Automakers Recall 485K Kia, Hyundai Vehicles Due To Fire Risk
Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines have been turned off.
The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine failure problems that have dogged the companies for the past six years.
February 9, 2022
Auto
Subrogation
The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine failure problems that have dogged the companies for the past six years.

Tesla Recalls Nearly 54K Cars That May Roll Through Stops
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will recall 53,822 U.S. vehicles with the company’s Full Self-Driving (Beta) software that may allow some models to conduct "rolling stops" and not come to a complete stop at some intersections posing a safety risk.
February 2, 2022
Auto
Subrogation
Technology

Massachusetts’ High Court Declares Third-Party Inherent Diminution In Value Auto Damages Are Now Recoverable
When an automobile is damaged in an accident and then repaired, the resale value may be less than a comparable automobile that has not been damaged. In other words, the damage results in a reduction or ‘diminution’ in the resale value of the automobile.
January 31, 2022
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Massachusetts
Malfunctioning Space Heater Blamed In Bronx Fire That Killed 19
New York City Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro said a malfunctioning electric space heater caused the Bronx apartment fire that killed 19 people, including nine children, and injured dozens of others Sunday morning.
January 10, 2022
Property
Subrogation
New York
A Charging Lithium-ion Battery Was Ignition Source Of Bronx Fire
A lithium-ion battery in an electric bike or scooter self-combusted in a Bronx apartment building, sparking a four-alarm fire early Saturday morning, according to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).
January 10, 2022
Property
Subrogation
New York

More Than 100 Insurers Pursue Subrogation Over Winter Storm Uri Losses
More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and dozens of power generators, over losses and property damage sustained during the winter storm last February.
January 5, 2022
Property
Subrogation
Texas

Subrogation And The Sudden Emergency Doctrine
It’s happened at least once to every subrogation professional. A significant claim file involving an auto accident in which liability appears to be a lock, suddenly goes into a tailspin when the other side denies the claim because the tortfeasor suffered a heart attack or blacked out as a result of some other sudden medical emergency.
January 3, 2022
Auto
Liability
Subrogation

How Loss Of Consortium Claims Are Upending Employer Subrogation In California
No employer wants to find themselves in the midst of a workers compensation matter, especially when the employee in question was injured through no fault of the employer.
This problem starts with California’s notoriously employee-friendly workers compensation rules, which requires employers to pay for employees’ medical treatment if they are hurt on the job. This holds true even in cases where the employer is not at fault and injuries were caused by a negligent third party.
Fortunately, California also gives businesses or their workers compensation carriers the right to subrogate against those negligent third parties to recover any benefits they might have paid to injured workers. Through additional litigation, employers can seek reimbursement for these paid benefits that were made on behalf of an injured employee.
December 23, 2021
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
California
This problem starts with California’s notoriously employee-friendly workers compensation rules, which requires employers to pay for employees’ medical treatment if they are hurt on the job. This holds true even in cases where the employer is not at fault and injuries were caused by a negligent third party.
Fortunately, California also gives businesses or their workers compensation carriers the right to subrogate against those negligent third parties to recover any benefits they might have paid to injured workers. Through additional litigation, employers can seek reimbursement for these paid benefits that were made on behalf of an injured employee.

Subrogating Automated Driving Systems And Autonomous Vehicle Failures
Imagine beginning your day with a cup of coffee in the car on the way to work, watching the morning news from a holographic projection on the windshield while making notes in preparation for a 9:00 a.m. meeting.
December 22, 2021
Liability
Subrogation

Hundreds Of Crashes Reported As Snow Falls Across Minnesota
A Minnesota snowstorm turned highways and roads into a slippery destruction derby in which at least 261 vehicle crashes were reported in an 18-hour period, authorities said.
December 6, 2021
Auto
Subrogation
Minnesota

Enforcing Unpaid Arbitration Awards
According to Arbitration Forums, Inc.’s website, the 5,200 members who subscribe to Arbitration Forums file over 949,000 disputes and nearly 1.7 million subrogation demands worth more than $13.9 billion in claims annually.
December 1, 2021
Litigation
Subrogation

Explosion And Fire In Michigan House Killed 2, Damaged 30 Homes
A 4-year-old child and a 55-year-old woman have died after a house fire and explosion in Flint, Michigan, on Monday night, authorities said.
November 24, 2021
Auto
Property
Subrogation
Michigan

Subrogating Against God: Recovering Claim Dollars When Natural Disasters Strike
The claims history of most domestic insurance carriers is littered with billion dollar claims as a result of catastrophic losses caused by natural disasters. When God sends a hurricane, tornado, flood, or naturally occurring fire, the resulting losses can be enough to put many insurance companies into receivership.
November 23, 2021
Subrogation

Subrogating Texas Freeze Damage Claims
Successful subrogation against power companies is not a given. In determining whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) may be sued for its clear negligence in failing to properly winterize power production facilities and the power grid that it runs in Texas, the issue is currently in limbo.
November 22, 2021
Subrogation
Texas

How Do You Measure Up?
Insurance carriers have invested in core systems to help streamline their internal claims-handling processes. As a result of improvements in these internal processes, data is more readily available for analysis.
November 10, 2021
Subrogation
Technology



