Monthly Archives: <span>January 2018</span>

Tesla Crash With Autopilot Triggers Safety Board’s Interest

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information about an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a firetruck on a freeway near Los Angeles on Monday, the agency said. The safety agency has not yet …

Michigan Joins Other States Trying to Prevent Wrong-Way Driving

Michigan police and the state Department of Transportation are working to stop wrong-way drivers. The Transportation Department has been installing better signs, new lane guides and modifying exit ramps, the Detroit Free Press reported. Officials are concentrating efforts in Wayne, …

Weather Channel Co-founder Dies; Doubted Man-Made Climate Change

John Coleman, who co-founded The Weather Channel and was the original meteorologist on ABC’s “Good Morning America” during a six-decade broadcasting career but who later drew people’s anger for his open skepticism about climate change being man-made, has died. He …

Duration, Number of Refills Spell Highest Risk for Opioid Misuse After Surgery

With opioid overdoses now a leading cause of nonintentional death in the United States, data show most of these deaths can be traced back to an initial prescription opioid. A new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical …

Termite Damage Isn’t Building Collapse for Purposes of First Party Property Coverage

The Kentucky Supreme Court recently found that an insurance company’s homeowners’ policy did not cover termite damage that did not result in the home’s collapse. The insured presented a claim for termite infestation that was discovered throughout the insured home …

Freezing Temps Break Water Pipes Across Texas

Several days of subfreezing temperatures resulted in frozen water pipes which are now leaking in homes across the state of Texas. With temperatures now warming above the freezing mark, homeowners are discovering water leaks and rushing to call plumbers for …

Avalanche Risk at Highest Level, Top Ski Resorts in Europe Cut Off

Some of Europe’s top ski resorts, including Zermatt in Switzerland and St. Anton in Austria, are cut off as the avalanche danger was raised to the highest level across large swathes of the Alps. “The last time the risk was …

Business News: JLT Specialty USA, Betterview, The Institutes, CapSpecialty

JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc., a global specialist risk advisor and broker, announced the company has chosen Chicago as its U.S. headquarters. The Chicago office is located at 225 West Wacker on the …

Under New Law Maine Sees Fewer Opioid Prescriptions

A report released this month shows doctors in Maine are writing fewer opioid painkiller prescriptions in a state that rolled out one of the nation’s toughest prescription monitoring laws. A Maine Bureau of Insurance report of insurance carriers finds that …

South Carolina School District Sues Broker, Insurers

A South Carolina school district has sued an insurance brokerage and several insurance companies, saying the district was sold excessive policies and charged too much. The Berkeley County School District filed suit in U.S. District Court, seeking more than $42 …