Insurances Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers dont have an industry expert advocating solely on their behalf; the experts have financial incentives coming from the insurance industry.
May 24, 2018
Risk Management
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
$40 Million Settlement In Seattle Helicopter Crash
Two men injured in the 2014 KOMO helicopter crash obtained a $40 million settlement yesterday. The settlement was reached during a trial spread over the course of five weeks.
May 23, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Oregon
Washington
Animal-Related Insurance Claims Top 1.7M In Four Years
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a study on the number of animal-related insurance losses for the years 20142017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
May 23, 2018
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Mountain Bikers Attacked By Cougar Near Seattle, 1 Killed
A man killed by a mountain lion in Washington state and his friend who escaped did everything they were supposed to do in an attack, according to authorities.
May 21, 2018
Life & Health
Washington
Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For Aprils Severe Weather
A catastrophe report has found that the US re/insurance sector is on the hook for more than half of the total economic loss in April resulting from severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and tornados.
May 10, 2018
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
House Trashed During SWAT Standoff In Federal Way, Washington
Its difficult for Glen Whitton to grasp what happened inside the Federal Way home he shares with his wife Judy, his wifes twin sister Julie Hocking and her husband Kevin.
April 9, 2018
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Washington
Tacoma Resident Falsified $14K Bodily Injury Claim
Darnell Shobey, 31, of Tacoma, pleaded guilty in Pierce County Superior Court on Feb. 23 to first-degree attempted theft, a felony. He was sentenced to serve two months in the Pierce County jail and to pay $1,200 in court fees.
March 1, 2018
Fraud
Liability
Washington
Safe Preserves Documentation Supporting Fire Claim, And Furniture Stores Future
The safe looks like a shipwrecked vessel. Its concrete casing has been scorched brown. Charred boards cover its top. A Sept. 25 fire destroyed Everett Office Furnitures longtime headquarters in downtown Everett. The business lost every piece of inventory except one: the fire safe.
February 21, 2018
Property
Washington
Brand New Jeep Cherokee Bursts Into Flames
A Tacoma Washington soldier was shocked when his brand new 2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk erupted in flames Saturday evening.
January 29, 2018
Auto
Washington
U.S. West Coast Braces For Possible Tsunami After Gulf Of Alaska Quake
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, prompting warnings of a possible tsunami down the West Coast of North America.
January 23, 2018
Property
Alaska
California
Oregon
Washington
Amtrak Derailment: Liabilities Capped At $200M Due To 1997 Law
There will certainly be lawsuits against Amtrak following Mondays derailment, which killed three people and injured dozens more. The commuter train was traveling at 80 mph on a 30-mph stretch of track, according to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board.
December 19, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Washington
Fatalities, People Trapped After Amtrak Train Derails Over Washington Highway
An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday morning, spilling multiple cars off an Interstate 5 overpass in Pierce County, Washington, according to the Washington state Department of Transportations Twitter account. Injuries and casualties have been reported, the Pierce County Sheriffs Office and Amtrak said.
December 18, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Washington
More Than 100 Crashes Reported On Snowy Eastern Washington Roadways
A brief but intense snowstorm swept across the Spokane region Friday, causing slick roads that led to scores of accidents.
But does the snow signal a wintry change in what has been a dry December?
December 18, 2017
Auto
Washington
But does the snow signal a wintry change in what has been a dry December?
Flooding In Skagit County, Washington Displaced Many On Thanksgiving
The rain across western Washington has caused flooding all across Skagit county. The Skagit River reached its highest level in 11 years Thursday causing major flooding in the towns of Hamilton, Mount Vernon, and Concrete.
November 30, 2017
Auto
Property
Washington
NICB Releases Annual Holiday Vehicle Theft Report
New data released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows a total of 22,705 vehicles were reported stolen on the 11 holidays in 2016 covered in this report. NICB theft data is pulled from the National Crime Information Centers (NCIC) stolen vehicle file, which showed a total of 803,719 vehicle thefts for the year.
November 16, 2017
Auto
California
Florida
Georgia
Texas
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