Flash Flooding Jams Transit, Swamps Brooklyn, Darkens Parts Of New Jersey
Trains and planes were delayed while cars and pedestrians slogged through knee-deep water in battered Brooklyn as flash flooding swept through parts of the borough following days of intense heat and power outages.
July 23, 2019
Auto
Property
New Jersey
New York
Volvo Recalls 500,000 Vehicles For Faulty Engine Part
Volvo Cars is recalling about half a million cars worldwide because of a faulty engine component that may in extreme cases cause a vehicle to catch a fire.
July 23, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Downed Power Line Sets Cars On Fire In Ann Arbor, Michigan
Two cars were decimated after a fire just blocks away from the Ann Arbor Art Fair on Friday. Officials were called about 8 p.m. Friday, July 19 to the fire on William Street near Second Street in Ann Arbor, said Ann Arbor police Sgt. Mark Pulford.
July 22, 2019
Auto
Michigan
Dozen Businesses Around Eureka, Missouri Area Flooded
Flash flooding Monday morning caused damage to homes and businesses around the area. About a dozen business around the Eureka area have flooded.
July 22, 2019
Auto
Property
Missouri
Road Hazard: Serial Fraudster Involved In 31 Accidents, Facing Charges
The Wake County District Attorneys Office has called her a "hazard on the road" and now theres an investigation into whether Diana Mems is a drain on the system. The North Carolina Department of Insurance is looking into whether the Stayumbl driver has committed insurance fraud.
July 18, 2019
Auto
Fraud
North Carolina
Hurricane Barry Private Market Loss At Almost $300M: KCC
Catastrophe risk modeller Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated that Hurricane Barry will drive an insurance industry loss of close to $300 million, excluding National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) losses.
July 16, 2019
Auto
Property
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans Faces A Never-Before-Seen Problem With Tropical Storm Barry
Tropical Storm Barry presents New Orleans with an unprecedented problem, according to the National Weather Service.
July 12, 2019
Auto
Property
Louisiana
State Farm Is Hiring With First-Ever Virtual Career Fair Today
Millions of job seekers attend career fairs to learn about opportunities each year. Now many will have a similar experience at home from a computer or smartphone. State Farm is hosting its first-ever virtual career fair for applicants to learn about jobs the company hopes to fill this year.
July 11, 2019
Auto
Liability
Property
Technology
Arizona
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Ohio
Auto Insurer Argues Drunk Driving Accidents Not Covered Under Liability Policy: 5th Circuit Disagrees
Carlos Sanchez got drunk and crashed into Richard Frederking while driving his employers vehicle insured by Cincinnati Insurance Company.
July 11, 2019
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Texas
His Keyless Car Killed Him While He Slept. New Legislation Could Save Others
Pennsylvanian Russell Fish was "paranoid about everything," so much so, he even locked his bedroom door each night, his daughter said. But no lock would keep his killer out the night of Feb. 15 this year.
July 9, 2019
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Sinkhole Created By Culvert Failure Totals Car In Dale City, Virginia
The ground opened up and swallowed a car. What sounds like a movie script is exactly what happened in Dale City, Va. on Thursday night. A couple of bystanders shot video of a massive sink hole.
July 9, 2019
Auto
Virginia
Microburst Downs Trees, Damaging Property In Massachusetts Town
The clean up continues in western Mass. after a wet microburst touched down in Longmeadow causing trees to fall down damaging homes and cars.
July 9, 2019
Auto
Property
Massachusetts
Man Denies Setting Up BMW Fire, But Has History Of 28 Insurance Claims
A man has been charged with arson after fire officials say he set his car on fire back in April. Emmanuel Gonnell, 42, was charged with arson, a second-degree felony, July 3 after Austin Fire Department investigators say he intentionally started a fire in his 2018 BMW M3 in a possible insurance fraud scheme, according to an arrest affidavit.
July 8, 2019
Auto
Fraud
Texas
Another Colorado Vehicle Trashed By Bear Caught Inside
Colorado police are reminding drivers to keep their car doors locked after a “four-legged suspect” broke inside a vehicle and wrecked it during a short joyride last week.
July 8, 2019
Auto
Colorado
Morning Downpour Breaks Rainfall Record, Paralyzes D.C. With Flash Flooding
Residents of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area were greeted with ominous dark clouds early this morning that opened up with torrential downpours. Morning commuters were stalled by washed out roads, limited visibility, and flooded Metro stations across the District, northern Virginia, and western Maryland.
July 8, 2019
Auto
Property
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia



