Monthly Archives: <span>August 2014</span>

Ohio Woman Injured by Rock Thrown at Car in Rehab

A northeast Ohio teacher who was severely injured when a rock was dropped on a car on a central Pennsylvania highway has moved to a rehabilitation hospital. Sharon Budd, 52, of Uniontown was riding on Interstate 80 on July 10 …

Oklahoma DOI Assists in Decade Old Claim Payment

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) recently helped facilitate the reissuance of an insurance check to a consumer for an auto accident that occurred more than 12 years ago. The consumer, currently residing …

Determining Loss of Earnings Claims During a Despondent Economy

A majority of us have or will witness accounts of a plaintiff claiming personal injury. He or she may claim multiple reasons for the injury along with millions of dollars in damages. The difficulty truly sets in when one needs …

New Jersey Resists Raising Highway Speed Limits

Motorists breezing through parts of Pennsylvania are now able to set their cruise control at 70 mph without having to worry about getting a speeding ticket. Pennsylvania is the latest state to join the 70 mph club. A 100-mile section …

Texas Plastics Maker Hit with $174K OSHA Fine

Plastic Systems LLC in El Paso, Texas, was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 21 safety and health violations, including six repeat, for failing to develop adequate lockout/tagout procedures to control the unexpected …

South Carolina Reports Rise in Insurance Fraud Complaints

Insurance fraud complaints in South Carolina have reached an all-time high with more than 1,200 pouring in last year, according to a report released Friday by Attorney General Alan Wilson. The annual report from his office’s Insurance Fraud Division noted …

Connecticut High Court Dismisses Avon Mountain Crash Suits

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Monday that victims of the 2005 fiery crash at the bottom of Avon Mountain that killed four people and injured 19 others cannot sue the state on allegations that Route 44 had a dangerously …

12 Sustain Injury in Iowa Water Taxi Accident

The U.S. Coast Guard says it’s investigating a water taxi accident in Iowa that injured 12 people, including two children who were sent to the hospital. Passengers told KWQC-TV and the Quad-City Times that a Channel Cat water taxi crashed …

Driveway Data Challenge: Insurance Telematics vs. Smartphone UBI

Which insurance telematics solution most effectively tracks driving behavior? That’s one of the key questions posed by the Driveway Data Challenge conducted by Driveway Software. The Challenge measures three drivers for three weeks, using two insurance telematics devices: A smartphone …

Personal Lines Insurers Better at Small Business Customer Satisfaction

Insurers that predominantly write personal lines of insurance do a better job in satisfying their small-business customers than insurers focused more on commercial lines, according to the newly released J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Small Business Commercial Insurance Study. The study, …