Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2012, costing more than $489 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) and State Farm, the largest writer of homeowners insurance in …
When big rig trucks and cars collide, the laws of physics determine the outcome. Most often, the smaller vehicle bears the brunt of the damage. The Insurance Information Network of California, the California Highway Patrol and the California Trucking Association …
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released a study by NERA Economic Consulting showing that the U.S. has the world’s most costly legal system as a share of its economy. The study compared liability costs as a …
Lawyers for the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground off Italy’s Tuscan coast in 2012, killing 32 people, say prosecutors have rejected their bid for a plea bargain. Capt. Francesco Schettino is accused of manslaughter, causing …
Santa Fe, N.M., police say the number of property crimes in April is a 10-year low for a single month in Santa Fe. Authorities in the northern New Mexico city began keeping monthly totals for burglaries in 2003. Police Chief …
Officials in Jerome, Idaho, say a fire that destroyed an apartment building and damaged two nearby buildings last month started when a woman accidentally left a hot glue gun on a plastic chair. Fire Chief Jack Krill says a woman …
In its annual look at questionable claims (QC) in the United States, the analysis released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports that in the three-year period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012, there was a …
Kristy Robinson admits she is more likely to text at a stoplight when she’s running late. “And I’m always late,” she adds. But the 32-year-old South Bend resident isn’t the only one who finds it tempting to text behind the …
A Michigan utility says a new policy requires people to restrain or contain all dogs before gas or electric meters will be read. Consumers Energy announced Tuesday that the policy is designed to keep meter readers safe on the job …
Country star Willie Nelson has donated more than $120,000 for relief efforts following a deadly fertilizer plant explosion near his Central Texas hometown. A representative for Nelson on Monday afternoon presented a check for nearly $81,000 to the West Volunteer …