
Segway E-Scooter Recall: Folding Mechanism Hazard Risks Rider Injury
A major recall of Segway e-scooters due to a faulty folding mechanism poses significant injury risks to riders. Learn how this impacts potential liability and claims.
March 25, 2025
Insurance Industry
Liability
Risk Management
Salvage
California

How Claims Management is Paving the Way for Sustainable Property Insurance
The claims sector is crucial in transforming property insurance by adopting sustainable practices, reducing waste, and meeting new environmental regulations to protect against climate risks.
September 11, 2024
Catastrophe
Property
Risk Management
Salvage

Hurricane Ian Prompts a Question: How Many Totaled Vehicles Return to the Road?
Hurricane Ian caused widespread flooding across Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina in October, resulting in losses estimated at between $41 billion and $70 billion. Among those losses were up to 358,000 vehicles damaged by floodwaters, according to Carfax.
November 22, 2022
Auto
Salvage
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina

Removing Damaged Boats: Florida’s Marine Towing and Salvage Companies Swamped
Heather O’Brien’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing in the two weeks since Hurricane Ian hit. O’Brien, who along husband Capt. Pat O’Brien has owned the Fort Myers Sea Tow franchise since 1996, already has responded to ‘hundreds’ of situations where boats were sunk or displaced or need to be recovered because of the storm.
October 18, 2022
Marine
Salvage
Florida

New Regulations Put Brakes on Catalytic Converter Thefts
Responding to a crime trend involving the theft of catalytic converters, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Sept. 25. The new laws, the Governor’s office said, prohibit the sale of used catalytic converters by parties who aren’t licensed auto dealers or dismantlers.
October 6, 2022
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Salvage
California

Vehicle Battery Caused Weeklong Freighter Fire At Port Of Jacksonville
An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard a cargo ship docked in Florida that resulted in $40 million worth of damage, officials said Thursday.
December 17, 2021
Marine
Salvage
Florida

Salvage Operation Of Cargo Ship Golden Ray Largest In U.S. History
An official providing an update on the Golden Ray wreck removal off the coast of Georgia said it is the largest in United States history and required more than 3 million collective man-hours.
October 27, 2021
Marine
Salvage
Georgia

NTSB Searches for Downed Boeing Cargo Plane Off Hawaii
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it would scan the ocean floor on Monday to locate a Boeing 737-200 cargo plane that sank off Hawaii last week after the two-member crew made an emergency water landing.
July 6, 2021
Excess & Surplus Lines
Salvage
Hawaii

Reinsurance Costs From Suez Obstruction To Exceed $100M: McGill & Partners
Analysts at specialist broker McGill and Partners believe that the re/insurance industry could be looking at costs in excess of $100 million due to the ongoing obstruction in the Suez Canal.
March 26, 2021
Marine
Salvage
Subrogation

Suez Canal Blockage Delaying An Estimated $400M An Hour In Goods
The stranded mega-container vessel, Ever Given in the Suez Canal, is holding up an estimated $400 million an hour in trade, based on the approximate value of goods that are moved through the Suez every day, according to shipping data and news company Lloyd’s List.
March 26, 2021
Litigation
Marine
Salvage

Salvage Of Georgia Shipwreck Delayed Again
An engineering problem has forced another delay before salvage crews can start removing an overturned cargo ship thats been partially submerged on the Georgia coast for more than a year, officials said Wednesday.
October 9, 2020
Marine
Salvage
Georgia

Total Loss Trends Emerge Amidst The Pandemic
Every industry has been impacted by actions taken to control the spread of COVID-19, including the automotive industry. Growing unemployment, coupled with a pivot to remote working, has changed consumer priorities and curtailed car-buying habits.
June 9, 2020
Auto
Salvage
Technology
Chemical Spill In Houston Ship Channel After Vessels Collide
Much of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed Saturday a day after two vessels collided, causing a large gasoline blend spill and setting off another round of environmentalists concerns for the Gulf Coast.
May 13, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Marine
Salvage
Texas
How Insurers Can Turn Their Salvage Into Social Purpose
If your client has filed a claim after experiencing a major event like a flood or fire, its likely that contractors have removed salvageable materials that are still usable.
April 18, 2019
Property
Salvage
About 450 Vehicles Declared Total Losses After Acid Spill On Canadian Highway
British Columbia’s public auto insurer says about 450 vehicles have been written off since sulphuric acid spilled along a busy commuter route near Trail, B.C., in two incidents last spring.
February 20, 2019
Auto
Litigation
Salvage
Subrogation



