Fatal Fire Guts Large Home In Toms River, New Jersey
A woman died in a fire that ravaged a home on Fiddlers Run, despite the desperate efforts of a man who tried to rush back into the burning house to save her, police said.
February 17, 2017
Property
New Jersey
A Surge In Opioid Legislation Expected Nationwide
A few days after Pennsylvania’s opioid prescription law limiting emergency room prescriptions to seven days with no refills went into effect on Jan. 1, lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey began introducing their own form of prescriber limits — five days for new prescriptions, according to a matching set of bills set before the state’s Senate and Assembly.
February 16, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Life & Health
Workers' Compensation
Georgia
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Utah
Fire Ruins A Dozen Boats In Storage At New Jersey Marina
A raging fire tore through numerous boats at a marina in New Jersey Tuesday. The boats caught fire at the dry dock of the Seaport Inlet Marina on 5th Avenue in Belmar.
February 16, 2017
Marine
New Jersey
Wild Winds Cause Trouble Across The Tri-State Area
Powerful winds downed trees,branches and power lines across the Tri-State Area Monday. A wind advisory was in effect until 6 p.m. for much of the area and a high wind warning was issued for parts of the Jersey coast.
February 15, 2017
Auto
Property
New Jersey
New York
Interesting Data: Most Excessively Common Injuries By State
It may not come as a surprise that bruises and open wounds are the most common injuries in every state across America — with the one exception of Colorado, where you’re more likely to have be injured by a ‘fall’. But did you know that ‘over-exertion’ is disproportionately common in North Dakota, and a ‘near-drowning’ experience six-times more likely in Hawaii?
February 15, 2017
Liability
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
New Jersey Police Respond To 200+ Crashes During Snowstorm
The New Jersey State Police went out to help over 200 drivers who crashed or got stuck on state roadways thanks to snow storm Niko. Troopers responded to 145 motor vehicle crashes and 148 aids between midnight and 9 a.m., New Jersey State Police said of the area they patrol.
February 13, 2017
Auto
Liability
New Jersey
Five Best Practices To Ensure The Injured Worker Comes First
Putting the injured worker first is key to the “advocacy-based claims model,” which puts the worker at the center of all activity. “It focuses on improving the injured worker’s experience. Until now, most employers have focused on corporate outcomes.
February 1, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Property/Casualty Insurer Profitability Slides
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry in 2016 will likely post an underwriting loss for the first time in four years due to higher catastrophe losses, competitive market conditions and auto liability challenges, A.M. Best Co. Inc. said Monday.
January 31, 2017
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Two Issues Prompt Recalls Of Nearly 600K Volkswagen Vehicles
German carmaker Volkswagen will recall nearly 600,000 vehicles in the United States, most of them its premium Audi brand, over defects that could lead to fires or airbag malfunctions.
January 30, 2017
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Ford Recalls F-150 For Instrument Cluster, Focus For Chassis Integrity Issues
Ford just issued two new recalls, covering two wildly different vehicle segments. In fact, these two recalls exist on opposite ends of a number of spectrums.
January 27, 2017
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire
This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.
January 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Tracy Morgan Ordered To Release Financial Documents To Walmart Insurers
Tracy Morgan must hand over six years of tax returns and other highly personal information in an ongoing dispute over his megabucks crash settlement with Walmart.
January 25, 2017
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
When Cars Fight Back Against Thieves
Every 45 seconds, a car is stolen in the U.S., for a total value of $4.9 billion in stolen vehicles during 2015. And as vehicles have become more sophisticated, they’ve often inadvertently been left exposed to car theft in new ways.
January 18, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
U.S. Roads Keep Getting More Dangerous
New government estimates project that for the second straight year, the United States will see the largest leap in motor vehicle fatalities in 50 years. In the first nine months of 2016, the Department of Transportation estimates that 27,875 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
January 18, 2017
Auto
Liability
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Negligence Claim Filed Against Mall, Escalator Company After Disabling Accident
A New Jersey family whose son got his foot stuck in a mall escalator and had to have his toes amputated has filed a lawsuit against the mall and the company that made the escalator.
January 12, 2017
Liability
Litigation
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
