
Another Chevy Bolt Fire, This Time In Georgia
While General Motors is working with battery supplier LG even more closely than before to find a fix for the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV spontaneous combustion issue, cars are still going up in flames.
September 17, 2021
Auto
Property
Georgia

Ida Insured Losses May Reach $30 Billion
Hurricane Ida may have caused $30 billion or more in insured losses nationwide, making it one of the costliest disasters in U.S. history, according to a new estimate released Monday.
September 13, 2021
Auto
Catastrophe
Property

Car Owners Furious After Police Chief Orders Vehicles Towed Following Devastating Flooding
Car owners in hard-hit Bridgeport are furious after dozens of vehicles were towed away after last week’s storm without notice. Now they’re told to pay up to get them back.
September 10, 2021
Auto
Pennsylvania

Using Automatic Verification, Illinois Suspending Plates For Lack Of Insurance
Since July 1, the Illinois Secretary of State’s office has caught thousands of uninsured drivers.
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September 10, 2021
Auto
Illinois
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New York Regulators Urge Swift Claims Resolution, Approve Independent Adjusters From Other States
New York State officials, bracing for a rush of insurance claims after record-breaking rain submerged large parts of New York City, are urging insurance companies to expedite storm-related claims.
September 8, 2021
Auto
Property
New York

Fire Destroys Classic Cars Workshop, Vehicles Inside
Fire destroyed a garage complex in East Bay Township that was part of a classic car restoration shop, and about a dozen cars inside.
September 8, 2021
Auto
Property
Michigan

Despite Less Driving During Pandemic, U.S. Traffic Deaths Up In Q1 Of 2021
New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to wear seats beats and other unsafe behavior since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
September 2, 2021
Auto
Liability

Theft Scheme Explains Charred Tesla On Frozen Vermont Lake
You may recall the story of a Tesla Model X that burned down on the frozen surface of Lake Champlain’s Shelburne Bay in Vermont in February of 2019.
September 2, 2021
Auto
Fraud
Florida
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Vermont

Ida Batters Northeast With Record Rain And Floods, Tornado
At least 22 people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New York and New Jersey with tornadoes, record rain and flooding that left the area deluged and under states of emergency on Thursday.
September 2, 2021
Auto
Property
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania

KCC: Insurers May Take $18B Hit From Hurricane Ida
Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $18 billion from Hurricane Ida in the United States and the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC) said on Wednesday.
September 1, 2021
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Louisiana
Mississippi

Tesla On Autopilot Crashes Into Florida Police Car
When a stopped Florida Highway patrol car and then a disabled Mercedes SUV were hit by a Tesla early Saturday morning on I-4 in downtown Orlando, the driver told troopers her Autopilot feature in her Tesla Model 3 was on.
September 1, 2021
Auto
Technology
Florida

Sleep-Deprived Shift Workers Three Times More Likely To Crash, Study Finds
A new University of Missouri study confirmed that sleep disorders elevate crash risk in drivers, especially workers with shift worker sleep disorder (SWSD) who were almost three times more likely to crash than other drivers.
August 30, 2021
Auto
Liability
Workers' Compensation

Water Rescues, Wiped Grid As Louisiana Recovers From Hurricane Ida
Ida has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves over southwestern Mississippi. On Tuesday, Ida is expected to move across the Tennessee Valley. Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday at 11:55 a.m. in Port Fourchon.
August 30, 2021
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Louisiana

Tropical Storm Henri Leaves New England Homes Damaged, Thousands Without Power
Thousands of people are waking up without power and cleaning up from the damage left behind by Tropical Storm Henri.
August 23, 2021
Auto
Property
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rhode Island

Flash Flooding Destroys Rural Tennessee Towns, Leaving At Least 21 Dead
Heavy rain already had filled the yard, and Casey Hipshire expected her Middle Tennessee home to flood, she said. But the speed of the rising water caught her off guard.
August 23, 2021
Auto
Property
Tennessee



