News El Nino Predicted to Last Well Into Next Year The Pacific Ocean’s weather-changing El Nino will probably last into 2016 and be stronger than previously forecast, the U.S. Climate... Read More
News Insurers Remember 10 Year Anniversary of Hurricane Dennis The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is remembering the lives lost and those who were significantly impacted by... Read More
News After Fires Injure 3, GM Recalls Hummer SUVs General Motors Co is recalling nearly 200,000 older model Hummer SUVs, mainly in the United States, to fix problems that... Read More
International News Technology, Supply Chain and Regulatory Risks Top Concerns for Global Businesses A new wave of interrelated, fast-changing risks, reflecting rapid changes in the global economic landscape and the increasing role of... Read More
West News ‘Known-Loss’ Clause Doesn’t Negate Coverage for Property Damage to Work of Others Despite Insured’s Prior Knowledge of Damage to Own Work The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, applying Oregon law, held on June 25, 2015 that a commercial general liability... Read More
West News Seattle Employer Fined More Than $215,000 for Workplace Safety Violations A Seattle, Wash., employer has been cited for multiple serious workplace health violations after a worker became entangled in a... Read More
Midwest News Pickering Named Assistant Vice President of GEICO’s Midwest Claims Operation Frank Pickering has been named assistant vice president of claims for GEICO’s Midwest region. Pickering previously served as auto damage... Read More
West News Thousands Cited for Violating Utah’s New Seatbelt Law Thousands of motorists have been cited since a tougher Utah seatbelt law went into effect nearly two months ago, state... Read More
News While FAA Works on Drone Rules, Exemptions Increase for Insurance Industry The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a... Read More
East News Son’s Death Prompts Mom to Seek Stricter Firework Handling Rules The mother of a man who tried to launch a firework off the top of his head for July Fourth... Read More