Deaf Truck Driver Wins Discrimination Case Against Werner Enterprises
A deaf truck driver was awarded $335,682 by a federal judge following a successful discrimination lawsuit against Werner Enterprises and Drivers Management, LLC.
January 16, 2024
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Nebraska
Nebraska Slaps Bright Health with $1M Fine for Claims Mishandling and Newborn Care Denials
Nebraska insurance regulators reported thousands of problems with claims processing, including improper denials and late payments to medical providers.
November 6, 2023
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Life & Health
Nebraska
The Midwest: Potential Hotspot for Deadly ‘Moist Heat Stress’
Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study.
October 12, 2023
Catastrophe
Education & Training
Risk Management
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Community Solar Project in Nebraska Offline After Major Hailstorm Damage
A recent extreme weather event in the Great Plains has rendered a large solar farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska inoperable. Last week a tornado and a powerful storm accompanied by baseball-sized hail struck the region, causing extensive damage.
June 30, 2023
Property
Nebraska
Scientists Weigh In On Nebraska’s Unusual Hail Storms
Nebraskans have watched severe weather track across the state in waves since May, devastating some areas multiple times. In Kearney, Realtor Patrick Slack can only shake his head at the damage. A commercial building was so badly pummeled by hail that the loss was larger than the sale price, Slack said.
June 27, 2022
Catastrophe
Property
Nebraska
Patients Could Get ER Bills as Insurer Moves to Deny Claims it Deems Non-Emergent
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.
June 10, 2021
Life & Health
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Nebraska Auto Repair Shop Blaze Destroys Classic Cars
For six long hours on the night of February 20 firefighters in Auburn, Nebraska battled a blaze which destroyed at least 2 dozen cars at dealership Auburn Auto, many of them classics.
March 17, 2021
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Nebraska
Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide
Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.
October 30, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores
As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.
August 26, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Fierce Derecho Tracks Across 700 Miles Of The Midwest
A derecho — a dangerous, ferocious wall of wind that’s like an inland hurricane — lashed 700 miles across the Midwest on Monday, flipping cars, downing trees, causing widespread property damage and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.
August 12, 2020
Auto
Property
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Nebraska
Recall Alert: Bagged Salad Recall Expanded To Include Walmart Products Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
A recall of bagged salads believed to be linked to an intestinal parasite outbreak across multiple states has been expanded to include products sold at some Walmart locations.
June 30, 2020
Life & Health
Subrogation
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding — 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates
Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.
June 29, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Antique Store Tenants Suffer Fire, Mold Damage; Insurance Coverage Is Complicated
A candle is to blame for a fire that took the life of a woman in a downtown Fremont apartment last month. Numerous tenants have been displaced and three businesses severely damaged, but frustrated owners of one store said they were kept from cleaning up for far too long.
June 26, 2020
Property
Nebraska
Toyota Recalls 1.8 Million U.S. Vehicles For Fuel Pump Issue
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said Wednesday it is now recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide to address a fuel pump issue that could result in engines stalling.
March 11, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
The Bigger The Badder: 19 Major Hailstorms In US History
While your normal interaction with hail may be seeing unbelievable photos of it next to baseballs for comparison, hail storms can cost billions of dollars in damages every year. The worst year on record for hail damage in the US, 2017, cost $22 billion in damages.
October 4, 2019
Auto
Education & Training
Property
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
Wyoming
