Cyber-Threat Awareness Requires Training And Vigilance
Employees need training when it comes to recognizing potential cyber threats. They should be on notice that, no matter their position within an organization, they too are responsible for doing their part in maintaining security standards and following proper reporting protocols.
March 21, 2019
Education & Training
Risk Management
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Nearly Half Of Americans Dont Have Home Inventory List In Case Of Disaster Study
Nearly half of US residents have never made a home inventory list in case of a natural disaster, according to new data from Farmers Insurance.
March 21, 2019
Catastrophe
Property
Risk Management
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Mold Damage From Allegedly Defective Work Excluded From CGL Coverage
Following a contractors remodeling of a house, the home owner sued the contractor and its commercial general liability (CGL) insurer, Wisconsin Mutual Insurance, as well as its own homeowners insurer, Hastings Mutual Insurance. The home owner claimed the house was rendered uninhabitable by the contractors negligent work on a bathroom that resulted in leaking water, which caused mold to grow and then release the chemical trichothecene into the residence.
March 18, 2019
Education & Training
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Property
Wisconsin
Fiat Chrysler To Recall Nearly 900K Vehicles Over Emissions Standards
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will recall about 965,000 gasoline-powered vehicles in the United States and Canada that do not meet emissions standards and will replace their catalytic converters, officials said on Wednesday.
March 14, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
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
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
30-Vehicle Pileup On Wisconsin Bridge Started With One Car Hitting Ice
A 30-vehicle crash closed a section of Interstate 43 for hours Tuesday morning.
March 7, 2019
Auto
Liability
Wisconsin
“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
131 Vehicles Pile Up Under Whiteout Conditions In Wisconsin
Authorities have identified a 30-year-old teacher as the person killed in what is now being called the largest traffic crash in Wisconsin history.
February 26, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Wisconsin
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
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
Seven Injured In 40-Vehicle Pileup On Wisconsin Interstate
The Wisconsin State Patrol has cleared the scene of a multi vehicle crash at mile marker 85 in Eau Claire County. 40 vehicles were involved including 7 semis and 33 automobiles.
February 11, 2019
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Wisconsin
Six Firms Sued By Wisconsin City Over Gas Explosion Damage
The city of Sun Prairie filed a lawsuit Friday against two communications contractors, an underground utility locating service and a gas utility over the July 10 explosion that killed a firefighter and leveled several buildings in the citys downtown.
January 28, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Wisconsin
Fraser Shipyards Reaches $7.5M Settlement Over Workers Lead Claims
Fraser Shipyards in Superior has reached a $7.5 million settlement with more than 60 workers who were exposed to unsafe lead levels while working on a Great Lakes freighter. Four lawsuits were brought against the Superior shipyard for blood lead poisoning that occurred while working on the boiler and steam power system of the 59-year-old Herbert C. Jackson.
November 8, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
Wisconsin
Minnesota Sets New Tornado Outbreak Record: 15 On September 20, 2018
The tornado count from last weeks severe storms in southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin now stands at 16. Fifteen of those tornadoes were in Minnesota, making the Sept. 20 storms the largest September tornado outbreak on record in the state, according to the National Weather Service.
October 1, 2018
Property
Minnesota
Wisconsin



