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NTSB Advocates For Seat Belts On School Buses In Wake Of Fatal Wrecks

For the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending all new school buses be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts, after the agency released findings from a special investigation report prompted by two deadly 2016 crashes.
May 24, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Insurance’s Flawed Business Model

At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers don’t have an industry expert advocating solely on their behalf; the experts have financial incentives coming from the insurance industry.
May 24, 2018 Risk Management Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Animal-Related Insurance Claims Top 1.7M In Four Years

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a study on the number of animal-related insurance losses for the years 2014—2017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
May 23, 2018 Auto Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Occupants Walk Away After Rolling McLaren Supercar In Nevada Desert

Police say seatbelts saved the lives of two people who crashed their $300,000 supercar in the Nevada desert, but the vehicle’s engineers deserve a fair share of the credit.
May 16, 2018 Auto Liability Nevada

Semi Rollover On Nevada Interstate Spills $8ooK In Dimes

There’s no use in crying over spilled milk, but it’s probably reasonable to cry over $800,000 in spilled dimes.
May 10, 2018 Auto Liability Nevada

Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For April’s Severe Weather

A catastrophe report has found that the US re/insurance sector is on the hook for more than half of the total economic loss in April resulting from severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and tornados.
May 10, 2018 Auto Catastrophe Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Negligence Suit Filed Against Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour Operator

The parents of one of the British victims of the Grand Canyon helicopter flight are suing the US tour operator which manages the flight.
March 5, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Nevada

NICB Reports On Insured Tailgate Thefts

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports today that insured tailgate thefts have stabilized since 2014. NICB analysis shows that in 2016, there were 1,877 claims for tailgate theft identified in ISO ClaimSearch®, an insurance industry claims database.
January 30, 2018 Auto Arizona California Florida Nevada Texas

Hundreds Of Las Vegas Shooting Victims File Negligence Suits

Attorneys who filed one of the first lawsuits after the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed 58 concert-goers and left hundreds injured on the Las Vegas Strip filed four new negligence cases Monday on behalf of more than 450 victims.
November 21, 2017 Liability Litigation California Nevada

Las Vegas Shooting Lawsuits Stack Up With 14 More Filed

Legal action stemming from the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert is picking up with lawsuits filed on behalf of 14 concertgoers. The 14 civil complaints were filed together Wednesday in state court in Las Vegas. Several plaintiffs are from the Chicago area, and a Chicago law firm helped prepared the filings.
November 16, 2017 Liability Litigation Nevada

Truck Driver At Fault In Las Vegas Driverless Shuttle Crash

The driver of a semi-truck was apparently at fault in an accident Wednesday afternoon involving a driverless shuttle bus operating in Las Vegas, police say.
November 9, 2017 Technology Nevada

Possible Halloween Egging Prank Causes Thousands In Damage

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A possible Halloween prank turned into a serious crime when the egg throwing ended up doing thousands of dollars in damage.
October 31, 2017 Property Nevada

California Deputies Hurt In Las Vegas Massacre Are Denied Workers’ Comp

A group of Southern California law enforcement officers who rushed to save lives during a gunman’s deadly rampage in Las Vegas returned home wounded but alive. Yet, while they were hailed for their heroic efforts, there is one benefit they won’t be afforded as they recover physically and psychologically from the Oct. 1 attack: workers’ compensation.
October 26, 2017 Workers' Compensation California Nevada

Concert Attacks Spur Demand For Terror Insurance For Performing Artists

Due to the recent string of deadly attacks at music events — most recently the shooting that occurred in Las Vegas — more artists are now considering the need for terrorism insurance.
October 23, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Nevada

24 Face Fraud Charges In Las Vegas Car Crash Scheme

Twenty-four people were indicted last week on racketeering, fraud and battery charges in a massive scheme to stage east valley car crashes, then file fraudulent insurance claims.
September 21, 2017 Auto Fraud Liability Nevada
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