These Places Are Bound To Burn And People Keep Moving There
As climate change contributes to ever-worsening fire seasons in the Western U.S., more people are moving to the very areas most likely to burn.
November 23, 2020
Catastrophe
Education & Training
Property
California
Idaho
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide
Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.
October 30, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Police Chief Crushed By Falling Corpse Faces Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges
If ever there was a headline that made you look at an article, the one appended to this post is probably it. This story has it all.
October 20, 2020
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Washington
Deadly Wildfires Worsen Across California, Oregon And Washington
Wildfires fueled by extreme heat and high wind spread further across California, Oregon and Washington on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least seven people.
September 10, 2020
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California
Oregon
Washington
’Unprecedented And Heart-Breaking’: High Winds Stoke Pacific Northwest Wildfires
Wildfires fanned by high winds burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northwest, mostly destroying a small town in eastern Washington state and causing evacuations, power outages and highway closures in Oregon.
September 9, 2020
Auto
Property
Washington
Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores
As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.
August 26, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Construction Site Fire Damages Four Buildings In Seattle
Crews worked to put out a three-alarm fire that heavily damaged four buildings in Seattle’s north Beacon Hill neighborhood early Thursday. Seattle fire said the fire alarm center received a call about a fire at a new construction site at 5:42 a.m.
August 21, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Washington
Seattle Protesters Smash Amazon, Starbucks, Walgreens In Riot Videos
A peaceful protest in Seattle turned violent when some demonstrators vandalized government buildings and ransacked businesses, including an Amazon Go store and a Starbucks.
July 20, 2020
Property
Washington
15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding — 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates
Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.
June 29, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Man Ordered To Repay $340K In One Of Washington’s Largest Workers’ Comp Scams
A delivery driver who used his wife’s name to try to pull off one of the state’s largest workers’ compensation fraud cases has been ordered to pay back nearly $340,000.
June 25, 2020
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Washington
Toyota Recalls 1.8 Million U.S. Vehicles For Fuel Pump Issue
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said Wednesday it is now recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide to address a fuel pump issue that could result in engines stalling.
March 11, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Pacific Northwest Residents Assess Damage After Widespread Flooding
Floodwaters in Oregon are receding on Monday after relentless rain and melting snow led to dozens of rescues over the weekend from weather that killed one woman who was swept away in raging waters.
February 10, 2020
Auto
Property
Oregon
Washington
Town Of Sumas, Washington Inundated by Overflowing Rivers
Parts of Western Washington are covered in water, forcing families from their homes. The city of Sumas is flooded after the Nooksack River overflowed its banks overnight. Only once before this century has the entire city of Sumas been covered in water.
February 3, 2020
Auto
Property
Washington
Legislation Proposes New Home, Auto Insurance Charge To Combat Wildfires In Washington
Washington residents would be asked to pay an additional $5 surcharge on home and auto insurance policies to combat the growing threat of wildfires, under a proposed bill by Hilary Franz.
December 3, 2019
Legislation & Regulation
Washington
Deadly Mold Infestation Spurs Class-Action Lawsuit Against Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle Children’s Hospital knew for years that a mold infestation in its facilities could be related to its air-handling system, but "engaged in a cover-up" that sickened many patients and resulted in the deaths of six children, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Monday.
December 3, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Washington
