Hurricane season started a week earlier than expected when Subtropical Storm Alberto first made its appearance in the Gulf of Mexico last month. Alberto made its way from Florida through Alabama and Tennessee, hitting North Carolina, and even reaching Michigan. Despite the early arrival of Alberto marking the start of hurricane season, researchers are adjusting […]
Self-driving vehicles have made headlines lately – not necessarily for the leap in technology, but more so for the complications. On March 18, a pedestrian was killed by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe, AZ. Less than a week later, a man died after his Tesla Model X SUV crashed into a highway lane divider […]
A volcano suddenly spewing 2,200-degree lava. Molten rock running down streets, burning everything in its path. It sounds like a plot of a movie. Unfortunately, it is all too true for over 1,700 Hawaiian residents evacuated from their homes due to the volcanic eruption of Kilauea. Thirty-five structures have already been destroyed, 25 of which […]
Last month, two large fires caused resident evacuations and closed local schools. Each fire started at local factories, one an oil refinery and the other a mulch producer. The factory fires were both eventually contained with minimal damage to nearby homes and businesses. The scare left local owners wondering how they could protect their property […]
A Southwest Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing last week due to engine failure. National Transportation Safety Board investigators believe that the engine failed when an engine fan blade broke mid flight, resulting in one passenger death. Southwest Flight 1380 took off from LaGuardia Airport and was headed to Dallas before the engine […]
At the start of Day 2 of NERCOMP 2018, Envision Technology Advisors‘ Todd Knapp talks about Cybersecurity Liability and insurance with John Grise of Worldwide Facilities, LLC. Todd Knapp: Good morning everybody! It is day 2 here at the NERCOMP Conference 2018 and this morning I ran a panel discussion and it was a ton […]
A new insurance market is becoming more common as a result of recent events. The demand for active shooter insurance (also known as active assailant insurance) is being sought out by school districts, office buildings, and concert halls looking to supplement their general liability policies. Most general liability policies do not specify coverage in the […]
The state attorney general of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against Uber this month after the ride-sharing app failed to tell at least 13,500 Pennsylvania Uber drivers that their information had been hacked. Pennsylvania state law states that victims of a data breach must be notified within a “reasonable” amount of time. Uber did not warn […]
Drugmakers Purdue Pharma LP have decided to stop marketing their painkiller OxyContin to doctors’ offices. This comes after a U.S. District Judge Dan Polster demanded for change and “impact” on the current opioid epidemic. Polster is in charge of over 200 lawsuits filed against drugmakers by local governments. Cities and counties have accused drug makers […]
Opioid addiction and overdose is at a peak, causing an epidemic in the United States. Researchers are finding that overprescription of painkillers are leading to the spike in addiction and overdoses. Medical marijuana advocates are pushing for a restructuring of the system where marijuana is prescribed over opioids in pain management. The problem for these […]