Greyhound Bus Crash In Utah Kills One, Injures Others

One girl died and several other people were injured late Sunday night in a crash involving a Greyhound bus in Emery County.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a bus traveling from Denver to Las Vegas had just undergone a driver shift change in Green River when it veered off of I-70 near mile marker 113 around 11 p.m.
January 2, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Utah

Worried About Hackers, States Turn To Cyber Insurance

As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves — and taxpayers. “It’s expensive. It’s a big budget item for us. But it’s absolutely worth it,” said Michael Hussey, Utah’s chief information officer. “You’re seeing breaches now that cost companies and states millions and millions of dollars.”
November 14, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Georgia Montana Utah Wyoming

Utah Sues Over Massive, Multistate 2015 Mine Waste Spill

The state of Utah has sued mine owners and contractors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a spill of mine waste that fouled rivers in three Western states with a massive plume of bright-yellow wastewater tainted with arsenic, lead and other heavy metals.
August 2, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Utah

Waist-Deep Water Floods Homes, Cuts Power In Salt Lake

Flooding from an early morning storm led to some road closures, TRAX delays, flooded basements and power outages Wednesday morning. Several streets turned into rivers.
July 27, 2017 Auto Property Utah

Small Plane Misses Cars But Kills 4 Aboard In Highway Crash

A small plane crashed on a Utah highway Wednesday, killing two couples heading for a vacation but narrowly missing cars when it barreled across the lanes through a gap in traffic.
July 27, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Utah

Doctors Among 412 Charged in Largest Opioid And Health Care Fraud Takedown in US History

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against 412 people, including 115 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their roles in what Attorney General Jeff Sessions is calling the largest health care fraud takedown operation in American history.
July 14, 2017 Fraud Life & Health Florida Michigan Texas Utah

30 Large Wildfires Are Burning Across The West

More than 8,000 firefighters across the West battled dozens of wildfires Thursday that forced thousands of local residents to pack up families, pets and personal treasures to flee the advancing blazes.
June 29, 2017 Property Arizona California Nevada New Mexico Oregon

Wildfires Blazing Under Extreme Heat Out West

A series of wildfires is blazing across the Southwest as the chance of rain remains low amid a deadly heatwave. Eighteen large fires are burning in the region, including six in Arizona, three in Utah, three in California, three in New Mexico, two in Nevada and a large one in Oregon.
June 26, 2017 Property Arizona California Nevada New Mexico Oregon

Human-Caused Wildfire Threatens Homes In Utah Town

A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to flee a Utah ski town was also hurting businesses Monday that rely on summer visitors. The fire near Brian Head was one of several across the West.
June 20, 2017 Property New Mexico Utah

Specialist Surplus Lines Coverage Needed For Wildfire Zones

Wildfires are brutal, fast, and indiscriminate in the carnage they wreak. Yet, in some states, they’re so commonplace they have their own season.
April 24, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property California Colorado Kansas Oklahoma Texas

Utah Preps For Snowpack Melting, Flooding With Safety Awareness Week

The snowpack in Utah is melting, and it’s causing water runoff that has emergency management personnel alert for possible flooding. “Flooding is the most common natural disaster," said Joe Dougherty, PIO for Utah Emergency Management.
March 14, 2017 Property Utah

Researchers: Humans Responsible For Majority Of US Wildfires

People sparked most US wildfires in recent decades, causing longer fire seasons and increasing the amount of scorched earth, according to a new study published Monday. Researchers found that humans caused 84 percent -- or four out of five -- of the total 1.5 million wildfires studied between 1992 and 2012.



In addition, human actions tripled the length of the fire season during those two decades and were responsible for 44 percent of the total acreage burned, researchers reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
February 28, 2017 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

A Surge In Opioid Legislation Expected Nationwide

A few days after Pennsylvania’s opioid prescription law limiting emergency room prescriptions to seven days with no refills went into effect on Jan. 1, lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey began introducing their own form of prescriber limits — five days for new prescriptions, according to a matching set of bills set before the state’s Senate and Assembly.
February 16, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Life & Health Workers' Compensation Georgia Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Utah

Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire

This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.
January 26, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

FedEx Truck Slammed By Train At Inactive Crossing

Police have released dashboard camera video showing the moment a Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner train crashed into a FedEx truck Saturday morning. According to UTA, a preliminary investigation shows the crossing gates were up and the flashing lights and bells that normally indicate a train is approaching were not active.
January 25, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Utah

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