What is Disability, Really?
It is an issue we struggle with, and a difficult one to solve. Much of the activity in workers’ comp is centered around the concept of disability; what it is and how much it is worth for the individual who has been assigned with that designation.
March 13, 2019
Workers' Compensation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Texas Hospital Ex-CEO Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme
The former CEO of a Texas community hospital has pleaded guilty to defrauding three health insurers in a pass-through billing scheme involving laboratory services, the Department of Justice said.
March 13, 2019
Fraud
Life & Health
Texas
Damage Reported Throughout North Texas From Windstorm
It was a rude awakening for North Texans Wednesday morning as severe weather and powerful winds moved through the area. Throughout the early morning hours, residents said they heard emergency sirens wailing to warn of the threat of damaging winds.
March 13, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Texas
1.1 Million Honda Vehicles To Be Recalled Over Takata Airbags
Honda on Tuesday announced it would be recalling 1.1 million vehicles in the United States to replace defective airbags.
March 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
“Matching Regulations” Affecting Homeowners’ Insurance Claims
It remains one of the most difficult issues to deal within the world of property insurance. Homeowners’ insurance policies usually contain a provision obligating the carrier to repair or replace an insured’s damaged property with “material of like kind and quality” or with “similar material.”
February 28, 2019
Education & Training
Property
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Amazon Cargo Plane Crash Near Houston Kills Three Aboard
Amazon said it was mourning a "terrible tragedy" after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashed into a bay outside Houston, Texas, on Saturday, killing all three people on board.
February 25, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.5M Vehicles Includes F-150s, Mustang And Lincoln Models
Ford has issued three recalls covering more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America.
February 13, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Cargo Theft: Watch For The Pilferers
The image of tough guys hijacking truckloads of goods is a familiar one to fans of gangster movies. While trucks are the victims of most cargo thefts globally—75% of them, according to one report—these incidents increasingly do not involve the theft of the entire tractor-trailer.
February 12, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Texas
Recalls Issued For Nearly 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Autocar Trucks
Nearly 15,000 trucks manufactured by Paccar, Daimler and Autocar are being recalled for various defects, according to recent documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 12, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Fort Worth Man Killed After Vape Pen Explodes
An e-cigarette is being blamed for the death of a Fort Worth man. His family said a vape pen exploded while he was trying to use it.
February 6, 2019
Liability
Litigation
Texas
Juveniles Play Demolition Derby At CarMax, Cause $800K In Vehicle Damage
A group of juveniles are accused of causing $800,000 worth of damage to mostly high-end vehicles at a Carmax dealership on the North Freeway over the weekend.
January 10, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Texas
Texas Attorney Indicted For Fraud, Barratry Scheme Involving Roof Hail Claims
A Galveston attorney is facing felony charges of insurance fraud, barratry, and money laundering related to several fraudulent hail claim lawsuits.
January 4, 2019
Fraud
Litigation
Property
Texas
Winter Storm Fisher Wreaks Havoc On Roadways Across Southwest And Southern Plains
Freezing rain and snow from Winter Storm Fisher has caused hundreds of accidents in the Southwest and Southern Plains, including a 21-vehicle pileup in Oklahoma and crashes that killed two in New Mexico.
January 3, 2019
Auto
Liability
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Heavy Fog Contributes To 32-Vehicle Pileup In Austin, Texas
More than 50 people were part of a pileup involving 32 vehicles — two of them semitrucks — just an hour after ringing in the new year in Austin.
January 2, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Texas
30 To 40 Vehicles Crash On Stretch Of Foggy Texas Interstate
Authorities say 30 to 40 vehicles were involved in a string of wrecks in heavy fog along an approximately 2-mile stretch of Interstate 37 in rural South Texas.
December 20, 2018
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Texas
