At least 100 Taylorville buildings were damaged by a roaring storm system that lashed Central Illinois on Saturday, briefly trapping some in structures, before barreling northeast. The recovery effort will focus on a wide debris field that will become more clear in coming days.
Firefighters say no one was injured when a first-alarm fire broke out at a Chandler mansion early Thursday morning. Crews from Arizona Fire and Medical were first on scene and was assisted by firefighters from Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert. It took the firefighters hours to put the massive blaze out.
The number of uninsured children in the United States has increased for the first time in nearly a decade, placing it at 3.9 million in 2017, according to a report Thursday from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.
Oh, that it wasn’t so, but today’s world of insurance claims adjusting, subrogation, and civil litigation rewards the ability of one party to take advantage of what the other party doesn’t know.
Hurricanes Florence and Michael were polar opposites. While Hurricane Florence was a slow-moving flood event with some wind, Hurricane Michael was a fast-moving wind event with some flood. While both were catastrophic in their own ways, Hurricane Michael poses unique challenges for the insurance industry.
Claims and technology are joining forces to change the function as we know it. For many years, the industry relied on paper-based, time-consuming systems for managing claims.
Within 30 seconds, the fake living room — all 10 feet of it, including the live Christmas tree in the corner — was engulfed in flames. The ceiling temperature was reported to be above 1,000 degrees at that point of the fire.
More than 20 cars were involved in a pileup on 96th Street between Hazel Dell and Allisonville. Freezing rain created dangerous driving conditions and slick roads this morning. The area is expected to remain closed for several hours while police and emergency crews work to clean it up.
“Hi, Karlyn. It’s your sister. We’ve been evacuated. There’s a big fire up in Paradise that might head down our way. Just wanted to let you know we’re heading to our daughter’s house. We only had 15 minutes to grab stuff, but it probably is just a precautionary alarm. Call when you get a chance.”
Island residents Philip and Lunel Haysmer cried when they got the news. The retired couple from California recently learned that Lloyd’s of London had reversed its earlier decision denying their insurance claim for the Leilani Estates home they lost during Kilauea’s eruption earlier this year.
With flood insurance agencies and policyholders just a few days away from the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program, one local expert says there is little certainty about what’s to come.
Atrium Health, previously Carolinas HealthCare System, said on Tuesday data of about 2.65 million patients including addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers may have been compromised in a breach at its third-party provider AccuDoc Solutions.
