Duck Boats too Dangerous for City Streets Say Critics September 28, 2015 By PHUONG LE and MARTHA BELLISLE The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the deadly crash of a duck boat and charter bus is the first...
Many Portland Homes Demolished Despite Asbestos Inside September 28, 2015 Contractors have been tearing down hundreds of Portland, Ore., homes without properly removing the asbestos inside, a practice that ignores...
Washington’s Restrictive Law Shields Police From Prosecution After Fatal Shootings September 28, 2015 By STEVE MILETICH, CHRISTINE WILLMSEN, MIKE CARTER and JUSTIN MAYO, The Seattle Times Killings by police in the line of duty have surged in Washington over the past decade, according to a Seattle...
Unlicensed Worker Performed Surgeries in Workers’ Comp, Healthcare Insurance Fraud Scam September 28, 2015 By BRIAN MELLEY A physician assistant who wasn’t licensed or trained to perform surgery operated on hundreds of patients while the orthopedic surgeon...
Food Truck Fire Safety Hazards Remain a Concern September 28, 2015 By Denise Johnson The popularity of food trucks over recent years hasn’t waned, likely due to their mobility and trendy menu items. As...
Conflict Between Breadth of CGL AI Coverage And Subcontract Requiring it Doesn’t Create Policy Ambiguity September 28, 2015 By Richard Wolf An intermediate Illinois state appellate court has rejected an additional insured’s argument that contradictions between a building subcontract and a...
Munich Re, Marsh Announce New Pharma Product to Insure Against Regulatory Actions September 25, 2015 Munich Re and Marsh & McLennan Cos., the largest insurance broker by market value, introduced a product to insure U.S....
Germany-Based Executives Managed Faked VW Emission Test Results September 25, 2015 By Alex Webb and David Welch Volkswagen AG executives in Germany controlled the key aspects of emissions tests whose results the carmaker now admits were faked,...
Multiple California Wildfires Destroy More Than 2,000 Homes, Curb Insurer Appetites September 25, 2015 By Don Jergler A pair of massive California wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,000 structures are now considered among the most damaging...
Washington L&I Proposes 2% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2016 September 25, 2015 Every fall, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) sets workers’ compensation rates for the following year. As...