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 youre 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
Auto Insurance Premiums Rise After Not-At-Fault Accidents
Safe drivers who are in accidents caused by others often see auto insurance rate hikes, according to research released today by Consumer Federation of America (CFA). The research analyzed premium quotes in 10 cities from five of the nations largest auto insurers.
February 14, 2017
Auto
California
Illinois
Maryland
Missouri
New York
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
Oklahoma Wildfire Razes Multiple Structures
Firefighters from multiple departments were called out Tuesday to contain a wildfire north of Edmond that destroyed a number of structures. Crews from Edmond, Deer Creek, Oak Cliff, Guthrie, Cashion and Crescent battled the blaze in southern Logan County that ranged over as much as 200 acres of grass.
January 25, 2017
Property
Oklahoma
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, theyve often inadvertently been left exposed to car theft in new ways.
January 18, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Oklahoma Employer Traffic Safety Program Aims To Save Lives, Money
One of the costliest aspects of running a business is also one of the most often overlooked traffic safety. Whether crashes occur on or off the job, employers foot the bill, through everything from insurance premiums to productivity losses.
January 18, 2017
Auto
Education & Training
Liability
Property
Risk Management
Oklahoma
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
Potential Class Action Suit Over Samsungs Response To Recalled Washers
Last November, after several owners of Samsung washing machines complained about violent, almost explosive, vibrations, Samsung recalled nearly 3 million machines, promising to fix the devices or provide folks with refunds.
January 17, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Oklahoma
Driving Conditions Deadly In The Midwest As Ice Storm Passes
At least three deaths have been blamed on a crippling ice storm that has been plaguing the Midwest over the weekend and it threatened to stay near or below freezing through Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 16, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
80K Rock Salt Lamps Sold By Michaels Recalled
Thousands of rock salt lamps sold at Michaels are under recall due to shock and fire hazards. The recall involves about 80,000 rock salt lamps sold under the Lumiere brand.
January 12, 2017
Liability
Life & Health
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
NOAA: U.S. Natural Disasters In 2016 Caused $46B In Damages
The United States experienced 15 "weather and climate disasters" last year - each with losses exceeding US$1 billion - for a total of US$46 billion, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported on Monday.
January 10, 2017
Auto
Property
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
Toshiba Expands Laptop Lithium-Ion Battery Recall
Last March, Toshiba recalled the lithium-ion battery packs used in approximately 91,000 laptops that were found to overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers. Now, the company is expanding the safety initiative, recalling an additional 83,000 units.
January 5, 2017
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Six Cars Involved In Fatal Wrong-Way Accident
The driver killed in a six-car accident on Rogers Lane yesterday has been identified as Steven Ronio. Two other people were also hospitalized following the crash, one of which was transported to Oklahoma City for further treatment.
December 16, 2016
Auto
Liability
Oklahoma
Regulation Limiting Injection Wells Has Decreased Earthquakes In Oklahoma
The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped dramatically since late May, when the state limited wastewater injections into energy wells, an Associated Press statistical analysis shows. And a new scientific study says the state is on its way back to calmer times that prevailed before a huge jump in man-made quakes.
December 1, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Property
Oklahoma



