OCIPs, CCIPs, And Wrap-Up Insurance: The Lesser-Known Subrogation Obstacles
Workers’compensation subrogation has another growing adversary—one that can slip in during the cover of night, gutting subrogation, and reimbursement rights, even after an insurance company or third-party administrator has spent thousands of dollars in recovery efforts.
October 7, 2020
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Exploding Takata Air Bag Kills 17th Person In The U.S.
A motorist died after faulty air bag inflators in their 2002 Honda Civic ruptured, Honda confirmed. It’s the 17th death in the US caused by a Takata air bag.
October 6, 2020
Subrogation
Arizona
General Contractor Overhead And Profit And AOB Insurance Scams
A storm is rising, and it is not the type which causes damage to homes and vehicles. It causes damage of a much more insidious nature.
October 5, 2020
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Subrogation
Bobcat Fire: Officials Investigate Whether Southern California Utility Sparked Blaze
Federal investigators are looking into whether a huge wildfire burning in the mountains near Los Angeles was sparked by Southern California Edison utility equipment, according to the company.
September 24, 2020
Property
Subrogation
California
Hyundai, Kia Recall Vehicles For Leaks That Can Cause Fires
Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to fix a brake fluid leak that could cause engine fires.
September 3, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Kansas Decision Reveals Danger Of Not Intervening In Workers’ Compensation Third-Party Litigation
The Kansas Court of Appeals is holding class on why it is important to have subrogation counsel in workers’ compensation subrogation third-party cases – even in states which are favorable to carriers.
September 2, 2020
Litigation
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Kansas
Subrogating Employees’ Intentional Act Damage Recoveries From An Employer Or Co-Employee
The quid pro quo premise underlying the social compromise known as workers’ compensation is simple: an employee injured at work receives no-fault medical expenses and wage replacement indemnity benefits and, in exchange, the employer is given protection from employee lawsuits and a statutory right to be reimbursed from the tortfeasor who actually caused the work-related injury – sometimes referred to as subrogation.
September 1, 2020
Subrogation
Don’t Overlook Loss Of Use
Far too often, subrogated auto insurance carriers fail to submit loss-of-use claims or simply waive loss-of-use damages for marginal value while negotiating a third-party auto-property settlement.
August 14, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Gas Explosion Obliterates Three Baltimore Row Homes, Kills 1
One person is dead, four people were injured and one more person is still trapped under the rubble after a gas explosion in a northwest Baltimore neighborhood Monday morning.
August 10, 2020
Property
Subrogation
Maryland
The Failed No-Fault Automobile Insurance Experiment
In its widest sense, “no-fault insurance” is a term used to describe any auto insurance coverage under which policyholders are paid for personal injuries and property damage they sustain in accidents through their own insurance company, regardless of fault. In many ways it is like first-party coverage.
August 6, 2020
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Repairing Vehicles Before Damages Can Be Inspected: Good Claims Practice Or Spoliation?
Good first-party claims practice requires prompt repair of damaged vehicles. Obviously, the time it takes to repair a damaged vehicle depends on the complexity of the claim, the nature and extent of the damages, and the availability of quality replacement parts.
August 4, 2020
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Four Problems Revealed, 1.6M Honda Vehicles Recalled
Honda is recalling over 1.6 million minivans and SUVs in the U.S. to fix problems that include faulty backup camera displays, malfunctioning dashboard displays and sliding doors that don’t latch properly.
August 4, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Water-Line Break Causes Major Flooding, Muddy Mess In Santa Barbara Neighborhood
A water-main break led to major flooding and property damage early Thursday in a neighborhood near the Mesa in Santa Barbara, according to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department.
July 10, 2020
Property
Subrogation
California
NJ Supreme Court Confirms Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Is Not Limited By No-Fault Laws
On May 12, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court answered a long-standing subrogation question regarding whether a workers’ compensation carrier is entitled to subrogation and/or reimbursement from a third-party tortfeasor who is covered by New Jersey no-fault insurance, even though the employee does not otherwise meet the verbal threshold allowing him or her to sue the tortfeasor.
July 6, 2020
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
New Jersey
Federal Tort Claims Act Subrogation
The federal government is everywhere. It employs nearly 9.1 million workers, which is nearly 6% of total U.S. workforce. This includes nearly 2.1 million federal employees, 4.1 million contract employees, 1.2 million grant employees, 1.3 million active duty military personnel, and more than 500,000 postal service employees.
July 1, 2020
Education & Training
Subrogation
