Study: Warming To Trigger 3 Times As Many Downpours In U.S.
Extreme downpours like those that flooded Louisiana, Houston and West Virginia earlier this year will happen nearly three times as often in the United States by the end of the century, and six times more frequently in parts of the Mississippi Delta, according to a new study.
December 8, 2016
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Hyundai Recalls Minivans; Hoods Can Fly Open While Moving
Hyundai is recalling more than 41,000 older minivans because the hoods can fly open while theyre being driven. The recall covers the Entourage minivan from the 2007 and 2008 model years.
December 8, 2016
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Workers Comp Study Identifies Best Practices For Claims Success
What makes a claims organization successful? They tend to measure their performance using outcomes-based metrics, employ claim decision support tools such as workflow automation and predictive modeling, and use an “advocacy-based” claims model that puts employees needs first.
December 1, 2016
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Another Recall For Dehumidifiers Responsible For $19M In Property Damage
Federal safety regulators are hoping the fourth time is the charm for millions of recalled dehumidifiers that have now been linked to 450 fires and more than $19 million in property damage: Gree Electric Appliances the manufacturer fined a record $15.45 million over the fiery dehumidifiers earlier this year has re-announced the recall.
December 1, 2016
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Man Grabs Bucket Of Gold Worth $1.6M From Armored Truck
A quick-moving crook capitalized on a 20-second window of distraction by armored truck guards in bustling midtown Manhattan to steal a bucket of gold flakes worth nearly $1.6 million, surveillance video obtained exclusively by NBC 4 New York shows.
November 30, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York
Wrong-Way Crash Kills 2 Drivers On Long Island
Police say two people have died and a third has been critically injured in a wrong-way crash on Long Island. It happened around 4 a.m. Sunday in Brookhaven.
November 28, 2016
Auto
Liability
New York
Faulty Sliding Doors Prompt Recall Of 744K Toyota Sienna Minivans
Unless you have little regard for your personal safety or the safety of those in your vehicle, you generally want the doors on your minivan to remain closed while its in operation.
November 23, 2016
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
New York Regulator May Ban Insurers From Using Occupational Data
What personal data should insurers be allowed to use to price premiums? This question has been raised in New York, as a regulator is said to be considering prohibiting auto-insurers from using consumers occupations to price their policies.
November 17, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Risk Management
New York
Training Could Have Prevented Tree Service Workers Death on His First Day
A wood chipper and an Upstate New York employers failure to provide safety training combined to make a 23-year-old workers first day on the job his tragic last, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
November 15, 2016
Liability
Workers' Compensation
New York
Risk Toolbox Launches Free COI-Related Compliance Resource for the Insurance Industry
Risk Toolbox (Parsippany, N.J.) announced at ACORD 2016 in Boca Raton, Fla., that it has published more than 200 pages of certificate-of-insurance (COI) related information on its website in order to provide a compliance resource for carriers, agents and brokers.
November 15, 2016
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
300 Homes Evacuated As Massive Industrial Fire Creates Noxious Clouds Of Smoke
Officials have ordered the evacuation of 300 homes downwind of a fire at a former steel mill site outside Buffalo, citing air quality concerns.
November 11, 2016
Liability
Property
New York
Industrial Building Ablaze Along Lake Erie Shoreline
Firefighters are responding to major fire at the former Bethlehem Steel site. The fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the property off of Route 5 in Lackawanna.
November 9, 2016
Property
New York
UFC Athlete Insurance Sky High For Debut Event In NYC
The UFC won its lobby to legalize mixed martial arts in New York but athlete insurance in the state is proving to be costly. It has already spent millions of dollars just to be able to hold events in New York.
November 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Fire Tears Through NYC Apartment Buildings, One Man Killed
One man was killed and 12 people were injured, one man critically, in a fire that overtook three Upper East Side apartment buildings and sent flames shooting 20 feet into the air on Thursday morning, officials said.
October 27, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
New York
Long Island Commuter Train Derailment Injures 33
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the derailment of a Long Island commuter train Saturday night that left 33 people injured, authorities said.
October 10, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York



