Archive for November 2023
Prosecutors Say Fatal Roller Coaster Accident in Sweden Caused by a Support Arm Breaking
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed “support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHawaii Supreme Court Rules Insurers Can’t Recoup Defense Costs from Insureds
An insurer cannot seek reimbursement from its insured for the cost of defending a lawsuit after learning that no coverage was owed unless the policy says it can, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled. “Hawaii’s stout duty to defend clashes with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCharter Bus Collision With Semi-Truck Leaves 3 Dead and 15 Injured in Ohio
ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear- ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, according to an emergency official. The charter … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDash Cams in Fleet Vehicles are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck crashes, especially for companies with fleets of vehicles and relatively inexperienced drivers, two Crum & … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRescue Operation for 40 Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Tunnel in India Enters 3rd Day
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFire that Closed Vital Los Angeles Freeway Called Arson
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles that was seriously damaged in an act of arson does not need to be demolished and can be repaired in three to five weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWorker Dies at Platinum and Palladium Mine in Montana, Triggering Temporary Halt to Mining
NYE, Mont. (AP) — A contract worker has died in a machinery accident at an underground precious metals mine in south-central Montana and work has temporarily stopped while the death is investigated, mine officials said. The worker was preparing an … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVehicles with Higher, Vertical Front Ends Raise Risks for Pedestrians
Motor vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends raise risks for pedestrians, according to a highway safety organization. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that whatever the nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Texas Mutual, Criterion Adjusters, Goldberg Segalla
Texas Mutual Appoints VP for Claims Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Peppia Sherrouse to vice president of claim operations. Sherrouse has served as vice president of regional operations in Houston for the past five years, the insurer said in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFederal Court Splits North Carolina Hurricane Insurance Claims
A North Carolina investment firm and its property insurer have each won partial victories in a dispute over hurricane insurance claims that has been in court since 2019. A federal district court judge for Eastern North Carolina dismissed the insured’s … Source: Claims Journal
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