The district court ruled that there was no duty to defend the purported additional insured because a purchase order did not invoke additional insured status. Fed. Signal Corp. v. Tammcor Indus., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47574 (N.D. Ill. April 7, 2016).     Federal Signal designed a speaker system that was installed on a Navy supply ship. Tammcor supplied Federal Signal with the metal housing for the speaker system. A speaker on the ship allegedly malfunctioned and sent debris into the eyes of a nearby person. The injured party sued Federal Signal. The parties ultimately settled.     Federal Signal then sought indemnification for defending and settling the lawsuit. It sued Tammcor and also named Tammcor's insurer, Peerless Indemnity Insurance, as a defendant. The lawsuit alleged that Federal Signal was an… [Read More...]

The July 12-14 course will give students an overview of photographic procedures and techniques focused on documenting transportation accident investigations in photos. [Read More...]

On July 11, 2014, a worker at Lloyd Industries’ Montgomeryville (Pa.) plant suffered the amputation of three fingers after a machine without safety guards crushed his hand. The company, a leading manufacturer of fire dampers and HVAC products, fired him immediately after the incident. Four months later, OSHA received a safety complaint from the injured employee and the agency opened an inspection. On Nov. 18, 2014, five days after it began, company owner William P. Lloyd fired a worker he suspected to be a “rat” who had assisted the injured employee by providing him with pictures of the unguarded machine. In fact, the employee had taken photographs of the unguarded machine that caused the amputation, other areas of the shop and of employees operating unguarded machines. He shared those … [Read More...]

At Health Blawg, David Harlow hosts the Health Wonk Review this week, and it’s a great edition. Earlier this spring, David also started the idea of a video chat “Blab” to discuss each edition of the Health Wonk Review the week after it’s posted. The Blab for this HWR will be on Tuesday, June 7 […] The post The HWR is bustin’ out all over! appeared first on Colorado Health Insurance Insider – Colorado Health Insurance Insider – No-cost assistance, quotes, research and support. [Read More...]

3 Most Common Reasons for Canceling a Life Insurance Policy Just as the name implies, life insurance is usually for life. After all, the policyholder’s family will only receive the death benefits when the policyholder passes away. So why would anyone cancel a life insurance policy prematurely? Individuals usually sign up for life insurance to cover their own end-of-life expenses, to leave something behind for their spouse or their children, or to pay off the family’s mortgage and other burdensome expenses. Even with so much financial security in place, there are a few scenarios in which it might make financial sense to cancel a policy, depending on the policyholder’s current situation. Loss Of Income For millions of families across the country, times are tight. An unexpected… [Read More...]

Jury Rules for Deloitte Over Insurance-Company FailuresWall Street JournalA jury has ruled that Deloitte & Touche LLP isn't liable in Florida's biggest-ever insurance-company collapse. The Florida Department of Financial Services didn't prove its claims that Deloitte was negligent in its audits for three insurance companies …and more » [Read More...]

The organization now says the state should become the first to enact a total cell phone ban. [Read More...]

Ten rail cars carrying crude oil ignited after the May 6 derailment near Heimdahl, N.D. Firefighters were allowing the last four burning cars to burn out later in the day. [Read More...]

The NCLR says that a California state policy solution could increase Latinos’ retirement savings. [Read More...]