Trucker Was Watching Football Game When He Struck Motorcyclist
A Pennsylvania trucker who struck and killed a motorcyclist while the truck driver allegedly watched a football game on his cellphone was charged with homicide by vehicle, police said.
June 8, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Pennsylvania
U.S. Motorcycle Thefts Decreased In 2017
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released its annual report on motorcycle thefts in the United States for 2017.
June 6, 2018
Auto
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Smoke And Water Damage Restoration After A Library Fire, Book By Book
The late-January fire at the Meadville Public Library was confined to a single room in the buildings basement and was extinguished within about 10 minutes of firefighters being dispatched, according to Meadville Central Fire Chief Evan Hasko.
June 4, 2018
Property
Pennsylvania
May Storms Cause $2.5B In Insured Damages: Report
Twelve states will each see insured damages topping $100 million as the weather system that hit the U.S. from May 11-16 caused a total of $2.5 billion in commercial and residential claims, according to a report Tuesday from Boston-based catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Co.
June 1, 2018
Property
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
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
Insurances Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers dont 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
Uber Shuts Arizona Self-Driving Program Two Months After Fatal Crash
Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.
May 24, 2018
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Technology
Arizona
California
Pennsylvania
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 20142017. 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
Salmonella Sickens Nearly Three Dozen People Following Recall Of More Than 200 Million Eggs
A salmonella outbreak that led to a recall of nearly 207 million eggs has now sickened nearly three dozen people in states along the East Coast.
May 14, 2018
Life & Health
Florida
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For Aprils 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
Central Pennsylvania Welding Fire Destroys Truck Shop, Causes $1.2M In Damage
A welding fire set off a two-alarm blaze Tuesday afternoon that destroyed a central Pennsylvania truck shop and caused $1.2 million worth of damage.
May 10, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Pennsylvania
Overturned Semi Spills Watermelon Cargo, Causing Fatal Accident
One person died after a big rig carrying watermelons overturned, causing part of its load to strike another vehicle on I-95 in Philadelphia near the Walt Whitman Bridge.
April 30, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Pennsylvania
Hurricane Forecasters Shrinking Cone Of Uncertainty
The National Hurricane Center is making changes to its “cone of uncertainty” based on an improving forecast record. The cone is designed to show people where the center of a storm is likely to head.
April 19, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Airlines Inspecting Boeing 737 Engines After Fatal Southwest Incident
Some major customers of Boeing Cos popular 737 jets including Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday they were inspecting engines of the type that blew apart mid-air on a fatal Southwest Airlines Co flight on Tuesday.
April 18, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Pennsylvania
Wind Peels Membrane Roofing Off Of Senior Living Apartments
Wind ripped the roof off Lutherwood senior living apartments in Scranton Monday. Emergency responders believe there is no structural damage to the building near Lake Scranton, but the sixth floor is taking on water.
April 17, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Pennsylvania



