23 Vehicles Involved In Crashes On Icy Stretch Of Utah Interstate
One person died Monday morning in a series of crashes on an icy stretch of Interstate 80 in Summit County involving 23 vehicles most of them semi trucks which closed both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the freeway.
March 27, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Utah
Insurer That Paid $800K On Home Fuel Oil Spill Cannot Subrogate: Court
A home insurer that paid about $800,000 for an oil spill claim cannot sue the fuel companies in the insureds name because the homeowner had declared bankruptcy, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled recently.
March 15, 2018
Litigation
Subrogation
Steering Wheel Issue Prompts Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.4M Cars
A failure to properly affix steering wheels has triggered a recall of 1.38 million Ford and Lincoln cars in North America. Ford Motor said Wednesday that it is issuing a safety recall for the 2014 through 2018 model-year Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans.
March 14, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
81 Vehicles Involved In Pileup During Ohio Snowstorm
Authorities say a blinding, late-afternoon snow squall caused an 81-vehicle pileup on a major highway in central Ohio, but no one was seriously hurt.
March 14, 2018
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Ohio
5-Alarm Fire At NE Portland Car Yard Consumes Nearby Homes
A car lot fire at Northeast 75th Avenue and Northeast Killingsworth Street grew to five alarms Monday and sent thick dark smoke billowing through the metro area.
March 13, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Subrogation
Oregon
Up To 45 Vehicles In Pileup On I-94 In Michigan
I-94 has reopened near Jackson after icy roads resulted in multiple crashes and flipped semis, according to the Jackson County Sheriffs office.
March 12, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Michigan
Faulty Fire Sprinkler Ruins Roseville, Californina Home
A Roseville homeowner is sounding the alarm after a malfunctioning fire sprinkler destroyed her house. Durlye Warrens home is now gutted, the carpets ripped up, and the frame of her house exposed.
March 12, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Subrogation
California
Helicopters Life Raft Falls Through Roof Of Miami-Dade Home
A helicopter flying over a Northeast Miami-Dade house accidentally dropped a life raft, leaving a hole in the homes roof.
March 1, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Florida
12-Year-Old Killed, 4 Others Injured After House Explosion In Texas
A 12-year-old girl died and several others were injured after a natural gas explosion nearly leveled their Texas home early Friday morning. Officials said the explosion occurred around 6:30 a.m. at a home on Espanola Drive in Dallas.
February 26, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Life & Health
Property
Subrogation
Texas
Fiat-Chrysler Recalls More Ram Trucks Over Roll-Away Risk
Fiat-Chrysler is recalling more than 180,000 Ram pickup trucks because of a parking brake issue. The recall involves certain 2016 through 2018 Rams equipped with steering-column gear-shifters, which can under certain circumstances be accidentally shifted out of park.
February 21, 2018
Auto
Subrogation
How Internet Of Things Will Change Product Liability
Product liability could look very different in the future once the Internet of Things (IoT) connects a variety of insured household and business products, Clyde and Co. litigator Prachi Shah told Canadian Underwriter Friday.
February 20, 2018
Liability
Subrogation
Huge Sinkhole On Rome Street Swallows Half-Dozen Cars
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into a 10-meter (30-foot) -wide sinkhole that swallowed up a half-dozen cars on a residential street in Rome.
February 16, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Subrogation In A Machines World
When people hear the word “internet,” they usually think of search engines, funny videos, or personal interactions through social media. But the internet involves so much more. Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication represents a significant portion of all internet communications.
February 15, 2018
Subrogation
Technology
Dozens Of Vehicles In Pileup On Michigan Interstate During Heavy Snowfall
Michigan State Police say 38 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash that shut down eastbound I-94 between Sprinkle Road and 35th Street in Comstock Township for hours.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Michigan
Transit Bus Crash Leaves 1 Dead, Damages Berkeley Home
A collision between an AC Transit bus and a sedan Thursday morning in Berkeley left one person dead, authorities said. The incident was reported about 6:40 a.m. when the driver of a red car, traveling southbound on California Street, collided with an AC Transit bus going westbound on Ashby Avenue, said Sgt. Andrew Frankel of the Berkeley Police Department.
February 9, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California



