Pennsylvania prosecutors allege a claims adjuster fabricated medical records and claim documentation to direct a substantial settlement payment to a business he created that appeared to be a law firm.
Investigators discovered two separate fire origins inside a Freightliner semi-truck and evidence of a lighter fluid purchase made the day before the blaze.
Investigators allege the couple deliberately set fire to their property, then collected $10,000 in insurance payments. Cellphone records, witness statements and evidence recovered from the scene contributed to the criminal case.
Wind gusts reaching 50 mph, dangerous surf and repeated tidal flooding threaten coastal communities from North Carolina to New Jersey as forecasters monitor the storm for possible tropical development.
The Category 2 hurricane made landfall near Destin, Florida, with 105-mph winds, damaging homes, flooding communities and leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity across the Southeast.
Eight buildings containing 13 residences were red-tagged after repeated storms and heavy surf damaged homes, breached coastal defenses and further collapsed portions of Long Beach’s historic boardwalk.
Evacuations are underway along parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaias threatens the region with damaging winds, several feet of storm surge, flooding rain and possible tornadoes.
Isaias is forecast to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 before making landfall along the central Gulf Coast late Friday. Storm surge, damaging winds and heavy rainfall could produce widespread property losses from the coast well into the Southeast.
Improved imagery, broader acceptance and pressure to handle more claims with fewer adjusters are making drones an increasingly routine part of property inspections.
Mutual of Wausau alleges a thermostat and thermal protection failure in an Amazon Basics coffee maker caused a Wisconsin house fire, prompting a $301,936 subrogation action against Amazon.
Sedgwick’s 2026 loss adjusting outlook points to retiring adjusters, fragmented AI systems, complex infrastructure losses, catastrophe volatility and rising valuation disputes as major pressures on property claims organizations.
Florida’s uninsured motorist rate has climbed above 20%, while the state continues to require just $10,000 in PIP and property damage coverage. In Miami-Dade, more than 13,000 hit-and-run crashes in 2025 show how quickly those coverage gaps can become claims problems.
A Triple-I and Guidewire HazardHub case study found substantial differences in wildfire exposure among properties within the same California ZIP codes, suggesting parcel-level modeling could provide a more precise view of risk and mitigation.
Greenville homeowners saw insurance costs rise 15.8% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, as hail losses, higher rebuilding costs and broader insurance-market pressures reached South Carolina’s Upstate.
National studies found e-scooter trauma admissions increased 92% from 2021 through 2023, while riders younger than 16 suffered major injuries at significantly higher rates than older teenagers.
