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
Hailstorm In Nebraska Leaves 150-Mile Path Visible From Satellite
The trail from the extraordinary hailstorm that hit the Nebraska Panhandle on Monday was captured in satellite images of the Earth.
August 9, 2018
Property
Nebraska
Insurtech Launches Usage-Based Drone Coverage
Insurtech company REIN has launched DroneInsurance.com, with underwriting by Liberty Specialty Markets, providing usage-based insurance for commercial drone operators and simplifying the process of obtaining both base and liability coverage.
August 2, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
U.S. Insurers Face Roughly $2 Billion In Losses From Severe Weather Events In May
Aon has launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Report for the month of May, which found that the US suffered considerable disaster-related losses despite a “quieter” start to the tornado season.
June 12, 2018
Auto
Property
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
NTSB Advocates For Seat Belts On School Buses In Wake Of Fatal Wrecks
For the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending all new school buses be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts, after the agency released findings from a special investigation report prompted by two deadly 2016 crashes.
May 24, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Legislation & Regulation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Insurance’s Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers don’t 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
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 2014—2017. 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
Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For April’s 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
Nebraska Emergency Rooms Busy With Ice-Related Injuries
With all the freezing rain, sleet and snow in the Metro, It’s been a busy week for area emergency rooms treating patients for injuries related to ice and falls.
February 26, 2018
Auto
Liability
Life & Health
Nebraska
Hailstorms Cause Widespread Crop Damage In Custer County, Nebraska
Back to back storms pummeled parts of central Nebraska over the weekend, and on Monday some farmers got a look at the damage left behind. Custer County was one of the hardest hit places, and crop damage was widespread.
August 17, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Nebraska
Claims From Omaha, Nebraska Hail Storm Reach Catastrophic Level
Dick Seitz (Class of ’61) and his Cathedral High School buddies were at Mama’s Pizza on Saddle Creek Road on Thursday evening last week, telling stories of the old days, when they heard what sounded like firecrackers outside. The noise actually came from hailstones, some as big as 4 inches in diameter.
July 10, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Nebraska
Nebraska Governor Declares State Of Emergency For Storm-Damaged Areas
Nebraska’s governor has declared a state of emergency for storm-damaged areas of the state. Tuesday’s declaration by Gov. Pete Ricketts will let the state respond to local governments in the wake of storms that struck both ends of Nebraska last week.
June 22, 2017
Property
Nebraska
Hailstorms Left Their Mark In 2016
Everything is big in Texas, including hailstorms. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said today that insurance claims for hail damage in Texas last year exceeded the previous two years combined.
June 2, 2017
Auto
Property
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Severe Weather, Tornadoes Rake Midwestern States
At least two people were killed and dozens of others injured Tuesday after suspected tornadoes tore through a mobile home park in Wisconsin and a subdivision in Oklahoma. None of the tornado reports have yet been confirmed by the National Weather Service.
May 17, 2017
Auto
Property
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Wisconsin
More Travelers Purchasing Insurance Against Terrorism Losses
Leading travel insurance trends aren’t just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.
April 19, 2017
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