Tire Blowouts Inevitable as 38M Americans Embark on Memorial Day Weekend Road Trips May 27, 2016 By Denise Johnson An estimate by the National Safety Council suggests there could be as many as 439 deaths and an additional 50,500...
Holiday Hazard: Barbecue Brush Wire Bristles Can Cause Serious Injuries May 27, 2016 While many people view Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of the summer grilling season, they may not be...
Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Gets Bankrolled by Billionaire May 27, 2016 By TAMARA LUSH and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Is Hulk Hogan’s courtroom cage match with Gawker being bankrolled by a high-tech billionaire with a grudge against the news-and-gossip...
Report of Possible Workers’ Comp Fraud Uncovers $8.5M Payroll Fraud Scheme May 27, 2016 A California business owner who reportedly questioned the nature and extent of a worker’s injury, was charged with fraud for...
Back Seat Safety Focus of New Safety Agency Crash Tests May 27, 2016 By Jeff Plungis Crash-test dummies, who have dutifully endured thousands of simulated accidents from the front seat, are about to get a ride...
Fitch: Most Florida Specialty Insurers Remain Untested By Hurricanes May 27, 2016 The majority of Florida’s homeowner specialist insurers have brief histories, and their ability to manage a large catastrophic hurricane is...
People Moves May 26, 2016 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Gonzalez as CEO North America Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced the appointment of Ivan Gonzalez...
Insurers Say Da Vinci Surgical Robot Maker Hid Liability Claims May 26, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra It’s health insurers’ cardinal rule: disclose pre-existing conditions. Now comes a case in which that familiar decree involves not a...
Chubb: U.S. Chemical Firms Expanding Abroad See Heightened Risk May 26, 2016 Foreign risk management challenges will be a growing concern for chemical firms, according to Ernie Salas, vice president, Specialty Casualty...
Listeria-Linked Frozen Food Recall Affects All 50 States May 26, 2016 By DAVID PITT Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50...