Monthly Archives: <span>April 2021</span>

Global Aviation Safety Campaign Targets ‘Bunch of Garbage’ to Ease Pilot Overload

When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of …

Toyota Constructs a Sensor-Laden Entire City to Test Its Self-Driving Cars

In late February, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda gathered with a handful of Shinto priests in a white tent at the foot of Mount Fuji. The group prayed — as is customary when embarking on new builds in Japan …

Automakers Support Guidelines for Advertising Partially Automated Vehicles

DETROIT —The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure drivers are paying attention while using them. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation says its members support the …

Former California Agent Arrested On 90 Counts of Insurance Fraud

Former insurance broker Karen Marie Dondanville, 53, of Mission Viejo, Calif., was arrested on 90 felony counts including grand theft, insurance fraud, financial elder abuse, and forgery for allegedly collecting premiums and failing to place insurance coverage for her customers …

Kreidler Urging Other Insurance Commissioners to Ban Use of Credit Scores

Now that Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s credit scoring ban has passed a key legal hurdle, he’s urging his colleagues in other states to consider similar actions. A Thurston County Superior Court judge on April 23 allowed Kreidler’s emergency rule …

Pain, Loss Linger A Decade After Tornadoes Hammered 6 States Across South

For Tom Sanders, it’s the void left by the death of a cousin and the man’s wife, killed when a tornado mowed through a placid Alabama valley. To Markedia Wells, it’s the stolen innocence of her sons, who still get …

W. Virginia Supreme Court Sides with State Police in Civil Suit Alleging Excessive Force

A circuit judge should have dismissed civil claims against West Virginia State Police by a teenager who alleged excessive force when he was beaten during a traffic stop while handcuffed, the state Supreme Court ruled last month. The high court …

Houston’s Skyward Specialty Launches Healthcare Professional Liability Group

Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has launched its Healthcare Professional Liability practice led by Brenda Craig, April Gilcreast and Chantelle Burton. Underwriting will focus on out-patient medical services centers such as dialysis centers, labs, and physical therapy …

People Moves: Palomar Adds White in Alabama; BRP Forms Middle Market, Insurance Co. Team; Vault Hires Ross as CIO

Palomar Insurance Adds White in Alabama Palomar Insurance has added Tammy White to its expanding marketing team as a transportation marketing representative. A native of Birmingham, Ala., White has more than 20 years of experience working for a transportation insurance …

Indiana Gun Shop Sued for Selling Guns Used in Chicago Crimes

The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against an Indiana gun store, contending it has sold hundreds of guns to straw buyers that in turn have ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the …