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Annual Report Shows Vermont Has The Best Insurance Regulatory System

The latest Insurance Regulation Report Card showed that Vermont has the best regulatory system for insurance, while North Carolina has the worst.

December 19, 2016 Legislation & Regulation North Carolina Vermont

Five Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On Vermont Interstate

Four of the five teenagers who were killed in a crash on Interstate 89 late Sunday night have been identified as juniors at Harwood Union Middle/High School, according to a news release from the school’s co-principal, Amy Rex.

October 10, 2016 Auto Liability Vermont

Found On Road Dead? Ford Recalls 88K Cars For Stalling Issue

There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. That’s why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead — and unable to restart — in the middle of the road.

August 24, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Credit Card Payment Systems Hacked At HEI Hotels In 10 States

HEI Hotels & Resorts provided a list of hotels—20 hotels in 10 states and the District of Columbia—that suffered a “security incident,” in which payment card data of customers may have been affected. “HEI was recently alerted to a potential security incident by its card processor,” HEI said in a statement released Friday.

August 16, 2016 Liability Technology California Colorado District Of Columbia Florida Illinois

GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue

Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.

July 22, 2016 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Recall Of P.F. Chang’s Frozen Meals Expanded

After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If you’ve been stocking up on P.F. Chang’s frozen meals, you might want to double-check they aren’t included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.

July 18, 2016 Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

P.F. Chang’s Frozen Family Meals Recalled Due To Possible Metal Shards

Beef, chicken, onions, bell peppers, string beans: those are the ingredients that you should find in a two-person frozen meal.

July 8, 2016 Subrogation Arkansas Illinois Michigan Minnesota New York

Vermont Mansion Destroyed By Fire, Lightning Suspected Cause

Lightning is being blamed as the suspected cause of a fire that consumed the lakefront home of a prominent Vermont CEO on Tuesday evening in South Hero.

June 30, 2016 Property Vermont

Massive Frozen Veggie Recall Involves Nation’s Largest Retailers

Nearly two months after CRF Frozen Foods set off a massive recall of vegetables thought to be contaminated with listeria and linked to at least two deaths and eight illnesses, a second frozen vegetable supplier — National Frozen Food Corp. — has initiated a separate recall over listeria concerns, and many of the recalled products are from the nation’s largest retailers.

June 21, 2016 Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Landslide Leaves Burlington House At Risk Of Collapsing Into River

A home in Burlington, Vermont, is dangerously close to falling into the Winooski River, following a series of landslides. "It was scary," said Wayne Gingras, who was fishing on the river Monday as some soil and stone tumbled into the water. "That was a huge chunk of earth to come down."

May 26, 2016 Property Vermont

Frozen Produce Recall Involves Millions Of Packages, 3 Countries

Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it’ll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.

May 20, 2016 Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Poll Reveals 90% Of Businesses Experienced A Cyber Attack In The Last Year

Nine of ten businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of business risk managers released today by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re.

May 17, 2016 Liability Risk Management Technology Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Frozen Produce Recall Expanded After Eight People Contract Listeria

CRF Frozen Foods is expanding a recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables over possible listeria contamination. The recall includes some 358 products sold under 42 brand names, including items like kale, potatoes, blueberries, strawberries, broccoli and various vegetable medleys, among others.

May 4, 2016 Liability Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Research Suggests More Than 250K Americans Die Yearly From Medical Errors

Medical errors, including wrong diagnoses, botched surgeries and medication mistakes, are the third leading cause of death in the United States, a new study suggests.

May 4, 2016 Education & Training Liability Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Takata Doubles The Number Of Vehicles Under Recall In The U.S.

Under pressure from U.S. regulators, Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp (7312.T) is expected to announce as early as Wednesday that it is recalling 35 million to 40 million additional inflators in U.S. vehicles, three sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

May 4, 2016 Auto Liability Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California