Specialist Surplus Lines Coverage Needed For Wildfire Zones
Wildfires are brutal, fast, and indiscriminate in the carnage they wreak. Yet, in some states, theyre so commonplace they have their own season.
April 24, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
California
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
17.5 Tons Of Frozen Taquitos Recalled
When mass-producing packaged foods, one of the goals is to prevent pieces of the processing equipment out of the food. A plant that makes José Olé products came up short of that aspiration, resulting in a recall of 17.5 tons of taquitos that could contain pieces of plastic and rubber.
March 28, 2017
Subrogation
California
Florida
Illinois
Missouri
New York
High Winds Blow Tractor-Trailer Over Onto Wyoming Patrol Car
Dramatic video of a tractor-trailer toppling onto a Wyoming Highway Patrol car shows just how windy it can get on the high plains.
February 13, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Wyoming
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
U.S. Roads Keep Getting More Dangerous
New government estimates project that for the second straight year, the United States will see the largest leap in motor vehicle fatalities in 50 years. In the first nine months of 2016, the Department of Transportation estimates that 27,875 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
January 18, 2017
Auto
Liability
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Law On Marijuana Edibles Remains Hazy As Legislators Decline To Sponsor Bill
A group of lawmakers tasked with crafting a bill to criminalize edible forms of marijuana declined to pursue legislation after the owner of a chemistry lab described the difficulties of testing the active ingredient of cannabis in food.
November 16, 2016
Legislation & Regulation
Wyoming
Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty To Prescription Fraud And Child Endangering Charges
Anthony Silveira has admitted to telling three of his four adopted children to act like they were injured, in order for them to get prescription medication from a doctor.
November 14, 2016
Fraud
Legislation & Regulation
Wyoming
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. Thats 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
Crews Battling 26 Wildfires Across The Western U.S.
Hot, dry and windy conditions have created a perfect storm for the spread of large wildfires in several western states, including a massive blaze in California that has destroyed 135-square miles of forest. In addition, Washington, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon each had their hands full with large active wildfires.
August 23, 2016
Auto
Property
California
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Dozens Of Wildfires Are Burning In The Western U.S.
Federal officials say 27 large wildfires are burning in the West. Hot, dry temperatures often combined with winds have made firefighting conditions difficult, destroying homes and forcing evacuations.
August 4, 2016
Auto
Property
California
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
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
Hail Takes A Toll On Crops, Homes In Southeastern Wyoming
Hail the size of golf balls and baseballs pummeled eastern Laramie County on Sunday afternoon, carving a path of destruction from north of Cheyenne through Burns and Carpenter.
July 20, 2016
Auto
Property
Wyoming
Recall Of P.F. Changs 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 youve been stocking up on P.F. Changs frozen meals, you might want to double-check they arent 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
Comp Fraud In Wyoming Easier To Detect In Workers Than Employers, Providers
Grainy video projected onto a screen depicted a man in waders casting with a fly rod while traversing a bank of river rock his face pixelated to protect his identity. He was receiving workers comp benefits at the time for an injured shoulder.
June 29, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Wyoming
Two L.A.-Area Wildfires Threaten To Merge After Forcing Evacuations
Two rapidly growing wildfires burning a few miles apart through drought-parched foothills northeast of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of nearly 800 homes on Tuesday, as a heat wave continued to bake much of the U.S. Southwest for a third straight day.
June 22, 2016
Property
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming



