
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Texas
Proposed Bill Would Limit Auto Claims Investigation Period, Require Insurers To Make Loan Payments
A committee of the Massachusetts Legislature has held a hearing on a bill that would limit the amount of time insurance companies have to investigate the cause of a loss, and would require the insurer to make payments for the vehicle while the investigation is ongoing.
November 9, 2021
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Massachusetts
Climate Change: 4 Cities In The United States That Could Disappear
Climate change does not stop being a threat to major cities in the United States. Scientists around the world have already warned that if a series of actions are not taken into account to reduce the burning of fossil fuels by the year 2100, the planet will face a sea â€,â€,level rise between 4.3 and 9.9 meters.
November 3, 2021
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Massachusetts
New York
Luxury Yacht Docked At Massachusetts Marina Consumed By Fire
An 82-foot boat was destroyed Monday night after a fire broke out on the vessel while it was docked in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
September 9, 2021
Marine
Massachusetts
Theft Scheme Explains Charred Tesla On Frozen Vermont Lake
You may recall the story of a Tesla Model X that burned down on the frozen surface of Lake Champlain’s Shelburne Bay in Vermont in February of 2019.
September 2, 2021
Auto
Fraud
Florida
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Vermont
